How Do You Coach Beginning Youth Hockey Goalies?
Playing the position of goalie in any sport is very demanding and unique. Even though you are still part of a team, at times a goalie will look and feel like that they are on an island alone. For beginning youth goalies this is a critical time; the right, patient coach can make all the difference. Read on to learn how to be that coach. Even if your understanding of hockey, or even goaltending is excellent, you must remember you are instructing new youth goalies. So hit the local library for books about just that, coaching youth hockey, to get ideas on how to effectively communicate your knowledge. The internet is also a virtually limitless source of information. Change up your search to pull up different perspectives. Try searching “coaching youth hockey”; then modify it to “coaching youth hockey goalies,” or even “goalie techniques.” “Welcome” your new goalies to the position. Let them know how valuable they will be to the team. Unfortunately in Youth Hockey coaches will sometimes put
