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Coaches and Scouts Myths and Quotes
1: Larger goalies fill more of the net
While it is accurate to state that a larger goalie will fill up more space. When it comes to filling up net space is this accurate? What fills up more space in a ¼ cup? A 1/3 cup or a bigger ½ cup? The answer is both, as you can only fill the ¼ cup until it is full and the rest is over fill. So to is filling the open space (4x6) of the net.
2: “I love to play against goalies who go down in the butterfly, as the game goes on they get tired from going down.”
This is like stating that “I love to play against skating teams or physical teams as they will get tired as the game goes on from all that skating and hitting.”
3: Goalie makes the first save well but has trouble with rebounds
Sorry if the goalie is constantly giving up rebounds they are not making the first save well........
Coaches and Scouts Myths and Quotes
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Mental Aspect Introduction
To be a successful goaltender at ANY level, you have to be fully committed to learning everything you can about the position and about the game of hockey. You need to spend a great deal of time physically training your body, practicing game situations over and over, and working on your mind. This is the missing ingredient for many goalies in reaching their full potential.
Mental Aspect Introduction
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Keys to Early or Late Game Success
Many times throughout the season a game can be won or lost in the first few minutes of a period or the last few minutes of a period. Although a goaltender wants a pre-game and in-game routine that is sound there are some tendencies within the game that the goalie must be aware of. First, we will examine the early period/game tendencies to be aware of then we will look at the late period/game tendencies. Once the tendencies of the game are discussed we will look at some tips for success in those crucial game situations.
Keys to Early or Late Game Success
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Goaltending Do's and Don'ts
Discipline Do you have the discipline to get enough rest, have a proper fitness plan, eat right, and be prompt for all commitments? Character counts in all aspects of life! The most successful people are not always the most talented. They simply outwork the more talented who assume that world owes them favours.
Goaltending Do's and Don'ts
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Finding the Fundamental Save Position (FSP)
Focusing on protecting the lower part of the net, while important, means nothing if the goaltender is off angle. There are three things the goaltender must accomplish, at the same time, to truly be on angle.
Finding the Fundamental Save Position (FSP)
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Top 12 Goaltender Myths
The Goaltender’s Job Is to Stop the Puck
- The goaltenders job is to keep the puck out of the net.
- Stopping the puck is only one of the skills required to achieve success at the goaltending position.
- The Goaltender must also communicate, be part of the transition, deflect passes, etc.
Top 12 Goaltender Myths
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Goaltending Play and Training Philosophies
As it has been stated before, each goaltender has a unique set of physical and mental traits that will dictate their own playing style. However there are some goaltending philosophies that can be integrated into all styles.
Goaltending Play and Training Philosophies
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Getting In The Zone
Getting into The Zone really means performing automatically- your mind and body are working in total harmony. This happens when you are so confident, completely relaxed, completely free of inhibitions, and so totally free of worries that you perform at your best automatically. Even if you can't get into The Zone, or if you have trouble staying in The Zone, you can train your mind to get closer to The Zone, and significantly improve your performance.
Getting In The Zone
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Examining a desperate save moment
When watching the hockey highlights late at night it is often goaltenders desperate saves that make the highlights, if any saves at all. Desperate saves are what make the fans “ooh and ahhh” but that does not mean goaltenders should be happy to make those desperate saves.
Examining a desperate save moment
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Communication = Leadership
While normally the goaltender cannot be a Captain or Assistant Captain, this does not mean that the goaltender forgoes the responsibilities of being a team leader. In fact being involved in a positive leadership role can assist the goaltender in actually being more effective at their position. To be a good leader a goaltender must have a good understanding of communication skills (Physical and Verbal).
Communication = Leadership
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Are goalies becoming robots?
While watching the NHL and many other levels of hockey we have noticed an increasing problem in the world of goaltending, which needs to be discussed. In the face of the new mobility, compactness and sound recoveries, that are being made, too many goalies have become the same goalie. Young goalies right up to the pros are starting to all play exactly the same pro-fly style.
Are goalies becoming robots?
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Top 30 Goalie Terms That Really Count
There is a very precise language that goalies and goalie coaches use. The list below should help parents, coaches, and goalies understand the terms that intertwine to make a successful goalie.
Top 30 Goalie Terms That Really Count
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The Proper Way to Practice
It is very important that you practice the same way that you play in a game-- to the extent that you can. This sounds simple enough, but in reality, many goalies don't do this. It is very easy to become a "practice goalie" during practice. You face shot after shot in practice, and it is easy to slip into a habit of looking up ice at the next shooter before you finish with the shooter you are facing.
The Proper Way to Practice
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Basic Rebound Control by Steve McKichan
Every goaltender from beginner to NHLer, at any level, struggles with rebound control. It is one area of the game that can truly never be perfected but must always be a focal point during any practice session. Every shot in practice needs to be addressed with rebound control in mind. Good practice habits and bitterness towards dangerous rebounds in practice will really help you improve in this area.
Basic Rebound Control
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Coaches Tip: Goalies Are Not Targets!
How often have you heard goalies referred to as “targets” or referred to them as such yourself? The term carries a definitively negative connotation which implies the goalie has little use other than to take up net and be hit by pucks and while it is only said in jest the truth is that this is often the way they are treated at team practice.
Coaches Tip: Goalies Are Not Targets!
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Fundamentals The goaltender's value to team success can be sixty percent or higher!
To have consistent success in any sport, the key is to have strong fundamentals. Learn the fundamentals and you will become a better athlete. Greg Maddox, Future Hall of Famer in baseball once stated "Ten percent of the time no matter what happens an athlete will experience success. Ten percent of the time no matter what happens an athlete will experience failure. The other eighty percent of time, success or failure will be determined by the athlete's strength of fundamentals."
Fundamentals The goaltender's value to team success
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Just Stop the Puck?
How many times have you heard a coach say, “All I expect out of my goalie is for him to stop the puck!”
Is this an accurate statement regarding the goaltender’s role or does it indicate a lack of understanding towards the goaltending position? Making a statement suggesting that the goaltender’s job is just to stop the puck, is similar to saying that all a defenceman has to do is have the ability to skate backwards.
Just Stop the Puck?
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Help your Goaltenders Take Pride In All The Little Things They Do
Ask a goalie parent how his or her child did after a game, and invariably you get a response that reduces the goalie’s effort to a statistical comparison of saves and goals.
“He had a good game. He must have made about 30 saves and only allowed two goals.” Statistics are good but they are not the only thing that makes a good goalie.....
Help your Goaltenders Take Pride In All The Little Things They Do
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Coaching goaltenders - Head coaches perspective
In this article I am trying to address some important issues that are often asked from us. These issues that head coaches often wrestle with are along the lines of the following examples:
How do I make sure I give my goaltenders the attention they need?
How do I guarantee that my goalies do get the right kind of instruction they need in order to develop?
Do my team practices take the goalies into account and guarantee that they are in good enough shape physically?
Coaching goaltenders - Head coaches perspective
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Your Stick is your most important tool!
One of the biggest if not THE biggest problem I have seen with young goaltenders is an incorrect stance. When your stance is not right, it is not possible to execute your basic saves and moves correctly either. Coaches spend a lot time trying to correct stances when often the problem lies with the stick. Goalies are trying to adapt their stance to a stick that can be too tall or too short or have an incorrect lie. Start your corrections always by checking the stick first.
Your Stick is your most important tool!
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The Off Season is a Great Time for Goal Setting
Are you ready to reach your goals and experience success? Are you incorporating your attitude, ability and talent so that they are serving you to their maximum? Although the road to success has many detours the goaltender that has a plan and the perseverance to follow it, will have more chance for success.
Setting Goals
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