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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
I'm a AA coach here in Cochrane, it's my first year. I was one the ice with the kids last night and we still had 3 goalies trying out. So, I asked the coach which goalies he was going to take, and he admitted that aside from making saves, he doesnt know how else to grade them. I think it's tough for goalies to get a fair shake when they are only evaluated on saves.
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first off congrats on making the commitment to coach at this level.
here are some things that I believe are important:
- shoot on your goalies yourself in practice, don't rip high hard ones, but something that is similar to what they may face in a game - make note of what shots they handle well and their weekenesses
- give them 10 similar shots, then move to another spot and repeat
- watch their effort level and their compete level amongst each other in practice
- listen to how talkative they are in a game situation, they have to help their d-men not get crushed
- watch for shoulder checks, are they looking to see what is going on in the defensive zone, are they anticipating the play
- how do they handle themselves after being scored on, is the a reaction, or clam and cool
- how do they skate and move - are they a flopper like Hasek or smooth like Price
- are the efficient in their moves, or so they slide 2 feet past the post and then have a massive correction on a cross seam play
- can they handle and keep the puck in their glove when needed or do they always drop it
- can they play the puck at all