Goalie 101: Introduction to butterfly - Tips & Tricks

In this video we talk about the butterfly, the most fundamental technique for a goaltender in today's game. Mastering this movement sets you up for making saves on shots along the ice and controlling those rebounds.
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[@rportovideos]

Love these videos! Short and sweet and right to the point

[@TotalGoaltendingDevelopment]

Thank you for the positive feedback Robert. Welcome to the channel.

[@jimjones9100]

- agree with the echo - perhaps put mike in different position - Most important question BF slide , crawl - can't seem to get the actual position of the push leg in order to eliminate the off balance semi circular or circular turn that is not supposed to happen. I've tried toe, first 1/2 blade & back of blade & still can't get that power behind the push leg I think you can help me with this - BTW useful short & concise coaching - that is really appreciated for this older new goalie

[@TotalGoaltendingDevelopment]

Jim, firstly, thank you for the suggestion. We are looking to improve the quality of the audio in the future, but are new to the content game so please be patient with us. Secondly, hopefully this feedback can help your issue with over rotation on your butterfly slides. The ability to get the leg into a position for full extension does require some mobility and flexibility in the hips. You said you are new to the position, so take some time working on the mobility side of things. There are a number of great off-ice drills that you can reference on YT , I like Maria's video called "GOALIES - Do THIS Everyday To Unlock Your Hips." We also have an off-ice program with a number of drills, if you'd like more info you can shoot us an email. I'd also like you to focus on what part of your blade you push from. Normally, pressure on the first third is ok, but if your balance is off at all, or your blade angle is off, you will over rotate. When I see this issue on the ice with our goalies, I tell them to feel like they are pushing from the heel of their blade instead of the toe. That forces your weight back, and tends to help with the rotation. The hope is that by feeling like your push is coming from the heel, it ends up forcing the entirety of your blade on the ice, rather than just the toe. It should also help you get a stronger more consistent push. Hope this helps, and welcome to the goaltending position!

[@jimjones9100]

@@TotalGoaltendingDevelopment THX for quick reply! Should I put the push skate equal to in line with opposite knee position or ahead of it ?. Am doing Maria's exercises helping immensely ( just 2nd year 72 yrs old in Old timers hockey & love it - Old D man so instruction absorption may be a little slower ha,ha)

[@TotalGoaltendingDevelopment]

That really depends on the scenario. If you are trying to cut back or push forward, the foot will be ahead or behind respectively. For practicing the heel push, start with it at neutral and level to the knee. Defensemen are a goalies best friend (next to goalposts) so please subscribe to the channel and turn notifications on to get notified of new content we publish.

[@Samuel-wo2xz]

idea and the video is decent but cant really make out what you are saying because the bad mic picks up everything in the building and especially the echo.

[@TotalGoaltendingDevelopment]

Thank you for the feedback. It was our first time shooting content at that arena and will definitely use a better mic next time. Appreciate you taking time to watch the video.