So many goalies that I see, even goalies with a lot of experience, make the mistake of not getting their feet set before the shot is released. By setting your feet, I mean making sure your feet are planted with equal weight distribution on both feet…no movement and no gliding. This is very important for you to make sure that you give yourself a chance to react to the shot. If it is anything other than a breakaway or some type of desperation situation you should make sure that when you see that a shooter is going to shoot, that you stop moving all together. If you have too much weight on one leg, a problem that can happen is that you get handcuffed, so to speak, by the shot if it comes in the direction of that let and you have a harder time reacting to the shot. This usually ends up looking like a bad goal that the hockey goalie should not have ever let in.

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