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About Goalie Training

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Ice Hockey Training Drills for Players & Goalies Are Different

When you aim to be a goalie in Ice hockey you will need to do alternative training to if you are playing out as a forward or D man.  The goalies play in a completely different style to a normal player and so even the off ice training may be different as well . Ice hockey training drills will also be different in some cases as goalies move in different directions as they have to slide around the ice to cover the goal area more easily.  This means in many cases they need to be nimble in what they do.

Ice Hockey Coaching

As the hockey season is not all year round, the ice hockey coaching on the ice has to be structured to get as much ice time as possible. This means that any training inside the season has to be maximised to the best advantage. In ice hockey continuing professional development is vital to maintaining coaching standards .Coaching courses are usually  demand driven from area to area  and are held at various locations during the year when the required amount of candidates have registered.

If you are a goalie  it can be all to easy to get left out of drills and finding goalie-specific exercises for off-ice training can also be difficult. If coaches were players in the past they may not usually know what to do with a goalie during practice, or have very limited knowledge of what will actually help a goalie’s ability increase. So finding the right course for goalies is important.