with Tony Seaman, Towson University Head Coach; 16X NCAA Qualifier, 3X NCAA "Coach of the Year," coach of 70 All-Americans
Coach Seaman, along with John Horrigan of the Baltimore Bayhawks (MLL), share 20 tips and tactics to help you develop into a dominating, championship-caliber goalie in any style of play, for both left and right handers. This video introduces the necessary progressions and techniques that will help propel any aspiring or current goalkeeper to the next level. Proper positioning, footwork, stance and practice drills to help improve your eye-hand coordination are all taught by one of the best players, and coaches, in lacrosse today. This video will help establish, and reinforce, confidence in the goal, leadership characteristics necessary to run and direct the defense, and the essential mechanics and fundamentals present in every champion goalie!
This is an outstanding DVD designed to develop the skills required to be successful at one of the most important positions on the field: the goalie. Coach Lantzy begins the on-field demonstration by outlining the four fundamentals of being an effective goalie: Having a proper stance, understanding arch play, using correct turns, and making the save. Having an outstanding goalie is essential to keeping the ball on the offensive side of the field. Lantzy reveals the secrets to being a complete goalie, including stopping the ball, stick work and ground ball play and communicating with your team to better handle unsettled situations. This DVD can steer you in the right direction to put all the elements together to build better techniques as a goalie. These techniques also involve the five different areas of release that a goalie needs to understand and utilize during various game situations and from several different angles. Lantzy emphasizes the importance of giving the goalie enough time to make sure they are properly warmed up for practice. This DVD will help your goalie realize the importance of their position and the leadership role this position entails. With the addition of this DVD to your collection, you can strengthen the base of your team as a whole by improving the skills of this critical position.
with Ray Finnegan, U.S. Naval Academy Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Under the guidance of Coach Ray Finnegan, the Naval Academy has manufactured a number of standout goalkeepers. His knowledge and teaching ability produced All-American goalies in 1992, 1999, 2000, and 2004. This DVD will introduce the two cornerstones of goalie play: athleticism and discipline. Coach Finnegan's attention to discipline includes physical and mental preparation. Through this discipline comes aggressive, low-risk goalie play. In addition, Finnegan covers vital techniques such as the readiness position, position in goal relative to the ball, how to hold the pipe, mechanics of a save, defending the bounce shot, defending the feed, and much more. Throughout this disc, he highlights teaching points that are critical to athletic play in the goal. This comprehensive presentation lends insight into championship goalie play from one of America's finest teachers!
with Dom Starsia, University of Virginia Head Coach; 3X National Champions (2006, 2003, 1999), 7X ACC Coach of the Year (winningest coach in conference history); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2008)
Coach Dom Starsia led the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team to 11 consecutive NCAA tournaments including two national championships in '99 and '03. In this video, he gives a detailed look at goalie play, an area his Virginia teams have consistently excelled in. Starsia reveals seven key components he defines as the basics of goalie play. He then covers in detail the stance, warm-up routine, game-like drills, and breakout drills to help create the perfect goalie. Using game footage, markerboard diagrams, and on-field demonstrations, Starsia provides coaches at all levels with the tools needed to develop a rock-solid goalie.
