I’m so excited to share this new section of my website dedicated to the fitness side of my coaching. As passionate as I am about helping goalies on the ice develop their game, I’m equally as passionate about helping goalies and skaters develop the physical tools needed to have success on the ice. For the … Continue reading New Fitness Page
Drill: Working On The Overlap
Hey guys, More of a nuts-and-bolts technical post today. I'll happily admit I totally stole the inspiration from this from Canucks goalie coach Ian Clark. I was able to watch him earlier this season working with young goalies Thatcher Demko and Jacob Markstrom before a morning skate. It was a super simple drill for a … Continue reading Drill: Working On The Overlap
Be A Complete Athlete
The past 6 weeks I’ve been on the ice a ton for a spring 3 on 3 league with PowerTech. I’ve been working with kids from the tyke age group up to midget and everywhere in between. There’s something fun and unique about every age group, and they all have different priorities at their age … Continue reading Be A Complete Athlete
Conscious Coaching: Taking The Time To Make It Stick
Over the past few weeks, I've been working with a small group of goalies as part of an in season development program. It's been a great experience for me and for the goalies as we have enough time to stop and give attention on a more individual basis as necessary, and that's what got me … Continue reading Conscious Coaching: Taking The Time To Make It Stick
More is Not Better; Better is Better
Hey Guys, Recently I came across an article in the New York Times that talked about "hustle culture" and how the growing popularity of the "Rise and Grind" mantra has been having a very negative impact on people's overall health, as well as job and life satisfaction. There's pressure from endless posts on social media … Continue reading More is Not Better; Better is Better
Drill: 3 Point with Advance and Retreat
Hey Guys, I wanted to expand on my explanation of the drill I posted last week. In case you missed it, check it out on my Instagram. As I mentioned in the caption, I just wanted to take a familiar footwork drill and spice it up a bit. In a game situation, as much as … Continue reading Drill: 3 Point with Advance and Retreat
Drill: RVH to Blocking Save
Hey guys, I wanted to do a quick write up on a drill I uploaded to the YouTube channel the other day. Working with a college goalie on quick plays around the net, the goal was to get a smooth transition from his goalie stance into his RVH, and back out into a blocking save, … Continue reading Drill: RVH to Blocking Save
Puckhandling Part 3: Working it In
If you've been following along this week, I've been posting on puckhandling. The first post talked about why it's such a big deal in the first place. I followed that up with some of the keys to success when it comes to being a good puckhandling goaltender. Today, I want to deal with the easiest ways to incorporate puckhandling … Continue reading Puckhandling Part 3: Working it In
Puckhandling Part 2: Keys to Success
Continuing on with puckhandling, it's important to know what makes a good puckhandling goaltender. First of all, what it is not, is the guy who's trying to bomb home run passes to guys at the far blue line. Those opportunities are few and far between, and the likelyhood of them turning into a scoring chance … Continue reading Puckhandling Part 2: Keys to Success
Puckhanding Part 1: Just Do It
Hey guys, Looking back through my posts, I can't believe I haven't written about puckhandling at some point already. It's one part of goaltending that never gets adequate attention by goalie coaches. (Props to Eli Wilson who had the foresight to dedicate an entire camp to goalie puckhandling. Really awesome stuff.) If I tried to pack … Continue reading Puckhanding Part 1: Just Do It
