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Every goalie has their own style of play. What I recommend and say in my
column is what has made me a successful goalie. I recommend you watch different
goalies play and adapt what works best for you!
Good Luck!
September 2003
Actually this is his Dad emailing you. Can you recommend any
goalie pre-season camps in Florida or elsewhere for March of 2004? Thanks
Date: Sep 14, 2003
Name: [anonymous]
Grade: 1991/6
School: Fairfield Country Day
State: Connecticut
Years in Net: 2
[Bill Daye] I know there are a few goalie clinics/camps i.e. Bill Pilat's
but I don't have a specific list. Where are you guys located?
Hey Bill, I'm a HUGE fan of yours! Your style of play is none I've ever
seen. I practice everyday rain or snow, train every other day and compete
in leagues in all 4 seasons. I have a couple questions I wanted to ask
you. What for you is a good workout? Lately I have been working on my
upper body for those endline to endline passes :) I've been running
every morning and been jump-roping for 20 minutes every night. But I
have to ask you, what can I do to improve my overall agility and reflex?
Is there any special training that you do? Second, if its not too much
of a hassle, just for the record I wanted to know what Kind of setup
you like! Shaft, head, stringing etc. but mainly shaft size.
Thanks a ton Bill, You're the coolest guy ever!!
Date: Sep 15, 2003
Name: Tj Moore
Grade: Freshman
School: Wayland High School
State: Massachusetts
Years in Net: 4
[Bill Daye] TJ - thanks a lot man
I appreciate that! You sound like you have a pretty good workout going
already. I like to lift to get my muscles toned but also to get them
ready for a long season of abuse. It's easier to recover from bruising
when its hitting muscle as opposed to flab in all seriousness. Running
or other types of cardio are good to build up stamina and prepare yourself
to be in the best shape for a full length game. Jumping rope is a key
exercise for agility; it strengthens your calves and develops your footwork.
There are a few different exercises you can do to develop explosiveness.
I really like using ply metrics to get the most of my workout; all the
muscles in your legs working together to give you that explosive feeling
when attacking the shot. As for my stick set up, when I played I had
to use Warrior. If I had my choice I would use a flip grip shaft, cut
down to 35 inches; the new Brine goalie stick that'll be out this spring
w/mid monster mesh pocket. Good luck!
Hey sorry, its me again. I had another question. As I begin to move
into the high school league, the shots have become considerably faster,
as with the entire game itself. I make a high percentage of saves but
I have the biggest trouble on the rebound. There have been several instances
where there has been a one-on-one and I've made a pretty good save and
the ball doesn't stay in my stick and the attackman scores on the rebound.
What should I do? I play catch at least once a day and it's not like
I have a problem catching but you have to know I'm a 5'3" kid that's
decently pumped but my head doesn't even reach the top of the cage.
I lack the intimidation aspect during the game. What can I do? (sorry,
that was 2 questions mashed together about rebounds/intimidation) I
know that one of the best ways of intimidation is mentally, and not
being put down after a goal but to stay strong and wait for the next
one.
Thanks a lot Bill,
TJ
Date: Sep 15, 2003
Name: TJ
Grade: Freshman
School: WHS
State: Massachusetts
Years in Net: 4
[Bill Daye] TJ - rebounds are tough, trust me I know. Try to work on
positioning your hands so that you're catching the shot as opposed to
just stopping it. It's something goalies develop over time. Some of
the best goalies today still give up rebounds, where you give them up
relative to your position in the crease is a key factor as well. You
hit the nail right on the head about being intimidated!!
What are some good ways to get notice from college scouts, or even your
varsity coaches?
Date: Sep 18, 2003
Name: Mike
Grade: 10th
School: henninger high school
State: New York
Years in Net: 8
[Bill Daye] Mike - make them aware
you want to go to college and play lacrosse. Pick out your top 5-7 schools
you want to attend and you feel you can get in academically and play
at that level. Contact the coaches and let them know you're interested.
Go to goalie camps (Bill Daye's Xtreme Goalie camp @ Bryant college
next summer!) and let them know which camps you'll be at. Coaches can
only recruit so many players, but it's the diamonds in the rough that
come out of nowhere because they were proactive and got the ball rolling
themselves! Good luck and hopefully I'll see you at camp next summer!
I have played two years of modified and two years of jv with some limited
varsity time. Now I'm on varsity and we have a senior goalie. I have
worked hard on improving my skill outside the net and on talking. I
still have problems clearing the ball and finding the open man. Also,
my hand speed isn't as fast as I think it should be. Do you know of
any drills or techniques that can help me in these areas? Thank you
for your help.
Date: Sep 20, 2003
Name: Ian
Grade: Junior
School: IHC
Years in Net: 4
[Bill Daye] Ian - as far as hand speed some goalies are blesses with
this and some aren't. That's ok though because you can work on this.
It's more eye/hand coordination than anything. Try playing tennis, squash
or even working w/someone or by yourself playing catch off of a wall
(similar to handball). Anything you can do to improve your eye/hand
coordination will help you improve your hand speed. As far as clearing
the ball, it's the same as an attackman/middie or defenseman.....you
need to work on your stick skills first so you're comfortable handling
the rock then everything else will fall into place.
At practice I warm up fine and I know what I'm supposed to do during
all the shots. But when we start scrimmaging sometimes I just can't
save it. I can watch the ball go right next to my leg and I try to save
it and it just doesn't work. I know I could have saved the shot but
I just didn't. I don't think I'm reacting fast enough. How can I prepare
myself better before getting into the cage so that I am ready to react
quickly? any help would be useful. Thanks
Date: Sep 24, 2003
Name: Alex
Grade: Sophomore
School: Island
State: Massachusetts
Years in Net: roughly 1
[Bill Daye] Alex - tough question my man, not really sure what the problem
is here. Question for you; when the shooter is winding up what are you
looking at? Hopefully you're answer is his stick. The only thing I can
think of his you're taking your eye off the ball for a split second
then picking it back up when it's too late for you to react to it. Trust
me it happens a lot to everyone, you're not concentrating enough and
focusing on the ball from the time it leaves the stick to your stick.
Also keep in mind, we can't save everything! Feel free to respond, I'm
interested to hear more.
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