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GOALIE DRILL OF THE MONTH We are asking all of our Goaltending Coaches-in-Chief to share one of their favorite drills or small-area games. Here is one of Brian Eklund's favorites. RVH Battle Setup: Two nets are pegged facing each other about 6 feet apart. The shooter starts with the puck on his or her stick behind one of the two nets while the goalie begins protecting one of the posts. Rules: The goalie must guard both nets. The shooter can go at any pace he or she desires and can skate as many laps around the two nets as needed and change directions at any time. The shooter is not allowed to "shoot" the puck in; it must be skated in. The game continues until a goal is scored. Variation: Can be turned into a 2-on-0 with the same rules. Emphasis: This drill really works the goalie's spatial awareness as well as RVH pushes, hip control, behind net play and general compete level. *RVH = Reverse Vertical Horizontal B ET W E E N T H E P I P ES HEADLINE HERE HEADLINE HERE WEBINAR P R E S E N T E D B Y 16 // SEPTEMBER 2020 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM k Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury started the tradition in Las Vegas and the Arizona Jr. Coyotes are keeping it alive in the desert. The Donut of the Month Club is a great way to acknowledge the efforts of youth hockey goalies and their teammates by memorializing the moment in pictures. When a Jr. Coyotes goalie gets a shutout, they get a photo taken with a giant donut to represent the shutout. Mike Nepsa, the director of goaltending and goaltending coach with the Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association, sees the program as a way to create more excitement around the position that will hopefully encourage more youngsters to strap on the pads and get between the pipes. "I thought it was a cool idea to get kids excited about the position and reward them for working hard and getting a shutout," Nepsa said. Goalies and goalie coaches use a precise language to communicate. Here is another term to help parents, coaches and young goalies speak the same language. Reading The Situation: The goalie's ability to recognize what's hap- pening and make two important decisions: where to be positioned and what save selec- tion to make. GOALIE TERMS THAT COUNT SLAM DUNK OF AN IDEA NEW BOOTS ON THE ICE READY TO HELP LOCAL GOALIES USA Hockey has appointed Goalie Coaches-in-Chief for each District who will oversee goaltending development programs in that area. Each District will be represented by a male and female GCIC who will manage try goalie events, provide coaching education, spearhead evaluation efforts and run high performance camps. Every month USA Hockey Magazine will profile a different GCIC. Parents, players and coaches interested in goaltending can find a host of resources at USAHockeyGoaltending.com Designing a drill that allows for goalies to properly prepare for the shot, make the save and recover or completely play out their rebound can be challenging in a team practice setting. To help coaches make every drill great for all of their athletes on the ice, USA Hockey recommends that all drills contain the following elements: • Constant Decision Making • Challenging • Looks like the game • Fun • Repetitions without Repetitiveness DESIGNING A GOALIE DRILL GOALIE COACHES X O O O X