I'm relatively new to playing goal, only for about 2 1/2 years and I'm 17. An incredibly frequent and embarrassing problem that I have is losing my focus during a game, and can let in horribly weak goals. I consider myself to be fairly good at breakaways and other one on one things, but it's 5 on 5 that always messes me up. I find myself paying attention to another player for just a split second or so, and that's when the puckholder capitalizes. Is there any tricks or advice that anyone can give me to help me maintain focus on the shooter, and not the possibilities that he could make?
Another problem that frequently happens is when a slightly slower shot is heading five hole, instead of going right down in the butterfly, I get somehow only put down one leg, leaving the other one more or less open and a large gap in between in which the puck slowly dribbles by. Is there anything that anyone can offer to make me overcome this debilitating disorder? My team has a problem scoring and would really appreciate any help you can give me thanx!