# @coach_bosak on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHNUTNjDaN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36120453-coach-bosak-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-22T13:08:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** George Bosak (@coach_bosak) — https://gondola.cc/coach_bosak

## Caption

I believe the most significant learning you do is breaking down the good goals against/earned goals against. I would like to use this clip to highlight the importance of what we call “recoil” with our goaltenders, but many other coaches call “push and pull,” and also highlight the importance of weight transfer and driving into the lead hip and having the hip a little lower to have a low center of gravity when coming across and arriving to execute.

In this presented situation, Michigan State has a power-play against Notre Dame in last year‘s NCAA quarterfinal. The left-handed Forward walks off the half wall and makes a royal road pass to the weak side top of the circle for a one timer release. Owen Say eyes are early, but if you notice on the push across, his back leg stays behind him for a little bit of an extended period. Now, part of this is that he had a little too much depth off the pass, so he had some ground to make up. That being said, when he pushes, his back leg stays extended for a little too long and his lead hip elevates slightly. Off of the release, you can tell his tracking and reaction time are fine, but because his push leg is a little delayed and his hip comes up slightly, he can only extend for the well placed shot. I believe if he drives into that lead hip and recoils that push leg a little faster, he presents himself a better opportunity to make the save in this situation, as he will be in a more balanced position to execute.

Again, this is a great play and it is an incredibly well placed shot off the post and in. This is definitely in the category of earned goal against. The key is how do we put ourselves in position to make saves on extremely difficult plays like this. When you’re doing your skating drills, always have a purpose. Always get your feet back underneath of you so you can either transition or execute your save providing maximum net coverage.

#goalie #goalies #edgework #nhl #ncaa

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