Pro Tips: Post Entries and Exits with Curtis Sanford
- Rotate and align simultaneously during the push to the post, not after arrival, to eliminate wasted movement.
- Use the inside edge to achieve proper alignment upon arrival rather than treating the post as a rudder to pull back into position.
- Arrive at the post in a flatter position relative to the goal line by twisting during the push, not after contact.
- Establish a clean anchor and alignment immediately at the post to set up faster, cleaner exits to the next play.
- Mastering small technical details like post entries compounds over time, giving goaltenders greater clarity and consistency in-game.
Spencer Martin photo: Derek Cain/Icon Sportswire
Last week, Vancouver Canucks goaltending development coach Curtis Sanford introduced us to a Pro Drill called Organizing Reps that is designed to eliminate delays entering and exiting the posts.
One week later, Sanford is the new goaltending coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs but his new job doesn’t change the principles behind the drill, or this follow-up focused on the technical components involved in executing it correctly. As he explained at the end of Part 1, “Organizing is setting our anchor and our alignment right away in order to set us up for the next play.”
In Part 2, Sanford walks us through the keys to a good anchor and proper alignment.
“The focal point is we want to have clean entries into our post,” Sanford said. “We want to have clean post integrations because if we’re dealing with less clutter in our games because we have established good standards and expectations of how we treat these moments, we are going to be able to connect the dots easier and have more clarity within our own game. That’s why we drive these small things home, because when you add them up, they become a big deal.”
So, what is the key to a good post entry for Sanford?
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