Bandits Ladder Drill

Originally Posted by Gonz

I very much prefer Zach's warm up in PHT3 using the upside down V. It gets the blood pumping, and you're doing alot more actual movements that you'll use during the game.

Is that something you can post? I'd like to see it.

I'm not nearly savvy enough to post any actual video, however I can try to give a description of it:

The entire progression is done starting from top middle, and going back left and right. It's not done in net, but imagine you're going from the top angle, outside the blue paint, back to the posts. Essentially it's an upside down V.

Starting at the top, t-push back left, back to the top, back right, back to the top and repeat. Then snap into your butterfly in the top spot and full recovery (to your feet) back to the left. Then t-push back to the top. Repeat going to the right and back to the top. Then snap into your butterfly and on-ice recovery (slide) to the left and back to your feet, then t-push back to the top. Repeat to the right then back to the top. Then finally do the same thing with a butterfly slide starting from your feet. Focus on technique and visualizing saves while doing it. For instance, if you are snapping down in your butterfly with the intention of recovering back left, then visualize a stick save with the puck going into the corner. If you're snapping down and doing an on-ice recovery, visualize the initial save, the rebound and the second save during your slide.

I hope that gives a decent idea of the progression and warm-up!

It does, thanks! That sounds great. Good description, I can picture very well what you mean.