There is a common problem with lacrosse goalies today of all ages and skill levels - they guess too much! This means as an opponent winds up to shoot, the goalie is already stepping towards this shooter. So before the ball is even out of the shooters stick, the goalie is making his/her move. The problem is that if the shot is to either side of the goalie, it is tough to make the save because their momentum is already moving forward.
Want to know if a goalie is a "guesser"? You can find out when you are warming them up. As you are in the shooting motion, keep winding up with out actually shooting the ball. If the goalie starts to move towards you or lean too much forward, they are suffering from CGS (Chronic Guessing Syndrom). And guessing is very bad for lacrosse goalies because they need to have their movement towards the ball and not the shooter. Moving towards the ball gets the goalies body behind it.
If a goalie does suffer from CGS, don't worry, there is a solution. Everytime the goalie is getting warmed up, keep winding up like you are going to shoot, making the goalie wait and wait. This will make the goalie get used to waiting for the ball to actually come out of the stick. Do this a little each practice and it is should help.
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