Locked in a room with 103 goalie coaches…
Okay, so maybe I wasn’t LOCKED in there, but there were 103 goalie coaches all assembled in Madison, WI this past weekend for the Network Goaltending symposium. I have been to a lot of goalie camps and a lot of conferences and I can easily say this was hands down the BEST experience I have […]
Q&A: Front Squats, Cardio For Goalies, Rest Between Sets
Dug deep into the mail bag to answer some of your questions from the comfort of our back deck yesterday afternoon. Still basking in the glow of the U2 concert at Madison Square Garden on Friday night (I will tell you about that in a second). Watch the video below if you ever get sore […]
How goalies get deeper splits
I took to social media a couple weeks ago asking the goalies in the Twittersphere (@goalietraining if you want to follow) and on Facebook what they wanted me to shoot a video on – how to get deeper splits or a wider butterfly flare. They spoke loud and clear and the splits won (I’m not surprised). So […]
Lateral knee pain in goalies: Reverse VH?
Greetings from sunny Buffalo, NY…okay the sun isn’t up yet, and I think it is going to be cloudy, but I am in Buffalo at least 🙂 I am here to take the goalies through some off-ice work during the Sabres Development Camp. I have a great group of motivated goalies to work with and […]
This helps you move quicker in the crease
If you have ever learned a language, you know there is a big difference between reading from the book and actually carrying on a conversation. In the book everything is predictable, you work on one thing at a time. When holding a conversation, it is free to go any direction. The goalie agility drill I […]
Common Mistake With Your Butterfly Shimmy
Howdy! We are heading back on the ice with Jason VanSpronsen and Justin Fazio for this one, where Jason shares one of the most common mistakes he sees on the ice – you might do this. So let’s have Jason and Justin show you what happens and how it affects what the shooter has to […]
How Hockey Goalies Snap Their Hips Around For Lateral Crease Movement
This one comes from our on-ice session with Future Pro’s Jason VanSpronsen and the Sarnia Sting’s Justin Fazio. I asked Jason for some of the most common goaltending flaws that he sees on the ice and this was a big one! Leaving the hips behind… As Jason explains below, too many of you lead […]