5 Damn Things with a Bosu with James Wendland
- Position knees far forward on the Bosu ball to replicate how weight is distributed on a goaltender's knee stack during the butterfly position.
- Develop proprioception through the kneecap and shin to improve how you push and move through space in the crease.
- Perform exercises in sequence from one to the next, switching sides between drills to build in a rest element.
- Add a ball-tracking drill to stress the vestibular system, starting with eyes down before progressing to head movement to increase balance demand.
- Train the anterior and posterior slings alongside balance work to connect full-body movement patterns relevant to goaltending.
James Wendland has already had a big impact on the InGoal community — and goalies right up to the NHL — with his first three entries into the 5 Damn Things series (links below), so we didn’t want to wait long to bring you Part 4 on how to use a Bosu for position-focused training.
Like the last segment on a rocker board, PWHL Toronto’s Kristen Campbell is demonstrating again, but this time she’s joined by Matthew Hutchison of the WHL Vancouver Giants, as Wendland uses a Bosu ball to simulate some of the balance required from our knees:
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