Floorball Goalie Training Hands I.Positions

Floorball Goalie Training Hands Position I.

Hands are the weapon of every goalie in floorball. If you want to be a star your hands must be as fast as possible. Of course it is not possible to move your hands 190km/h as a ball. Therefore is maybe little bit more important the position of the hands. How to locate hands in axis X, Y and Z is the alchemy of goalie and trainers. If the young goalkeepers have at the beginning of career educated and smart trainer which show them the suitable position it can very positive influence their future development. I could say that success rate of hand catching is done 65% by hand position and 35 by reflexes and hands speed.

Axis X (Picture 1):
1. Close to body - elimination of reflexes because of wrong tension of muscles .

2. 90 degrees (optimal) – you have the same access to all positions and also optimal tension of muscles (Picture 1a).

3. Extended – elimination of reflexes because of wrong tension of muscles (Picture 1c).

4. On the floor – the hand in this position are out of game. This position is the worst and it is big mistake of goalie.




Picture 1 Axis X

 

Axis Y (Picture 2):
1. Close to head – obvious gap in the place above the legs (Picture 2a).

2. Middle (optimal) - you have the same access to all positions and also optimal tension of muscles (Picture 2b).

3. Close to leg - obvious gap in the place around the shoulders and head (Picture 2b).

Picture 2 Axis Y

Axis Z (Picture 3):
1. Behind the back – the hands are out of game. The goalie has no idea what the hands are doing. He is not able locate and respond properly to the shoot (Picture 3a).

2. Parallel with body – tension and locomotion of hands is better than in behind the back but it is still not optimal. Goalie is not able see peripheral the hands (Picture 3b).

3. Slightly in the front (optimal) – best position for locomotion, reaction and tension in the hands. Goalie sees peripheral what the hands are doing he is able to locate the hands and properly respond to impulse (Picture 3c).

4. Far in the front – goalie with this position is able to react properly, locate the hands in space. Tension in muscles is little worse than in previous position. The biggest disadvantage of this position is that you are making artificially and wilfully shorter distance between hands and ball. Your react time is then shorter (Picture 3d).



Picture 3 Axis Z