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Good shooters go low, aiming for the farthest point from a goalie’s stick. High-to-low bouncers or low-to-low worm-burners are some of the hardest shots to save.
Boston Cannons and U.S. Men’s Box Training Team goalie Colin Kirst provided one-on-one instruction at the inaugural PLL Junior Championships last summer in Baltimore and suggested that young goalies practice low save mechanics.
The key to all of this? “I’m bringing everything to the party” Kirst said.
That means he does not bend at the back or relying solely on his top glove to make the save in a game situation.
Drive your hands down, bring your butt low and your chest toward the ground to get as much body in front of the ball as possible.
The 1:1 instruction at the Junior Championships is one of a kind 👊@PLLCannons goalie Colin Kirst coaching up the Junior goalies 🔊⬇️ pic.twitter.com/HufQt5vCBo
— PLL Play (@PLL_Academy) November 30, 2023
Matt DaSilva is the editor in chief of USA Lacrosse Magazine. He played LSM at Sachem (N.Y.) and for the club team at Delaware. Somewhere on the dark web resides a GIF of him getting beat for the game-winning goal in the 2002 NCLL final.