The Northern Hockey School is continuing to make goalie

development a focus. In the aim of supporting each teams

most important player we are creating the Northern Hockey

School: Goalie Academy. The Goalie Academy is: designed by

goalies, coached by goalies, for goalies. The Northern Hockey

School is teaching a cutting-edge style that will increase

goalie efficiency between the pipes. Our goalies’ balance,

patience, reaction and movement will be tested rigorously

through high repetitions, one-on-one coaching, high quality

shots and game simulations. It is in our philosophy to develop

goalies with an undeniable work ethic and focus on building

and maintaining a proper foundation that will help in our

process of creating the ultimate compact-hybrid goalie.

 

It will be a 3 day program, covering education on pre-practice

and game warm-up, co-ordination training, strength and conditioning, goalie specific stretching, as well as video sessions and of course on-ice coaching. Goalies will each receive an NHS Goalie jersey.

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On-Ice Coaching:

• Max of 5:1 goalie to instructor ratio

• On-ice video analysis

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Technical components:

• Skating/Agility/Balance

• Positioning/Squaring up to Shooter

• Post Seals

• Puck Handling Skills

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