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Can any of you guys recommend a good goalie training program that you may have seen develop a player or 2.

jancze5 wrote:Can any of you guys recommend a good goalie training program that you may have seen develop a player or 2.

Of course the first one that comes to mind is Goal Crease since Rob has done a great job of marketing and delivering on great facilities and excellent instructors. It is a great learning system and academy for goalies.

I personally do not have the $$$ that I want to spend since the price value / results is out of whack for what I believe in. However, I have seen great results, technique, and development from the kids that go there.

send me a private message if you live in the south metro - my son has 1v1 training with a great goalie coach who is a low-profile hidden gem of an instructor, low overhead, great background (no Hobey though). He is selective in the number of students he takes in, and like a favorite fishing hole, I'm not inclined to give out the GPS coordinates publicly.

We've a had a lot of success in a short amount of time with Stauber's Goal Crease. Yes, it's expensive - but the improvements we've seen are priceless.

Others I'd consider are Steve Carrolls Goalie School, and anything from GDI (Goaltenders Dynamics Inc).

Our goalie just spent a week with the GDI coaches, we're very impressed. Steve Carroll is also good, especially for the fundamentals.

I'm sure there are others, these are just the one's we've used...

GDI is Goaltender Development Institute run locally by Matt Millar. GDI and staff run a great program.

OK, I messed up what GDI is an acronym for, my mistake - BUT:

Matt is an outstanding goalie coach!!!!



We paid $695 for an entire week of training (7AM to 5:30 everyday).

Excellent training, and it's affordable. He wants to go back, which means it's a bargain at any price.

The Goalie Club run by Des Christopher. Visit www.thegoalieclub.com for more info.

How do most associations handle in-season goalie training? Our association has goalie training about once a month for 1 hour during the season led sometimes by the high school goalie coach or another coach at the youth level that was a goalie in a past life. All levels of goalies are invited from mites to bantams. It's very weak in my opinion. Past years they never had any in-season training and in the years they have done it it's never been the same coach in any of the years. Most gains by the goaltenders are made during the summer at Stauber or other camps. I've seen other associations have once a week in-season training that teaches the same style from year to year, coach to coach. What do other local associations do for their goalies?

We have Sunday night clinics divided by SQ/PW & PW/BT. They are lead by people that know what they are doing. We also bring in High School kids to shoot for the older group. It's free to the goalies.

If you're lucky enough to live in Roseau, GDI (Matt Millar) will be working with Roseau's goalie's for the entire upcoming season.

I know Ian Clark is the founder but where does Millar stand with the program?

Matt Millar is the regional director for Minnkota, MN, the Dakotas, and I think Iowa as well.

Our association uses the Carroll Goalie School staff for our development program. They help with pre-season clinics, evaluate our goalies during the tryouts and provide a series of in-season clinics during the year. As a goalie parent, very pleased with the way they help our kids improve their skills

Zach Sikich is hands down the best goalie instructor my son has had in 7 years, that includes all the "corporate" goalie schools that are available. Zach is currently playing pro minor league hockey and has been trained in the newest techniques. My son was schooled in 2 pad slide during a session at "corporate" school. Talk about a waste of $125. Old school.

How many of your sons or daughters have been called, multiple times by their goalie instructor, during their season to see "How things are going?" Zach takes time during the pro season to do this! He has great help in the summer with players like Troy Riddle (St. Louis Blues, ex Gopher), Nick Angle (Pro Swedish Elite, ex Gopher) running training called PHT (Pro Hybrid Training). Zach is also the coach for the 94 Christian AAA summer team and works with all the goalies in all the age levels playing for the Christian teams in the summer.

This is not an advertisement for Sikich, but if you ever have the chance to have him instruct your goalie, go. You won't feel like you've wasted your money.

Zach will be leaving for training camp in mid Sept. But if anyone out their is looking to have him work with your goalie send me a private post and I will forward you his phone number.

CB00 wrote:Zach Sikich is hands down the best goalie instructor my son has had in 7 years, that includes all the "corporate" goalie schools that are available. Zach is currently playing pro minor league hockey and has been trained in the newest techniques. My son was schooled in 2 pad slide during a session at "corporate" school. Talk about a waste of $125. Old school.

How many of your sons or daughters have been called, multiple times by their goalie instructor, during their season to see "How things are going?" Zach takes time during the pro season to do this! He has great help in the summer with players like Troy Riddle (St. Louis Blues, ex Gopher), Nick Angle (Pro Swedish Elite, ex Gopher) running training called PHT (Pro Hybrid Training). Zach is also the coach for the 94 Christian AAA summer team and works with all the goalies in all the age levels playing for the Christian teams in the summer.

This is not an advertisement for Sikich, but if you ever have the chance to have him instruct your goalie, go. You won't feel like you've wasted your money.

Zach will be leaving for training camp in mid Sept. But if anyone out their is looking to have him work with your goalie send me a private post and I will forward you his phone number.

I would dagree Zach is one of the best certianly better than what we have in Minnesota right now. My son also uses Dan Kodatsky who has worked with Mitch Korn a guy my goalie has gone to for 7 years.. Example my goalie is 14 he recently tried out with a Junior A team there where 13 goalies pthere most were 18 o older Tyler had prepared 2 days before with Zach he finished 4th over all and didn't get picked but to be 14 and end up at the top! I credit Zach for this.. In Minnesota my monies on Zach

Thanks guys for all the recommendations.

I actually was able to get my younger son enrolled in the
Steve Carroll goalie school this past weekend at Burnsville.

The clinic was really great. They had "alot" of different drills, the kids
(all age 9-12) seemed to have alot of fun while working pretty hard.

I'd definately say the footwork skills they worked on was the best aspect, it's obvious after 3 days and 6 hours of ice that he can move noticibly better. I'd recommend it for younger goalies who are looking to fine tune their positioning and footwork while improving their reaction time.

Thanks again those who recommended different places.

i went to the goal crease and i made a huge improvement in my game ya it costs alot but trust me it is worth ever cent

tender35 wrote:i went to the goal crease and i made a huge improvement in my game ya it costs alot but trust me it is worth ever cent

Your post would carry more weight if your DAD said it was worth every cent!

well....ya it would weight more but all i was saying is that i got alot out of it and that i would tell everyone about this place cuz its the best goalie traning camp out there today but u must have ur dad pay for everything if u said that....

It was a joke tender, lighten up.

Oh, and I am one of those dads who is constantly reaching for his wallet for my son to enjoy this game.

Neutron 14 wrote:It was a joke tender, lighten up.

Oh, and I am one of those dads who is constantly reaching for his wallet for my son to enjoy this game.

I feel the same... X 2

isn't that part of being a parent?

heres one that doesnt cost any money, just have the coaches keep telling the goalies to stay on there feet as much as possible, to many are teaching and preaching for the goalie to flop around, so what hapeens to the peewee goalie that keeps going down, the shooter start going to the top ,and there is alot of room there,,,,,,,,,, one last thing LEARN the ANGLES,, if the goalie knows the angles, he can stand on his/her feet and will not have to move to stopp the majority of shots, there ive save you a couple of hundred of bucks or so,,,,, heck i should start the clinic seen

I say just find some open ice, and get some players to shoot on you. From all different angles, and all different kinds of situations.

Read the thread on Roseau. . . . ice time, ice time, ice time. . . . . that is fun, fun, fun. . . . instead of going to super instructor school of goaltending, think about ways for your kid to spend time on the ice taking pucks where no coach is yelling about stay up, go down, move out. . . kids will figure it out when there buddies take 'em to school!!

If you ever have a chance to go to Steve Carroll goalie school I would jump at it. Usually a good ratio of instructors to goalies and solid on basics which is what most goalies have problems with as is. Cheap and affordable for just about anyone and I had a blast there when I was in squirts up through bantams.