Stick Save Progression

Key Points:

• Good Stance (knees over toes)
• Stick is out off of the pads
• Watch the puck all the way in, all the way out
• Take the puck towards the heal of stick

Progression #1

• On the ice blocker side
• Deflect puck to corner

Progression #2

• On the ice glove side
• Deflect puck to corner

Progression #3

• On the ice blocker side
• deflect to corner
• recover to post

Progression #4

• On the ice glove side
• deflect to corner
• recover to post

Progression #5

• Start at elbow of the crease
• T-push to top middle of crease
• deflect puck to corner
• recover to post on side where you deflected the rebound
• Repeat in opposite direction

Progression #6

• Start at top middle of crease
• Deflect puck to corner
• Recover to the post in the direction where the puck was deflected
• Push out to the elbow of the crease
• Shuffle back to top middle of crease (starting position)
• Repeat in opposite direction