Key to Success for a Goalie

Live Science did an article about Canadian scientists finding the exact spots a goalie needs to watch to block a shot. Since a puck in flight moves too fast for the eye to track, where the goalie focuses his eye before taking action is crucial. Using headgear and cameras the scientists had the best goalies from Calgary schools face the best shooters on their team. 75% of the time elite goalies focused on the puck a full second before the shot. 25% of the time they focused on the ice in front of the stick, only 2% focused on the body of the shooter. Novice goalies tend to be looking all over the place and have a much lower save percentage. So focus training as well as technique can be incorporated into a goalie's training to improve their game. Here is a link to the full article.

http://www.livescience.com/health/061026_hockey_goalie.html