The Short Stand-Up Movement

There are some clinical situations for us floorball goalies where we have to move a big distance within a very short amount of time. Some go for a dive, but as we want to stay upright as long as possible, we suggest you to use the Stand-Up Movement. You see this movement not only in floorball, but as well in ice hockey when the goalie gets up from the butterfly position, slides to a different position and goes back down into the butterfly. We differ between the short Stand-Up movement and the Big Stand-Up Movement. As the name says, the Short Stand-Up Movement focuses on a short distance, which you still have to travel fast. In this post, we look at this movement.

How to do it:
Image a hectic situation where you are a little bit out of the goal to increase the depth to cover the shot and the ball travels through the slot to the other edge of the slot suddenly. You have to reposition yourself quickly from the left to the right side of the slot.

• Starting Position
• You are in the initial sideway position, covering the left short post
• Left leg closes the fifth whole
• Right leg points to the long post
• Hands are ready for a save
• Movement
Note: Hands should stay in the initial positon during the whole movement.
• Step 1 – Get in a position to be a able to move
• Sole of your foot stays fully on the floor when you start the movement
• Left leg - open the fifth whole and twist your shin that both legs are parallel
• Left leg - Afterwards, lift up your left leg and place your foot next to your right knee
• Right leg – shift all your weight on the right leg
• Upper body – Straighten slightly up your tensing upper body
• Step 2 – Preparation to get into the move.
  The idea is to roll over the knee of the right leg with a strong push from the left leg
• Right leg – is still in the initial position of the initial side position
• Left leg – shift weight to the left leg
• Upper body – twist your torso to the target direction
• Step 3 – Movement
• Push with your left leg to the target side – the soles of the shoes have good grip that helps you to do a strong fast push
• Right leg – follows the movement automatically and puts up
• Right leg – twist your leg a bit and point with your foot and knee to the target point
• Roll over your right leg/knee to come down to the floor again
• Depending on how strong you push, you might slide too far. To avoid out of position positioning, you can press your left foot into the floor to slow down

It was hard to describe the movement :) To illustrate every single step, please watch our video of the movement below.


• Final Position
• You are repositioned and back in the initial position