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Goalie QuotesThe Goalie Academy Staff has compiled a number of quotes from professional goalies and their coaches that should help young goalies motivate themselves to work hard and improve their game. See what the best goalies and their coaches have to More
Team-Based Drills to Work the Goalie
As the Goalie Academy constantly promotes, almost any drill that involves game like situations and shots on goal CAN be a drill for the goalie. The ingredients that any shooting drill needs to be a drill for the goalie’s benefit More
A Goalie’s Daily Essentials
by Darren Hersh During the course of the season, there are always those times at practice when the club must focus on the individual skills of the forwards and defense as well as cover the team’s systems such as breakouts, More
Reaction vs. Percentage Butterflies
When you dissect goaltending down to the least common denominator, there are basically two (2) categories of saves, reaction and percentage (or blocking). Of course, there are many individual types of saves such as skate saves, kick saves, glove saves, More
The Little Things for Goalies
by Darren Hersh A lot is said about “the little things” in hockey. When spoken about, the little things usually refer to the defensemen and forwards being strong and getting the puck out of the zone, finishing checks, etc. Well, More
How to Make the Most of Practice
by Tom Sablak Introduction Practice time should be productive and fun. However, not all teams have goalie coaches who understand this unique position and who can design good drills for goalies. As a result, goalies may be neglected during practice More
Which Goalie Statistics Are Important?
by Darren Hersh The debate over the most important goalie statistic rages on in the goalie world. To many players, parents and coaches, statistics are far too important and they can get in the way of many important lessons that More
Common Errors Made By Goalies
by Darren Hersh The Goalie Academy staff works with hundreds of goalies each year. And each year, we see many of the same mistakes that are hampering development and increasing goals against averages. Here we will discuss the most common More
Incorporating Complete Goaltending Skill Development
he following was submitted by Darren Hersh to USA Hockey as the final requirement to receive the Master Level Coach (Level 5) status in the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program. by Darren Hersh Introduction Many times you will here TV More
Pre-game Warmup
by Darren Hersh Introduction Pre-game warm up gets the blood pumping, helps players break a sweat, and loosens the muscles before stretching to prevent injuries. All these goals of the pre-game warm up are especially important to the goalie. Make More
Secret to Success in Goal
The secret to goaltending success isn’t really a secret. The problem is that the key ingredient to success is very difficult to attain. That ingredient is consistency. If you want to be a successful goalie, and by that I mean More
