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Ask the Water Polo Goalie

Ask the Water Polo Goalie

Answering all your water polo goalie questions. Are you a water polo goalie looking to improve your game? Are you a water polo coach that has no idea how to train or coach goalies? Then send me your questions. I'm a former collegiate water polo goalie and I've been coaching college water polo goalies for 13 years.

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How should your lead hand finish a lunge? Is it pinky first or palm down first?


Jack Bowen Lunge Video


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A hand-eye drill that can be used as part of a long warm-up or part of a conditioning session when you add a weight belt.


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A shooting drill to work on quick hip and body transitions for shots out of the center and shots from the perimeter.


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Center Shot to Outside Shot Hip Transition Shooting Drill


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You can't block what you can't see!

This is a progressive drill to train water polo goalies top keep their eye on the ball and follow it into their block.

The gear needed is a water polo ball and a fat black market to write capitalized letters on each face of the ball.


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You Can't Block What You Can't See


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The main differences between the classic M-Drop zone versus the newer Brescia Zone being run by national teams and professional teams.


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Is It an M-Drop or the Brescia Zone?


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This week's question is one I answered on Reddit.

"I'm currently a goalie in junior year, starting to do things like email coaches trying to get recruited, and a lot of the field players on my team go to clinics like tony Azevedo, or Wolf Wigo's clinics, but these are pretty expensive and I was wondering whether these types of clinics were worth it for goalies to go to, what kind of value can I expect out of them? and would going to a clinic of a college coach help with recruitment? (eg Wigo)"

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The question this week comes from Susan.

"I’d love some help and advice on how to be more vocal and directive of team mates as a goalie. Other than counting down the clock, and asking team mates to press or help defend (hands up), I am often not sure what else to say."

I'll discuss ways to start talking to your team as a goalie and then focus on what else to say to your team after the basics. I will even walk through an entire defensive possession and what I would say to help you discover what else to say.

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The 10, 10, & 10 framework is a way to think about your defensive possession. You're breaking the shot clock into thirds.

  • 10 seconds in the initial change of possession & transition.
  • 10 seconds with the offense in the frontcourt but not fully set up or in their preferred positions.
  • 10 seconds of them really trying to attack the frontcourt for a goal or an ejection.

This episode will focus on the main ideas and goals you want to achieve in each section along with some common pitfalls you may encounter.

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Plyometric Workouts

For Water Polo Goalies

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Harper has this episode's question. "I want to become stronger in my legs, especially my eggbeater, but I find it hard to get pool time, especially on my own. What are some workouts on land, or what should my workouts focus on to build strength in the water?" I'll discuss how I dealt with limited pool time and how I was able to find space, the three categories of dry land workouts I would focus on regardless of pool time, and some other non-water polo suggestions.

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Hand-eye Coordination Drills

YouTube Video

Reaction Ball

Skillz Reaction Ball

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What are the nastiest type of shots to block from the goalie perspective and some do's and don't when making a highlight reel.

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Denes Varga Hesi shots and other highlights

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