How can hockey goalies improve their skills. What resources are available for goalie coaches. Where to find top-quality goalie camps and training programs. How to access expert goalie coaching and development tools.
The Goalie Coaches Community: Empowering Hockey’s Last Line of Defense
Goalie Coaches has emerged as a powerhouse in the world of hockey goaltending, boasting a community of over 100,000 goalies, parents, and coaches. Their singular focus on goalie training has made them a go-to resource for aspiring netminders and seasoned professionals alike.
With a commitment to growing the position they love, Goalie Coaches offers a comprehensive suite of services:
- Goalie camps across North America
- Business coaching for goalie trainers
- Online training resources
- Social media presence on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat
- A free goalie training app
Elevating Your Game: Goalie Coaches Camps and Programs
For those looking to take their goaltending skills to the next level, Goalie Coaches offers a range of in-person and online options:
Camps
Goalie Coaches runs camps throughout North America, providing hands-on training and personalized instruction. These camps offer goalies the opportunity to work with experienced coaches and refine their techniques in a focused environment.
Online Programs
For those unable to attend in-person camps, Goalie Coaches offers online training programs. Their free app provides basic training resources, while the All Access program grants members direct access to the Goalie Coaches staff and advanced programming.
Gear Reviews and News
Staying up-to-date with the latest goalie equipment is crucial for optimal performance. Goalie Coaches offers comprehensive gear reviews and breaking news to keep netminders informed about the newest innovations in goalie technology.
The Goalie Coaches Team: Expertise and Experience
In early 2020, Goalie Coaches expanded its team with the addition of Wyatt Waselenchuk as the full-time Head Goalie Coach. Waselenchuk brings a wealth of experience to the organization:
- Current Assistant Coach of the Minot Minotauros in the North American Hockey League
- Years of experience coaching goalies at high levels of the game
- Former player in the BCHL, SJHL, and at Minot State University
- National Championship winner and ACHA Division 1 Player of the Year at Minot State
- Three-time ACHA National Championship winner
- Team USA representative at the World University Games in Torino, Italy
Waselenchuk’s expertise and accomplishments further solidify Goalie Coaches’ position as a leader in goaltending development.
Summer 2023 Goalie Camps: Intensive Training Opportunities
Goalie Coaches offers summer camps to help goalies sharpen their skills during the off-season. One notable location for the 2023 summer camps is Whitefish, Montana, with two sessions available:
- July 17th – July 21st, 2023
- July 24th – July 28th, 2023
These camps provide an immersive experience for goalies to focus on their craft and receive expert instruction in a picturesque setting.
The Goalie Coaches Mission: Bridging the Gap in Goaltending Development
At its core, Goalie Coaches is driven by a passion for the position and a desire to give back to the goaltending community. Their mission addresses a critical gap in hockey training:
- Providing access to coaching for goalies who lack it
- Addressing the often-overlooked nature of goalie training in team settings
- Offering resources to both goalies and coaches to improve training methods
By focusing on these areas, Goalie Coaches aims to elevate the standard of goaltending across all levels of hockey.
Resources for Goalies: Comprehensive Training Tools
Goalie Coaches offers a wide array of resources for netminders looking to improve their game:
- Gear reviews to help goalies make informed equipment choices
- On-ice training programs to refine techniques and positioning
- Off-ice training regimens to improve strength, flexibility, and mental preparedness
These resources are designed to provide goalies with a well-rounded approach to their development, addressing all aspects of the position.
Empowering Goalie Coaches: Building and Growing Coaching Businesses
Recognizing the importance of quality coaching, Goalie Coaches also provides resources for aspiring and established goalie coaches:
- Guidance on starting a goalie coaching business
- Strategies for growing an existing coaching practice
- Networking opportunities within the Goalie Coaches community
By supporting coaches, Goalie Coaches aims to increase the availability and quality of goaltending instruction across North America.
Is specialized goalie coaching necessary for hockey teams?
Absolutely. Goaltending is a unique position that requires specialized knowledge and training techniques. Just as quarterbacks in football receive focused coaching, goalies in hockey benefit greatly from dedicated instruction tailored to their specific role on the team.
How often should a goalie participate in specialized training?
The frequency of specialized training can vary depending on the goalie’s age, skill level, and goals. However, most experts recommend that goalies engage in position-specific training at least once a week during the season and more intensively during the off-season. This consistent focus helps reinforce proper techniques and allows for continual skill development.
What are the key components of a comprehensive goalie training program?
A well-rounded goalie training program should include:
- On-ice technical skills (positioning, save techniques, puck handling)
- Off-ice physical conditioning (strength, flexibility, agility)
- Mental preparation and visualization exercises
- Video analysis of game situations and professional goalies
- Equipment management and optimization
The Impact of Technology on Goalie Training
As technology continues to advance, its integration into goalie training has become increasingly important. Goalie Coaches leverages various technological tools to enhance their training programs:
Video Analysis Software
High-speed cameras and advanced software allow coaches to break down a goalie’s movements frame-by-frame, providing detailed insights into technique and identifying areas for improvement.
Virtual Reality Training
Some goalie training programs are beginning to incorporate virtual reality simulations, allowing goalies to practice reading plays and reacting to shots in a controlled, repeatable environment.
Wearable Technology
Sensors embedded in equipment can track a goalie’s movements, providing data on reaction times, save patterns, and physical exertion during games and practices.
Online Learning Platforms
Goalie Coaches’ online programs and app demonstrate the power of digital platforms in making expert instruction accessible to goalies worldwide, regardless of their location or resources.
How has technology changed the approach to goalie development?
Technology has revolutionized goalie training by providing more precise feedback, enabling remote coaching, and offering new ways to practice mental skills. It allows for more personalized training programs based on data-driven insights and gives goalies access to expert instruction that may not be available locally.
The Mental Game: Psychological Preparation for Goaltenders
While physical skills are crucial, the mental aspect of goaltending is equally important. Goalie Coaches recognizes this and incorporates mental training into their programs:
Visualization Techniques
Goalies are taught to mentally rehearse game situations, improving their reaction times and decision-making skills.
Stress Management
Techniques for managing the high-pressure nature of the position are emphasized, helping goalies maintain focus and composure during games.
Confidence Building
Positive self-talk and goal-setting exercises are used to boost goalies’ self-confidence and resilience.
How does mental preparation impact a goalie’s performance?
Mental preparation is crucial for goalies as it enhances focus, reduces anxiety, and improves decision-making under pressure. A mentally prepared goalie is better equipped to handle the ups and downs of a game, maintain consistency, and bounce back from mistakes quickly.
The Future of Goaltending: Trends and Innovations
As the game of hockey evolves, so too does the art of goaltending. Goalie Coaches stays at the forefront of these changes, adapting their training methods to prepare goalies for the future of the sport:
Hybrid Styles
The rigid divide between butterfly and stand-up styles is blurring, with modern goalies adopting a more fluid, adaptive approach to stopping the puck.
Improved Athleticism
Today’s goalies are more athletic than ever, with training programs emphasizing explosive movements, flexibility, and overall fitness.
Puck-Handling Skills
As teams increasingly rely on goalies to act as a third defenseman, puck-handling skills have become a crucial part of goalie development.
Advanced Analytics
The use of data analytics in evaluating goalie performance is growing, influencing both training methods and in-game strategies.
What skills will be most important for goalies in the coming years?
While traditional save-making abilities will always be crucial, future goalies will need to excel in areas such as puck-handling, reading plays, and adapting to different shooting styles. Additionally, the ability to quickly process information and make split-second decisions will become even more important as the game continues to speed up.
Goalie Coaches continues to adapt its programs to address these emerging trends, ensuring that the goalies they train are prepared for the evolving demands of the position.
Goalie Coaches | Online Hockey Goalie Training + Hockey Goalies
Goalie Coaches is a community of 100,000+ hockey goalies, goalie parents, and coaches. We’re committed to just one thing, goalie training.
We run goalie camps all over North America, we train goalie coaches on growing their business, doing everything that we can to grow the position we love.
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GEAR
If it’s new and goalies get a kick out of it, we talk about it. Check out the latest breaking gear news.
The Goalie Coaches team grew at the beginning of 2020, when Wyatt Waselenchuk joined the team as the full time Head Goalie Coach at Goalie Coaches. Wyatt is the current Assistant Coach of the Minot Minotauros in the North American Hockey League, and brings to the Goalie Coaches team years of experience coaching goalies at some of the games highest levels.
Summer 2023 Goalie Camps List
Whitefish, Montana
July 17th – July 21st, 2023 AND July 24th – July 28th, 2023
Whitefish, Montana
To us, this isn’t just another skate. It’s not just another time on the ice. It’s not another shot. Another save.
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We started with a simple mission, to get goalies without access to a coach.. access to a coach.
Simply put, we cannot be everywhere. Too often in this sport, we find that goalies are looked past. Like a quarterback on the gridiron, goalies are critical to a teams success.
So, why do they constantly get ignored?
Resources. Both goalies and those who coach them lack the resources to properly train goalies, so they avoid it altogether.
We’re here to change that, one goalie at a time.
Our favorite part of this business, the goalies. Without hockey goalies, we wouldn’t exist. Goalie Coaches is 100% committed to the development of you, whether you train with us or with another goalie coach.
Goalies, start here.
- Goalie gear reviews.
- On ice goalie training.
- Off ice goalie training.
Our mission here at Goalie Coaches is very simple. To make a dramatic impact on our favorite position in sports and our true life passion.
How can we make an impact? By helping goalie coaches start and grow their coaching business.
Coaches, start here.
- Start a goalie coaching business.
- Grow your goalie coaching business.
About Us | Goalie Coaches
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Wyatt
Waselenchuk
Co-Founder + Director of Goalie Development, Bachleors Degree in Corporate Fitness, Minor in Coaching
Wyatt Waselenchuk oversees all Goalie Development as a Partner at Goalie Coaches. Since 2014, he has made his living coaching goalies throughout the United States and Canada under his personal brand, formerly known as Accel Goaltending.
Aside from running holiday and summer goalie schools, Waselenchuk also coaches at the College and Junior A (NAHL) level in Minot, North Dakota.
In the Spring of 2021, Waselenchuk was announced as the Head Coach of the Minot State Beavers.
Wyatt brings playing experience from time spent in the BCHL, the SJHL, and at Minot State University.
Wyatt would win a National Championship at Minot State, be 1st/2nd team All American in 2013/2014 and is the only player in team history to be named ACHA Division 1 Player of the Year. Waselenchuk has won three ACHA National Championships, all with Minot State, most recently during the 2022-23 season. He also represented Team USA at the World University Games in Torino, Italy.
During the season, Wyatt is the goalie development coordinator with the Minot Hockey Boosters youth organization, where he oversees 20+ goalies each week, providing clinics, team practice visits and private training.
AUSTIN
CAKTAS
Lead On-Ice Instructor, Western Canadian Development Camps
Austin Caktas trains clients privately in British Columbia for goaliecoaches.
com, runs holiday and summer camps in Canada and the United States with over 300 goaltenders each year and currently oversees all goalie development for poco minor hockey. Austin has multiple years playing experience at the junior hockey level as a goaltender (VIJHL). In 2016 after his playing career Austin began working as a goaltender development coach in the lower mainland and has provided services for Coquitlam minor hockey through accel goaltending, 360 goaltending, and now currently with goaliecoaches.com. He has also been an assistant coach at the rep level with Coquitlam minor hockey the past two seasons.
Jamie
Phillips
MS Kineseology, CSCS, Pn1, Owner of Victorum Nutrition
Jamie Phillips is a retired professional goaltender, previously in the Winnipeg Jets Organization. Prior to time spent with the Jets and a professional career overseas, Jamie played Division 1 hockey at Michigan Tech.
Jamie holds an MS in Kineseology, CSCS, Pn1.
He is currently the Goaltender Development Coach at Michigan Tech.
Phillips has worked with hundreds of high performance clients across professional and elite D1, high end Junior levels, as well as athletes and working professionals in a variety of verticals. He specializes in highly customized nutrition planning and coaching, delivering high impact results through elite nutrition.
If you’re interested in working with Jamie, check out his Nutrition Programs on his website.
Jeff
Glass
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Jeff Glass currently plays professional hockey as both goalie and goaltending coach for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL.
Jeff needs no introduction, he brings 15+ years of professional goaltending experience to the table.
Additionally, Jeff Glass trains clients privately through his business Jeff Glass Goaltending.
Connor
Lacouvee
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Connor LaCouvee is in his fourth year of Professional Hockey.
He’s spent time in the AHL, ECHL, and European pro leagues. Before pro, he played division 1 hockey at both Boston University and Minnesota State Mankato.
The Goalie Coaches team is very fortunate to have a goaltending mind like LaCouvee’s, he provides a wealth of experience and knowledge to every one of the goalies that train with us.
Jake
Kielly
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Jake Kielly is currently under contract with the Vancouver Canucks Organization.
Kielly played collegiate hockey and finished his career as a Hobey Baker Finalist at Clarkson University.
Cam
Johnson
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Cam Johnson is a current professional goaltender, formerly played collegiate hockey at UND.
Shea
Tiley
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Shea Tiley is a 2 time National Champion Goaltender at Clarkson University.
Tiley currently plays Professionally with the PWHPA.
Adam
Scheel
Professional Goaltender, Lead Camp Instructor
Adam Scheel is a professional goaltender with the Dallas Stars Organization. Scheel is the all time GAA leader at The University of North Dakota.
About Goalie Coaches
Hi, I’m Tyler.
I’m the guy that started Goalie Coaches.
The original mission of Goalie Coaches has never changed.
To help goalies everywhere get access to the training resources critical to their development.
Since inception, Goalie Coaches has always been about the community in it’s entirety. We’ve been a place for collaboration unlike anything ever before seen in the goaltending world, sharing drills on platforms like our Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook Groups.
Starting in the Summer of 2020, we joined forces with Wyatt Waselenchuk and his brand Accel Goaltending to deliver a series of goalie camps across the United States and Canada.
We’re excited to announce that Wyatt has now joined Goalie Coaches to oversee, develop, and execute in person training programs for goalies in the same format.
It is my personal mission that Goalie Coaches dramatically changes the way that goalies develop. We’re unapologetic for trying new things, for constantly making an effort to push the envelope, to help goalies in ways that nobody ever thought possible.
We continue to impact goalies in these two major ways.
Impact #1: growing goalie businesses
We’re very specific with how we serve the goalie through the growth of goalie businesses. If you’re a goalie coach, or want to start a goalie coaching business, we’ve got a library of resources that will help you A) transition to a full time goalie coach or B) expand your goalie coaching business operations.
Impact #2: training material for goalies
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Where can I follow Goalie Coaches?
Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Group (Goalie Videos), Facebook Group for Goalie Parents, Tik Tok, Youtube, and Snapchat.
Do you guys have a physical location?
While Goalie Coaches is everywhere, Wyatt Waselenchuk, the Director of GC on ice development and Assistant Coach of the Minot Minotauros, is located in North Dakota. Our camps run throughout the United States and Canada every summer. On top of this, we own a gym specifically for video production and in person training in our goalie training programs in Delano, MN called Norsefitt.
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Leonid Slutsky and 9 other most famous goalkeeping coaches
CSKA’s coach Leonid Slutsky, who won the title of champions of Russia with the army team for the second time in a row, once started as a goalkeeper. Sovsport remembers other goalkeepers who have achieved great success in coaching at the end of their playing careers.
CSKA’s mentor Leonid Slutsky, who won the title of champion of Russia with the army team for the second time in a row, once started as a goalkeeper. Sovsport remembers other goalkeepers who achieved great success in coaching after their playing careers.
Leonid Slutsky – the best coach in Russia for the last two years. Photo “Soviet Sport”
Guillermo Eisagirre
Player :1925-1936
Coach :1948-1956
9 0002 Success as a coach: Former Sevilla goalkeeper coached Spain for the first World Cup since World War II. Fourth place at the 1950 World Cup for more than half a century remained the best achievement of the “Red Fury” at the world forum. However, the leaders of Spanish football considered that result not outstanding Eizaguirre was dismissed. The second time he joined the national team at 1955th, having worked with the team for another year.
AymoreMoreira
Player :1931-1945
Coach the keeper, who was called even to the national team), and the coach.
Moreira worked with almost all Brazilian giants and led the country’s national team three times, winning the 1962 World Cup. Upgraded the selesaos formation from 4-2-4 to 4-3-3, pulling Mario Zagalo into midfield. In the 1970s he coached Boavista, Porto and Panathinaikos.
Raymond Gutals
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Player :1940-1957
Coach :1957-1995 900 03
One of the most successful specialists at the end of the last century, when he was a football player, could only boast of playing for local Belgian clubs. Gutals-coach has several record achievements at once. Anderlecht won the Cup Winners’ Cup with him twice (reaching the final of the tournament three times in a row) and twice the European Super Cup. His Marseille became the only French team to win the Champions League. Gutals also had success with the national team – at Euro-72, the Belgian team became the third.
Michael “Lupa” Kadosh
Player :1957-1976
Coach :1976-2013
Israeli football legend.
Three times he became the champion of the country, and each time with a new team. Coached many local clubs. In 1982, he led the modest “Apoel” from Lod to the final of the Israel Cup. Otraka passed away late last month after spending the last year of his life in a wheelchair.
Ricardo Lavolpe
Player :1971-1983
Coach : 1983-2014
In active Lavolpe, victory at the 29178 World Cup as a reserve goalkeeper for the Argentina national team. He began his coaching career in Mexico, where he achieved all his successes. exotic actions and phrases, including smoking on the bench and subsequent skirmish with FIFA representatives.
DinoZoff
Photo Associated Press
Player :1961-1983
Coach :1988-2006
The greatest goalkeeper that all current Serie A gate guards try to equal. He won almost everything that is possible with Juventus and the national team. With the same Juve, for the second time as a coach, he took the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup.
He led the Squadru Azzurra to the final of Euro 2000, where the Italians did not have quite a bit to endure until the end of regular time, and then the penalty shootout.
NigelAtkins
Player :1983-1996
Coach :1993-…
The famous Tranmere and Wigan goalkeeper, ending his career in Wales, took two national championship titles with the local club while playing coach. In 2010, he led Southampton, leading the team first to the Championship, and then to the Premier League. Three years later, he urgently and unsuccessfully tried to save Reading from relegation to the second division.
Bruce Arena
Associated Press Photo
Player :1976
Coach :1996-…
Injuries prevented the American from developing a successful student career into something serious. As a result, Arena became the most successful coach in the history of the US team. On his account is a record for the number of victories, the team’s best performance at the World Cup since 1930 (quarter-final in 2002), the highest ranking of the team in FIFA (fourth place in 2006).
Leonid Slutsky
Player :1989-1990
Coach :2000-…
Played a total of 13 matches for Zvezda from the Volga Gorodishche, having received a domestic (fell from a tree) and severe (open leg fracture) injury. He began his coaching career back in 1993, working with children at Olympia. In 2005, he headed the “Moscow”, bringing it soon to the final of the Cup of Russia. He has been working with CSKA for five years, having won five trophies during this time.
Abel Resino
Player :1979-1996
Coach :2005-2013
Holder of the record “dry” streak for goalkeepers in the top 5 championships (1275 minutes) for Atlético, which lasted until 2009. In the Madrid club, he managed to work not only as a goalkeeping coach and sports director, but also as a head coach. Now he is unemployed.
source: “Soviet Sport”
Mikhail Biryukov Goalkeeping coach of FC Zenit, biography, photo, news
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The best goalkeeper of the USSR in 1984, the long-term captain of Zenit and the idol of Leningrad fans, Biryukov entered the field until the age of 42, and two years later, at the invitation of Yuri Andreyevich Morozov, he entered the blue-white-blue coaching staff.
