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Lacrosse Goaltending II

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Jon Weston is the true "goalieman". At 62, he's still stopping shots. His understanding and first-hand knowledge of the art of goaltending comes through in htis book. Whether you are a youth league coach or goalie, just starting out, or a seasoned veteran, the is something in this book for you. Did I forget to mention girls lacrosse? "Lacrosse Goaltending 2" is for you, as well. This book is the ultimate handbook for goalies and a must for anyone planning on playing the position beyond rec level.

This book is hands down the absolute best product out there on goalie coaching. As a former goalie, I went back to my high school Alma mater to help coach and I found myself having a hard time translating the techniques and knowledge that I either had drilled into my head over the years or did instinctively, into something I could teach new keepers. This book changed that, the techniques in it are effective and explained simply and thoroughly. There are plenty of pictures that help give a visual to what is being described.

My only complaint would be that it has a lot of formatting errors. It looks like it is self-published and I wish it was a little more polished. The table of contents will have you turning to pages in the middle of chapters, and some pages will reference charts that either don't exist, aren't labeled properly or are pages ahead or behind the actual page referencing the chart.

Also, despite what the name may lead you to believe, there is no Lacrosse Goaltending I. This isn't part of a series, to the best of my knowledge the II stands for second edition.

If you're looking to improve your own game or help improve the game of those you coach, you won't find a better, more up-to-date book.