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The number one way to get a young goalie to the next level is…

Keep them in love with the game!

How do you keep them in love with the game? You keep it fun, you keep them healthy, you teach them to take the lessons sport has to teach from both wins and losses. The first two fall directly within my realm as a hockey strength and conditioning coach – keeping it fun and keeping them healthy.

One of my clients is a forward who was told he was too slow, too small and lacked the hockey sense to play (even at the OHL level). This guy went on to win a Stanley Cup and win the fastest skater distinction at the NHL All-Star game. He recalled a conversation he had with his best friend since childhood. They were talking about their times in youth hockey and his friend was saying something like, “remember how much you hated going to practice when we were kids?” My client was blown away – he was thinking, “No, I loved going to practice – it was the highlight of my day.”