You Tweaked Your ACL – Now What?
Most often when a goalie tears their ACL it is from a contact injury. They get tangled up and the knee gets forced into a position it is not meant…
Q&A – Prehab, Leg Dominance, Stick Arm
Hey gang, Rachel here (Maria’s Super-Awesome Assistant!). If you missed out on Maria’s Facebook Live Goalie Q&A on 2-10-17, fear not! I have the video for you right here: Facebook…
Tweaked your ankle? Now what?
The answer is, it depends. Have you sprained that ankle before? If you have, this can actually be a good thing. Athletes who have sprained their ankles repeatedly have already…
How Goalies Get Strong, Stable Ankles
Before I get into it, I want to make sure we are clear on the topic of this article. If your ankles feel like they are going to snap when…
Goalies today are in trouble…
Remember when getting your ‘bell rung’ was just part of the game? Now we realize that it is actually brain trauma and what’s worse it is cumulative, so the effects…
He ignored his Goalie Coach…
Not something that I would typically recommend. It sounds bad, because he pays his coach a lot of money for on-ice training and has improved his performance dramatically since starting…
Productive vs. Painful – how to use the lacrosse ball for mobility
This could be a follow up to the post on Focused Practice because you are leaving a lot on the table when you use the lacrosse ball (LAX) for your…
Q&A – Training Space, Daily Stretching, Side Splits
Hey gang, Rachel here (Maria’s Super-Awesome Assistant!). If you missed out on Maria’s Facebook Live Hockey Skater & Goalie Q&A on 1-16-17, fear not! I have the video for you…
Q&A – Slow Shots, Supplements, Tempo
Hey gang, Rachel here (Maria’s Super-Awesome Assistant!). If you missed out on Maria’s Facebook Live Hockey Skater & Goalie Q&A from 1-06-17, no problem! I have the video for you…
NEW Goalie Exercise – Butterfly Hole
I told you about this one the other day – it is the one that popped out when I let my monkey brain go to work in the gym. This…