Post on 17-Jul-2020
COACHINGGOALTENDING
TODAY§ Presented for USA Hockey – Fall, 2016
§ By Joe Bertagna, Commissioner, Hockey East Association
§ Director, Bertagna Goaltending and Hockey Schools
§ Former Goaltending Coach, Boston Bruins & U.S. Olympic Team
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAY
• Coach Yourself/Private Guru
• Stay Up and Move Out/Drop
• Stand-Up or Butterfly/”Hybrid”
OLD/NEW WAYS
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAY
• “Down” is the default position. Particularly when the puck is deep
in the zone. (See “the VH” or “Reverse VH.”) Goalies are not
comfortable making saves while standing up.
• Goalies “slide and block” at the expense of “making saves.”
• Playing deeper in the net is preferred. Larger equipment makes
this possible; cuts distance to post after initial shot.
“How is goalie play different today?”
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAY
• It is still about being in proper position.
• It is still about controlling the puck.
• It is still about knowing where the trouble lurks.
• It is still about where and when the play will come to an end.
• It is still about developing a sense of timing.
“How is goalie play the same?”
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Three-Puck Butterfly Push
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Good Angle - Bad Angle
Shooter
Coach(In Corner w/pucks) Pass to one of the shooterswho has a GOOD ANGLE.
Then step over goal line and fire puck low on goaliefrom the BAD ANGLE.
Shooters are rebounders onsecond part of drill.
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAYSCORING SPACE
- TRADITIONAL TARGETS
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAYSCORING SPACE
- UPDATED VERSION
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAYEFFECTS of HALF-ICE PRACTICE on GOALIES
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Example #1Cross Ice
Game
Example #2Cross Ice Game
withNets Back-to-Back
Example #3Nets On Goal LineAdjacent to Crease
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COACHING GOALTENDING TODAYCoach: Avoid These Practice Habits
• Pace of drills does not allow goalie to do entire drill
• Drills all coming STRAIGHT AT goalies (full sheet)
• Few screens or rebounds
• Goalie knows who will shoot and from where and when
• “Guilt and Volume” Method
• Drills with many pucks, each for a second
• Goalie battling confidence and practice consists of
• 1 on 0, 2 on 0, 3 on 0, and Breakout/5 on 0!
• Rarely in actual crease…no pegs…no suitable warm-up
• Practice activities for goalies do not resemble game
action; more specifically, practices do not allow for
problem-specific work to be done.
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ABOUT JOE BERTAGNA• Joe is a native of Arlington, MA, who played goal at, Harvard University,
• in Italy, and for the Milwaukee Admirals.
• He has coached goalies for more than 40 years.
• Among his former campers: Cory Schneider, Stanley Cup winner Mike
Richter, NY Islander goalie Rick DiPietro, former Boston College
goaltender John Muse.
• He has been a college hockey administrator for 35 years.
• He currently resides in Gloucester, MA, with his wife, Kathy, and children
Bobby (20), Joey (18), & Grace (16).
• You can learn more about Joe’s teaching at
his web site: www.bertagnagoaltending.com
• He can be reached at jbertagna@comcast.net.