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PHOTOS COURTESY OF Rick Murray; Getty Images PURPOSE: The purpose of this drill is to work on a game situation: a quick shot from the slot after the puck is passed out from behind the goal line. SETUP: One shooter (or coach), S1, sets up in the corner behind the goal line with a puck. A second shooter, S2, moves around in the slot area. The goalie starts the drill on the goal post. DRILL: The drill starts with a pass from S1 to S2 who shoots the puck quickly on net. The goalie moves to the top of their crease on angle to the puck and attempts to make the save and control the rebound. Both shooters go to the net to play rebounds. The drill continues until there is a goal, the goalie covers the puck or the rebound is directed out of the slot area. The next repetition starts in the opposite corner. TEACHING POINTS: 1) The goalie should scan the ice from the goal post to see where S2 is located so he or she knows where to move. 2) The goalie should complete his or her movement and set their feet before the shot is taken. VARIATION: If there are two or more goalies in the drill, a goalie can be used as S1. To make the drill more fun, the goalie can be assigned a point for every save or rebound directed out of the slot area, and the shooters get a point for every goal or assist. Whoever gets the most points can pick the next drill (or whatever reward the coach wants to use). B ET W E E N T H E P I P ES WEBINAR P R E S E N T E D B Y 16 // JAN/FEB 2021 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM MURRAY BRINGS PASSION FOR POSITION TO GOALIE COACHING ROLE IF THERE'S ANYTHING RICK MURRAY is more passionate about than goaltending, it's education. So working as the goaltending coach-in-chief for the Southeastern District, he gets to combine both passions into one role. A native of Cochrane, Ontario, Murray first got between the pipes when he was 5 years old. Playing outdoor games on a full ice sheet did not bring much action for goalies, who often stood there shivering in the crease as the play was taking place at the opposite end of the rink. Things got so bad that coaches let Murray wear boots instead of skates to keep his feet warm. He soon graduated to an indoor league and continued playing for his college club team before joining various adult leagues. "All roads lead to beer leagues," Murray says. After receiving his PhD in biology, Murray eventually took a position at Hendrix College, a liberal arts school in Conway, Ark. When his 7-year-old son, Ryan, wanted to play hockey, Murray found a rink in Little Rock, one of two in the state. One year later he was on the board and soon became the president of the association. Still, coaching was in his blood. Murray has more than a decade of experience running coaching clinics, but his passion for the goaltending position never left him. "I think it's the best positions in all sports," he says. "Goaltending incorporates aspects of both team and individual team sports. You're part of a team but you also get a sense of individual accomplishment when you make a save." As a goaltending coach-in-chief, Murray is excited to be on the ground floor of a program to expand educational opportunities not only to young goalies but to coaches across the USA Hockey spectrum. "We've really come a long way when it comes to improving the training and understanding of the position," he says. "I'm just glad to be a part of it." by Harry Thompson Back Door: The area behind the goalie when chal- lenging. The goalie must learn to balance the size of the "back door" vs. the size of the "front door" through "reading the situation." k The Goaltending Coach online module covers the basics in goal- tending coaching and development. Completing this module is mandatory prior to entering the Goaltending Coach Program. Goaltenders and goaltender parents would highly benefit from this module as well. Quick Shot GOALTENDING COACH ONLINE MODULE 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. GOALIE TERMS THAT COUNT GOALIE DRILL OF THE MONTH By Rick Murray S1 S2 The cost is $10 and available at usahockey.com/goaltendingcoachdevelopment