Skills & fundamentals
Skating & movement
T-push, shuffle, C-cuts and moving around the crease.
Level 1 · Lesson 3
Goalie Skating
Goalies skate differently from players. The core skills are the goalie C-cut (to move forward and backward), the stop, the shuffle and the T-push.
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Level 1 · Lesson 3 deep dive
Goalie C-Cuts
How goalies move in and out of the net while staying square: forward C-cuts to challenge, backward C-cuts to retreat, and how to steer with them.
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Level 1 · Lesson 3 deep dive
The Shuffle
Small side-to-side steps that keep you square and ready to make a save the whole time. How to push, the most a single shuffle should move you, and when a shuffle beats a T-push.
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Level 1 · Lesson 3 deep dive
The T-Push
The goalie's fastest way across the crease. Look, point, push, glide, stop and set, and why swinging your arms slows you down.
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Level 2 · Lesson 2
The Butterfly Slide and Push Slide
Both movements involve pushing with one leg while sliding sideways on the ice with your other knee. The key difference is how you start:
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Level 2 · Lesson 7
Tracking Passes
Following the puck when it's passed, picking the right move to get there (shuffle, T-push or slide), and knowing where the other players are with quick head checks.
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Level 3 · Lesson 3
Angles Between the Dots: Down the Wall and Across the Ice
Change the angle and depth on time when the puck moves down the wall or across the ice, and crowd the puck with your hands when it's in tight.
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Level 3 · Lesson 4
Rotations: Standing and in the Butterfly
Turn your head, chest, hands and hips to stay square to the puck before you move, standing up or in the butterfly: look, rotate, then push.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.1
Weight Centered During Movement
Keep your weight over the middle of your body while you shuffle, T-push, slide and recover, so you stop on your spot, square and set.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.2
The Right Stance at Both Ends, and a Direct Route Between
Start and finish every move in the stance the play needs, take the shortest path, and know when a low-to-high play calls for a curve instead.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.3
The Trailing Shoulder When You Rotate
When you rotate into a slide, bring the trailing shoulder around with the lead so both arrive together and square, with the holes sealed.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.4
Cheating Your Hips as the Puck Goes Down the Wall
As the puck carrier goes down the wall, keep your chest on the puck and let your hips cheat toward the slot, where the dangerous pass goes.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.5
Loading Your Push Leg on a Wide-Angle Drive
When a wide drive reaches the load zone, load your push leg in the stance you're in, then push on a pass or cut and release straight down on a shot.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.6
High-to-Low Slides
On a shot-pass from the point to the back door, read it, rotate, and slide diagonally back to the post instead of straight across.
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