How To Coach a Young Lacrosse Goalie 3 DVD Set (Scroll down for the Buy button)

Dear friend,

On a beautiful late spring afternoon, eight years ago, two young lacrosse goalies started playing lacrosse. They were very much alike, these two young lacrosse goalies. Both were better than average athletes, both were “good kids” and both – as young lacrosse goalies are – were filled with ambitious dreams for the future.

Recently, these two lacrosse goalies returned to the same field they both were introduced to lacrosse on.

They were still very much alike. Both were still playing lacrosse. Both were still “good kids”. And both, it turned out, had played the same amount of lacrosse over the last eight years.

But there was a difference. One of the goalies was the back up for his high school’s varsity. The other was already committed to a Division 1 program.

What Made The Difference

Have you ever wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in a lacrosse goalies life? It isn’t always a native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one goalie wants success and the other doesn’t.

The difference lies in what each goalie knows and how he or she makes use of that knowledge.

And that is why I am writing to you and to other lacrosse goalies, parents and coaches like you about my “How To Coach A Young Goalie” DVD Set. For that is the whole purpose of this DVD Set: To give lacrosse goalies, parents and coaches the right knowledge – knowledge that you can use to become a great lacrosse goalie.

A DVD Set Unlike Any Other

You see, my “How To Coach A Young Lacrosse Goalie” DVD Set is unique in so many ways. It’s the only DVD set of it’s kind dedicated to coaching young goalies. And it’s not just one DVD it’s three. That’s three and a half hours of coaching dedicated to the challenges faced by lacrosse goalies at this critical age. The age where great habits are formed and a solid foundation is cemented to give a goalie a chance of being really good as, soon as possible.

The “How To Coach A Young Lacrosse Goalie” DVD set is jam packed full of of content.  You’ll see me take a brand new goalie and take them through the “layering” of a lacrosse goalie.  The “layering” process is my unique way of making sure a young goalie has the best foundation to succeed. No cracks.

Correct Teaching Gives You a Chance

There are a lot of people coaching goalies out there with what they think is the right knowledge.  They do the best with what they know which is usually the same-old, rehashed garbage that coaches have been saying for years.  My question is, how come I get emails almost daily from goalies, parents and coaches who are frustrated by their goalies performance?  Wondering why they aren’t “stepping to the ball”  or are flinching and showing fear.  It all comes down to setting the proper foundation.  And that’s what I set straight in the “How To Coach A Young Lacrosse Goalie” DVD Set.

Here’s just some of the information I cover:

DVD#1

• How to get the blood flowing in a young goalie.  Out of class.  Off the bus.  So they are ready to learn and play at their highest potential.
• How the rules my elementary school had about lacrosse goalies gave me a great foundation to become an All-American
• Why young goalies shouldn’t be…well…goalies!
• How to improve flexibility in your young goalie so they don’t end up with tendonitis at twelve years old like I did.
• A simple “contract and relax” technique I use with my son Quinn to keep him loose and flexible even though he sits in class all day long.
• The straight leg technique I learned as an Olympic athlete and how to tell if your goalie has tight hamstrings or quads.
• Why I incorporate skipping in warm up and how it affects the movement of your young goalie in the cage.
• How small coordination drills used in warm up can profoundly effect your goalie to have success in the cage.
• The small sprint technique drill I insist even the youngest goalies use to get them ready to run their fastest.
• How to find your goalies Athletic Stance that is unique only to them.
• Why your goalies foundation if the key to all of their movement in the cage.  If they don’t have the correct foundation they will never move correctly.
• The “take a dump” technique that all the young lacrosse goalies love.
• How to use the “bully” technique for proper hand position.
• Why the word “set” will cue your young goalie for proper athletic stance.
• How to know if your goalie is standing too upright.
• Why college lacrosse goalies can stand with wide feet but your young goalie can’t.  And shouldn’t!
• How to test if your young lacrosse goalies stance is correct.
• How to get your young goalie used to being in the cage in a non-threatening environment.
• What your goalie will naturally do once they get in the cage and how it is the foundation for proper movement.
• Why stepping to the ball is wrong.
• How to teach a young goalie the “Adjustment Step”
• Why lunging and dragging your rear foot is wrong.
• How to fix a young goalie if their steps are wrong and their technique is bad.
• Why you must teach your young goalie how to “stomp” and step.
• How your goalie should stand in a net that seems way to big for young goalies.
• Why playing to win at U10 is crap and why it hurts the development of young goalies.
• How adjusting stick position and stance at a young age will kill your goalies development long term.
• How to introduce balls with the young goalie.
• Why I teach aggressive and offensive lacrosse goalie techniques at a young age.
• The shocking bit of new I heard about Johns Hopkins and their lacrosse goalies that made me smile.
• Why having your goalie shoot balls at you will increase the speed in which they learn.
• How to reinforce “layering” while you introduce balls to the warm up.
• Why shooting wide is a bad idea when teaching young goalies.
• How not to lose the progress you make as you introduce more complicated tasks to your young goalie.
• What you need to know about your lacrosse goalies yes that drastically affect their ability to catch the ball.
• Why I don’t worry about catching the ball with young goalies.
• The “laser eyes” cue I use with young goalies.
• The “flashlight” technique for proper head position and how it reinforces proper head position.
• How fatigue will dramatically affect the learning curve of your young goalie.
• Why using a goalie stick will completely screw up all the good work you’ve done so far.
• When to introduce the stick for proper movement.
• Why a young goalie needs a narrower stance and how it affects their ability to stop the ball.
• How to adjust your young goalies top hand position to save more balls and keep more rebounds.
• And much more…

In DVD #2 I make sure to re-cap and clarify some of the topics I covered in DVD #1.  That way you won’t be confused and you will understand exactly what needs to be done when working with young goalies.  I then cover critical topics, in depth, that will create a strong and solid lacrosse goalie.  I cover:

• How to teach the most complicated move for ANY goalie, let alone a young goalie.
• How to adjust for fatigue when teaching a young goalie.  This will allow you to maximize your time teaching young kids who aren’t very strong or fit.
• What I learned while training for the Olympics that I really wished I knew when I was a young lacrosse goalie and how you can implement it now.
• Why the old school “work ’em till they are tired” can be counter-productive and will set you back instead of move you forward.
• Understanding my “Wiring of the Goalie” teaching concept that will give you a framework for EVERY ball you throw at your goalie.
• An in depth discussion of my “See, Know, Move” Three Keys structure to making every save.
• How to break down every ball that goes by your goalie and why it happens.  Know this and you remove all of the stress and frustration of being a goalie.
• Why we tell the goalie where the ball is going when we shoot on them in warm up and how it increases learning in the cage.
• The brain/body connection and how it can help or hurt your goalies performance on game day.
• Why your young goalie gives up rebounds and how to increase their ability to catch the ball at a young age.
• How to develop the “coaches eye” so that you can help your goalie improve even when the shots go in the goal.
• Why your goalies brain and understanding will improve faster than their body will and how that affects their performance in the goal.
• How to incorporate tennis balls in your practice to maximize the learning of your goalie.  You can drastically increase your goalie’s performance by using these tips.
• How to keep your goalie from being afraid and having fear in the cage.
• Understanding my concept of “base layers” and how it will dramatically improve the performance of your goalie as they get older.
• How to reinforce proper technique on a daily basis to keep your goalies improving for their entire career.
• The story of a promising young goalie who was un-coachable who was a great athlete but had three major technique flaws.  While he won games while he was young he eventually got passed over at high school age when shot speed increased and those flaws became serious cracks in his foundation.
• The importance of hip strength and hip mobility in the success of a lacrosse goalie.
• Why young goalies may be able to move to the ball but may not be able to “look pretty” doing it.
• How to make saves to the off-stick side.
• How to get your lacrosse goalie moving quickly even when they are fatigued.
• How to prioritize what saves you need to work on every day in practice.
• How to teach your goalie to “Save the space” and not just saving the ball.
• Why we want our goalies to be great later, and why we can ruin that progress by rushing them to be great…now.
• Why I don’t worry about young goalies who don’t catch the ball.
• How I teach the hardest save a young lacrosse goalie needs to make.
• How to create a goalie who is excited to be in the cage and not afraid of the ball.
• When to introduce protective equipment to your lacrosse goalie.
• Why equipment is not just about protecting the lacrosse goalie.
• Why baseball shin guards and chest protectors may be a better option for you than lacrosse gear.
• When to use lacrosse goalie specific gloves and when not to.  
• The hardest spot to protect on a young lacrosse goalie and how to protect that spot.
• What size glove to use on a young lacrosse goalie and what to consider when you are buying lacrosse gloves for your goalie.
• Why one bad toss can ruin all that you’ve done so far!
• The drill I use to help make a fearful goalie an aggressive goalie and how you can use it too.
• My equipment recommendations for young lacrosse goalies and why I feel it’s important for better and faster learning.
• And much…much…more!

(Seriously, I’m tired of writing bullet points.)

In DVD #3 I start by reviewing some of what I covered in DVD #2.  Again, I don’t want you to feel confused by anything, and you know that if you do have a question you can always email me at coachedwards@lacrossegoalieuniversity.com  What other DVD gives you that type of support?

I pulled my goalie out of school to shoot this video, so he was pretty excited.  But what I did was put him through and additional warm up doing some different things.  That way you can see some different ideas in coaching a young goalie.

I cover:

• Why this is the most critical time in a lacrosse goalies development.
• The one spot I got hurt as a young goalie, repeatedly, that affected me my entire life.
• How to keep your goalie happy and safe in the cage so that they are always excited to play
• How to get the blood flowing in a goalie who has been in school for half a day.
• Why I don’t put full equipment on a young goalie all the time.
• How to reinforce the “Adjustment Step”
• Why the son of “the Lacrosse Goalie Guru” hasn’t played much lacrosse up until now. And why he may have a better chance of being successful later.
• How to teach your young goalie how to “visualize”.
• A review of the “laser eyes” technique that I cover in DVD #1
• Why I don’t like the single-handed, stepping to the ball drill that most coaches teach.
• The tennis ball progression I use with my goalie while he still doesn’t have a stick in his hand.
• How equipment can adversely affect a goalies movement.
• Another take on my “Flashlight” cue to reinforce proper “finish” position when completing a save.
• Why it’s important for a goalie to start to visualize making the save before taking actual shots with a ball.
• Why young goalies have a hard time keeping their stick in proper position and how to reinforce proper hand and stick position.
• What to do when your young goalie isn’t moving as cleanly to the ball as you would like.
• An introduction to the “Save Library” and the “Shot or Shooters Library”
• Why your young goalie should start to wear adult protection sooner than you might think.
• Why gloves will adversely affect your goalies ability to make saves at a young age.
• Recommendations for buying used equipment for a better fit and better comfort and mobility.
• How to break in a new set of gloves fast.
• Why using a junior shaft can increase your young goalies learning ability and why most coaches won’t ever do this one trick.
• How to teach the toughest save for a lacrosse goalie.
• How to fix “Chicken Wing” in any goalie.
• More ‘Fruit Ninja” training to reinforce aggressive movement to the ball.
• How to introduce shooting with a stick.
• Why “Equipment Hardening” is vital to turning your goalie from a “target” into a goalie.
• Why shooting with the stick needs to be normal so the goalie can start to develop their “Shooters Library”
• Why I focus on the goalie making contact with the ball and not just catching it.
• Why it’s important for the goalie to know where the ball is going before the shot is taken.
• Recommendations for what to do with your goalie on a continuing basis.
• And more…

I’ve done my best to create the ultimate resource for How To Coach A Young Goalie and have tried to leave no stone unturned.

Each minute of all three DVD’s has gem after gem of coaching that will help your goalie create the best foundation to be successful at every level of the game.

Unparalleled Value

With all of the coaching I provide, you may know that I do my best to go “over the top.”  I want you to have more resources than you can possibly use. And that is what I have done in this three DVD set.  Over three hours of coaching footage AND the ability to ask me anything in follow up emails.  I may even shoot additional footage just for you, if necessary.

I Don’t Want Your Goalie To Be “That” Lacrosse Goalie

Every year I get emails and phone calls from parents whose goalies are now fourteen or fifteen years old.  They love the game.  They love their teammates.  But…the game is passing them by.

They started out like all the other goalies, but because of some bad coaching along the way, and a weak foundation, they are now letting in shots that they really shouldn’t be.  All because they didn’t have the right coaching at those young ages.  I don’t want that to be your goalie.

I Will Personally Coach Your Lacrosse Goalie

When you invest in the “How To Coach A Young Goalie” Three DVD Set I will personally coach your goalie with one of my Goalie Critiques.  Normally a $157 Value, it will be yours free as part of your order.

The way my Goalie Critiques work is, you may send me edited footage of your goalie.  This could be a warm up, a shoot around in the backyard, or edited footage of a game.  Whichever one you choose, you can send it to me, or post it to YouTube privately and share the link with me, and I will coach you just like I was on the sideline watching you in person.  I will review the footage and send you video capture of me coaching everything you do in the video.  This is the same way I coach my Lacrosse Goalie University Coaching members and you will get the same treatment.  A $157 Value.

An Investment In Success

I’ve been coaching goalies since 1991 and there is not a coach on the planet who gets paid how I get paid for his coaching advice.  I’ve been known to share advice that has completely changed a lacrosse goalie’s career. And this DVD will do that for you too.

To work with me for two days exclusively would cost $1997.  Some coaches have told me that I should charge upwards of $500 for this DVD set.  With the addition of the Goalie Critique that might seem like it makes sense.  But I want these DVD’s in as many peoples hands as possible.

So for the three DVD set and the Goalie Critique your investment is only…$149

I’ve Done All I Can. Now It’s Your Turn

It floors me that most people will quickly hand over hundreds if not thousands of dollars to buy equipment or go to some tournament to “get seen”.  But I want you to understand that any investment you make with me makes all of those things better.

What good is a new stick if you don’t know how to hold it, or move it properly to make a save.

What good is investing in a tournament if you lack the foundations to be a successful recruitable goalie in the first place.

My Guarantee

As with all of the products available, if you are not thrilled with the content then you can send it back.  No questions asked.  I’m so confident that the information you receive will blow away any other DVD you might invest in that I guarantee it 100%. (BTW.  Since 2000 I’ve had one return.  One.  And that  guy was just a weenie. You’re not a weenie, right?)

So with all of this, I’d like to invite you to click through to the order page where you can make your decision.  To get to the order page you may click here.

And as always.  If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to email me at CoachEdwards@LacrosseGoalieTips.com

 

 

I look forward to helping you become a recruitable lacrosse goalie.

Sincerely,

Coach Edwards – “Changing the game of lacrosse.  One goalie at a time.”