22130 Twp. Rd. 514, Sherwood Park, Alberta, T8E 1H1 Phone: (780) 922-0031, Fax: (780) 922-0024 NOTE: Faxes recieved either before 9:00AM or after 4:00PM Toll Free: (888) 2GOALIE E-mail: goalie@connect.ab.ca

Is it coincidence that 90% of the Tier I, AA, AAA, and AJHL goalies in the Edmonton and
surrounding area train at the Goalie Centre? We think not! We get results!

Powerskating

Please call the office to place your bookings! DO NOT USE EMAIL! Program Dates Program Dates Are Coming Soon! On-Ice Angle Training Program Dates Program Dates Are Coming Soon! The On Ice Angle Training program is a group lesson of no more than 15 goaltenders. Through the use of nets and pucks, the students are taught the intricacies of how to play your angles in order to better your game. Please call the office to place your bookings! DO NOT USE EMAIL!

Calgary

Information on Calgary powerskating is coming soon!

Pricing for powerskating training is $60 for a 1 hour session.

One of the most dramatic changes that has taken place in the modern era is the skating and puckhandling ability amongst forwards and defencemen. Without a doubt, the average player's skating agility and puckhandling skills have enormously improved over the years. Consequently, this has forced goaltenders, coaches, and parents to reexamine the role that skating plays in terms of playing the position. Specifically, this has debunked the old adage "stick him in the net, goaltenders don't have to skate. They just stand there." Goaltenders, parents, and coaches are now starting to realize that the goaltender must be one of the best skaters on the team. Goaltenders must be able to skate as well as their teammates. They need to perform the same skating drills as their teammates as well as special drills for goaltenders.

Skating as it pertains to a goaltender, however, is more than just about raw speed moving forwards. A goaltender's skating ability is similar to " a taxi cab driving in a city... a lot of short explosive accelerations with the need to stop on a dime and the ability to change lanes quickly" (Korn, 1988). Goaltenders must have tremendous agility and mobility in order to maintain proper positioning on the puck throughout the entire game. Typically, a goaltender will be called upon to make twenty-five to thirty-five saves in a sixty minute game. What most people fail to realize is that the goaltender will only spend thirty to sixty seconds in time making these saves. The vast majority of the time he will be "reading the ice", "anticipating the play", and skating to get into a position to make the save. Goaltenders must develop body control, balance, strength, and speed on their feet if they ever hope to play in the NHL. Great goaltenders are instinctively aware of what their body is doing while preparing to make their save. They have good self discipline so that they are able to retain their original ready position as long as they can as they move in, out, and around their crease. The ability to stop quickly, change directions rapidly, and perform successive explosive skating strides is a necessity in today's game. It cannot be emphasized enough, the ability to skate is one of the most important elements of great goaltending. Simply put, you cannot be a goaltender if you cannot master these skating skills.

Goaltenders attending the powerskating sessions will learn the key fundamentals with respect to when, why and how a goaltender skates.

This program focuses on ten main areas: forwards skating-t-glide; c-cuts backwards skating-t-glide; c-cuts lateral skating-t-glide; shuffle diagnonal skating-t-glide; shuffle puckhandling stickhandling; passing/shooting (one hand/two hand; forehand/backhand); pass blocking. stopping pucks dumped into the defensive zone stopping the puck behind the net stopping a shot on goal or just wide stopping a shot directed into the corner,looking for slot rebound agility/recovery - the ability to recover from the back, belly, side, and/or knees while in motion or in stationary position balance - the ability to properly distribute the individual's body weight over the skates: forward motion backward motion clockwise/counterclockwise one skate/two skates flat of the blade/edge of the blade slow motion/fast motion icebound/airbound retains ready position after the save retains ready position while in motion returns to their feet quickly after being down on the ice turns - the ability to change directions rapdily while maintaning the same speed (e.g., forwards to backwards or vice versa) crossovers - the ability to pass the outside foot over the toe of the inside foot (e.g., forward crossovers, backwards crossovers, lateral crossovers, kerokees, cross-unders, resistance crossovers, weaving crossovers etc.) stops / starts - Goaltenders will learn and master a variety of stops and starts to aid them in their ability to change directions rapidly (e.g., two-foot snow plow (forwards/backwards), one-foot snowplow stop (forwards/backwards), t-stop, hockey stop etc.,) Positioning / angles - Goaltenders learn why, when and how to challenge a potential shooter. They also learn when they should make the commitment to skate backwards and the speed they need to maintain in order to have proper positioning on the puck. Finally, goaltenders learn the various methods that are necessary to locate the net without looking behind them and/or taking their focus off the puck.