April 30, 2024

Left Hand Blocker Cross Save

Steve Wagner

Field Hockey

Instructions

Main objective - execute a save with left hand while the ball is coming at you in the air, hips to face level towards the middle or slightly to the right of your body. Bring the left hand over to meet the ball as it reaches your body.

Focus areas

Primary

Step to the right while making contact with the ball.

Secondary

Square off the shoulders and hips once you make the save.

This helps with:

Hand Saves

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About the coach

Founder and Director, Goalkeeping 1-On-1, LLC was the goalkeeper for the 1996 USA Olympic Team. Currently the premier trainer of college bound goalies. Highlights of Steve’s background include USA Olympic Team Member, Men’s Field Hockey, 1996. Men’s Field Hockey National Team Member 10 years, retired 8/05/96. Men’s Field Hockey Athlete of the Year, 1989. Trained for two years at the Olympic training center in San Diego in preparation for the Olympics (1994-1996). Tours and Tournaments; most significant include the Pan American Games (two bronze medals, 1991 and 1995), Intercontinental Cup (1989), Atlanta Challenge (1995 and 1996), World University Games (1990) and representation of the western hemisphere in a five continents all-star tournament in Malaysia (1990). Member of the 2002 USA Indoor Field Hockey Team. Pan American silver medalist (2002); qualified for 2003 World Cup. Coaching Experience Field Hockey Goalie Coach, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. March 2004 to June 2008. For Division I team. United States Field Hockey Association Futures Regional Head Coach, Pennsylvania site. December 2004 to present. Coach high school aged goalkeepers consistent with expectations of international field hockey. Head Field Hockey Coach, Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 2003 to Nov 2003. Head coach for girls’ high school and middle school. Field Hockey Goalie Coach, Drexel University. March 2003 to Sept 2003. For Division I team, develop goalie specific drills and exercises, and coach general defensive and offensive strategies. Field Hockey Goalie Specialist, Champion’s Edge Field Hockey Camps. June 2003 to 2010. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Minnesota Lynx WNBA Team. June 1999 to May 2002. Goalie Coach and Selector, National Men’s Field Hockey Team. 1997 to 1998. Coach for the Futures Field Hockey program. Assistant Field Hockey Coach, James Madison University. August 1993 to April 1994. Harrisonburg, VA. Assistant Field Hockey Coach, Temple University. August 1990 to April 1991. Philadelphia, PA. Duties included specific work with the goaltenders and general coaching.