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@@hockeyalley1 its not my shop or name and it’s nothing to do with me. It is just a facility I use. Nothing I can help you with. Sorry.

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltendingwho should I reach out to. I see the Hockey Alley name on your TH-cam.

@@hockeyalley1 Base Hockey Alley is no more. Its now Slapshot Alley. Not sure who to reach considering it went out of business.

@@jimdingley565 I would suggest controlling Depth and your Gap. (See videos 1 & 2 here on Depth) th-cam.com/video/CYFj5VBGA_g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ccSucXL29GQYVsa6 After that it is a matter of watching the shooters stick position to know if they can shoot or deke or both. And after that it is an exercise in patience.

@@chadhosegood I opened it up as big as I could using a thin flat head screwdriver I managed to get the spring to slide back into place. It was not easy but I managed to get it back after some frustrating moments. The finer your screwdriver the easier it will be, I tried to hook it on the silver part of the buckle to maintain the leverage. Good luck with it as I remember it was rather frustrating to get it

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending thank you

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending oh my spring is in the same place as my other skate it still won’t close the buckle I have no clue what is going on

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending problem solved mine was upside down buckle lol

@@C.S-sj9uf definately bringing back memories of when I started with the old school D&R Deer Hair pads and the two piece chesty made of leather and felt now. Back when we strapped everything on as tight as we could just to keep it in place. But what you are asking might be a lengthy answer so bare with me here. (Deep breath) So old school was more stand up, we made skate saves and rarely went down on one leg let alone both. Thus we never had impacts to our knees and the only time we were really exposed (in terms of lack of padding) was when we did not face the shot, say from the corner or really sharp angles. And yes I get it as to why one might think we needed padding on the “outside of our legs”. Well today’s new style aka “butterfly” style pads work a lot differently. They are designed to rotate around our legs when we go down or go “butterfly” (two wings/legs spread out). In order to get the pads to rotate around our legs the new style pads are worn much much looser and the toe ties are offset to among other things, pull the pad back straight. Now if the pad rotates around our legs as we go down it exposes our inner knees to the ice, so the pad companies came up with knee blocks to land on. Sometimes these pads are referred to as landing blocks, they are essentially a large stable surface to put our knees snd a majority of our weight on. Our toe ties are there to straighten out our pads and give us a way to control the lower part of the pad. But if the toe tie is to far to the outer side of the pad it puts undue or excess strain on our knees and ligaments and/or muscles all thru out our legs. This may cause issues or even injuries, thus moving the toe ties to the inner part of the pad, we change the angle of the hip flexors, knees and ankle to alleviate much of these problems. Now a key advantage to the butterfly system is that once we are down in the butterfly and our pads have rotated into a more upright position, the goalie can still move. Ie) butterfly slide. But in order to make this movement more balanced, controlled and easier the manufacturers placed more “padding” in the inside of the shin area. This part is often called the slide stabilizer or stabilizer. While it’s easy to mistake it for “padding” it is not really designed to stop puck but more to help in movements. Now that the pads are “standing up” (butterfly) while we are in effect kneeling on the knee blocks, there are very few instances where the goalie will find the leg exposed even when facing sharp angled shots. The pad “face” is usually between our shins and the puck, or facing the puck. In the rare event that my padding is not facing the puck, it is eliminated to points where a shooter usually doesn’t get too much strength on his or her shot. The only places i run into these lack of out or back leg padding problems is standing up or hugging my post, or when I slide past my posts while the puck ends up behind the goal line, leading to players trying to bank the puck in of my exposed leg. Hope this answers the question. If not just reply with “more” and I will try to find time for a short about this topic.

@@jimdingley565 tie the pinky pockets leather straps up to hold a set position for your pinky. A tight wrist strap is a must but due to hockey gloves protection and different construction. The wrist strap is what holds the glove on for us goalies. The other fingers must be loose to allow the fingers to slide up and down in the finger slots as we open and close the glove. Maybe pull the thumb strap a little tighter as well might make it feel like your hand is more secure in your glove. I think I have a short video on glove set up.

@@jimdingley565 here is the video on glove setup th-cam.com/users/shortsCM03a1CcyRA?si=Gfkuau7Qr49NwN5y

@@jimdingley565 everything is done on a line from the center of the cross bar. From there imagine a line to the puck, you must be on that line to have correct “angle”, next you have to be square to the puck, or feet evenly spaced on either side of this line and both feet are the same distance from the crease or ringette crease. This would give you squareness and proper angle, now you can add depth. If this is done correctly you would now be in proper position. As for how to reference if you are in the center or on the imaginary line, goalies use a few visual cues. First would be “Landmarks” (see my video on this) and the other is using peripheral vision to see if both our feet are equal distance from or on the blue or red crease markings and centred on the puck. As for the “rule of staying in the centre of the net” I am not sure what you mean ? Again we want to be on that imaginary line from the center of the net to the puck but if we add depth and anticipation or plays developing we may change the positioning a bit. Ie) overlap vs RVH or VH. We DO NOT want to be in the center of the net with no depth when the shooter is coming down a wing or something. Not entirely sure what you are asking in that last question. Watch my videos on angle, depth, and landmarks and combine all three ?

@@jimdingley565 th-cam.com/video/CYFj5VBGA_g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=kbk1oWAodeeoupOB

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@@jimdingley565 here is the land mark video th-cam.com/video/Cxw4x8CYRYg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WAPfFDOs1WCLeqcS

@@jimdingley565 and here is the depth video th-cam.com/video/CYFj5VBGA_g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gw6GgW_kH1zVHe8f

@@MacFrazier thanks glad you like it so much. I have been busy trying to get myself healthy enough to play again so I havent had time to work at it as much. Need to create more and post more to make things grow and unfortunately it has taken a back seat for now. Soon tho !

@@olgawitschkowski glad you are enjoying the content. More will come eventually.

Yeah hope that works. With Roller you could always do a toe tie lace to the last loop in your skate laces just above the toe caps. Might work but the pad might sit too high, maybe try a few different lengths to adjust how high the pad is sitting of the playing surface. I did once see a small loop (bolted) on the front of a skate for toe ties. But I did not look close enough to give a recommendation as roller is not very popular here in Canada. Maybe clip the toe ties to your lace thru a small loop lower down on the chassis to “blend” these two ?

Maybe stretchy toe ties would help with this ? I run PROLace elastic toe ties as my hyperlites would not rotate back to my liking. Another option might be offset toe ties

By “flicking your toes” I am referring to extending the foot and pointing the toes to get every last bit of strength available to get a strong push. I can push with my leg by straightening the thigh and knee joints but that is 80-90% of the power available. By pointing my toes like a ballerina or as if I am trying to stand on my tippy toes I am extending my entire leg the max amount I can. This means I am using it to 100% of the available power and motion. I refer to it as “flicking the toes” because its the last step in the push before you recover. And to recover its a quick tuck of the toes back under putting the blade flat on the ice again before pulling the entire leg back. This quick motion of the toes is a “flick” to me. Lol (all coaches seem to have their own language, sorry for the confusion) If you have dull skates this motion doesn’t mean much because you can shuffle very easily. Now if you run very sharp skates like me (3/8 HI Edge with a slant of 6-8 mm ie:very aggressive) it is much harder to shuffle so you need all the power you can muster, and this small detail quickly becomes important. In the end you want small explosive movements so you can be set as long as possible. So sharp skates let you stop quickly and transfer power more efficiently but require stronger pushes to move. Hence getting everything out of your pushes.

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending I see that now. There is an extra gear in the toes. I’m doing it on a slide board every day until I get back on ice in mid July.

Thanks so much. Glad everyone like this video.

Yoga is a must ! Then I would do core and legs above all else. I tailor my workouts just to be well balanced and to build speed and endurance. I’m no strength and conditioning coach but as I have aged I work out to strengthen muscles that are not used in hockey as much to avoid injury and muscle imbalances.

I’m showing that you don’t need your pads very tight at all. You can see how much my whole pad wiggles to allow it to rotate freely and easily. My pads do not restrict my movements, even when stretching. I run bungee lace toe ties as I found my pads need a little pull to return to a position I like. If you run laces I recommend 3-4 fingers worth of knots between pads and skates. Your toes should be able to touch the ice and wiggle with little or no resistance. So NO they are not tight and secure at the toes, they are fairly loose.

Landmarks are there to stop us from over moving and to help us with being square as well as running drills to replicate plays. When a player moves with the puck, in some cases, we can move from landmark to landmark while relying on our body and our arms or legs reach to cover the net when the shooter is between landmarks. Thus we can hopefully stay “set” for longer and be patient. This will help minimize some movements. But as you get to better players and higher levels we swap the land marks to merely references to double check we are square. High level players require smaller find movements at all times. They are basically guide lines for certain things you should or should NOT do in certain areas of play as well. It’s just like good players have the ice divided into place where you should do A, B, or C and in another area only C, D & F ! We also use landmarks to run drills so a goalie has something to fix their eyes on and target or rotate towards. This also gives us an idea on how much depth we need given where the landmark/imaginary puck is. Most landmarks are conveniently located in areas where we have some general rules to apply. So if the landmark is blue-line/boards it represents the Oppositions D man keeping the puck in or maybe receiving a ring around puck. Thus when we do a drill we have a visual reference to lock onto that allows us to “aim” at something. Then orders of movement has a focus spot and things will come together. Plus we should know to be outside the Blue Paint. Same as if the landmark is the face-off dot to the left or right. We get a general feel for the depth we should have in a given area, and hopefully some visual cues as well to double check we are square and of correct depth. So be it a drill or an actual face off in the defensive zone I have been visualizing and “practicing this position so it should be more “intuitive” or natural for me to perform correctly.

If its still not clear I will gladly put it on the list for the next video taping session I do. Breakaways - deeper explanation of landmarks - the house zone - butterfly & depth These are on my list for the next time I can find time to film & edit

Hehehe the star doing a chameo ?

We all have things to fix. Just have to be humble enough to admit it. I’m fighting over moving and leading the puck right now. Hence no videos lately. Always something to work on when you obsess over something you love

Glad to hear. I started them as a resource for when I was a volunteer coach and its a good side project for me

No summer camps but I will try to do a little playlist on stopping the puck behind the net and what to do after that.

That sounds like a great topic. I’ll try and get to this topic and another suggested by another viewer soon. Thanks so much for the support and suggestion. Also please remind yourself & your 10 yr old its ok to be scored on at this age, its all about good habits and working on things. There is such a thing as good goals against, given the right setup and plays anyone, even someone well below the others skill level, can score a good goal. So really having bad defence can be a blessing for workload, development and mental fortitude.

Hmm never even noticed till now. Funny and cute but hey at least he/she is trying and learning

How tall are you ? It makes a huge difference. My rule of thumb is blocking butterfly is only for when we can not see the shot and know its coming or there is threat of a tip or something. The rest if I do butterfly tends to be reactive. It’s a good topic tho. I’ll try to make a video on this !

Thanks @@CoachJohnnyGoaltending I'm 5 8 I rarely ever get beat over the shoulders when I butterfly so I suspect I'm usually out too far.

Glad you liked it!

Happy to help out your team when it helps my team LOL. But gotta love Tristan Jarry too, he is a Greater Vancouver product.

Still ? As of yesterday Jan 22nd 2023 were Canucks not in 1st Overall ?

Yeah true but he continued to play his heart out and didn't give up. Be positive with ones self in net. There are things such as good goals.

Trust that steering wheel (center of your blade) let it lead and it will correct a lot of problems. Pair that with “Orders of Movement “

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending center of my stick blade?

@@booman3138 Yes. As in do a Young Blood strip on your stick and that should always be pointing at the puck. This will control your hands, which in turn, the chest and torso. If anyone reading this too young to know what movie “Young Blood” is then I recommend you watch that, and “Slapshot” plus learn who “The Hanson Brothers” are.

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending thank you

Glad you find it useful. Any other topics you want covered ?

You can do it! It helps so much with ankle strain and knee wear. It feels odd at first but it's so much better with out it.

Yeah there is a hole showing (oops) ! I think it was because I am practicing movements and not just clenching pads for a save. I do have a very wide "flare" when I want to, but I will look out for that more now. A small hole is "ok", or "acceptable" if the knees and knee blocks are still sealed, but not ideal. Thanks for pointing out my errors, now to answer your question. The main things that often the cause of a HOLE between the pads are ...... #1 - Set Up - Pads that are too tight at the toe ties, or knee cradle which can often lead to this problem. The Toe ties can put strain on your knees ankles and hips to reduce how far one can "flare their hips". So when we go down our feet are forced more behind us leading to the tops of our pads separating. #2 - Lack Of Flexibility - It can be related to #1 or completely separate. Maybe we just lack the Hip Flexor flexibility to flare our heels out wide enough to force the tops of the pads together. Or the hip flexor is limited in rotation when we are trying to squeeze our knees together. #3 - Soft or Tight Thigh Pad area - If your pads have a double break or are too tight in the thigh area (and soft) it can sometimes lead to what I refer to as wicket gates. You can seal the hole but the pad is so soft that the puck over powers the pad and passes thru the "wicket gates". #4 - Not Squeezing Hard Enough - As you can see in my video I am not squeezing my knees together hard enough to bring the top of my pads together. Since I know I can and have done it before I know it is not a result of pad set up or flexibility. It might be related to my lack of strength in my groin and abdomen due to past groin injuries and awaiting hernia surgery. But that is just something I will have to work at and I thank you for pointing it out. So basically I am just not "squeezing my knees together" when sliding or after completing a push. When not doing more movements for a workout one should always be squeezing their knees together at the end of a slide or push to eliminate this hole. (do as I say not as I show in this video, I never really really paused in my slides and tensed up properly, my mistake). Sorry about the bad example especially considering that I have a video covering this sort of thing "Why We Keep Our Knees Together" th-cam.com/video/0gdBQsrGTf4/w-d-xo.html

Just Posted another for you ! It goes live at midnight. th-cam.com/video/ddXwnC6u5Wc/w-d-xo.html

Thanks ! Glad you are enjoying these videos, I have more coming ...... as soon as my ribs heal up enough. Dislocated a rib or did damage to my rib cage muscles while playing last week. But don't worry more is coming !

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending hope you heal up quick

That's awesome to hear ! What type of tiles did you gt and how do you feel they preform ?

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending I picked up the Can-Ice Glide masters series. So far its held up quite well in 3 months of usage, but I've been using it less and less because it really dulls my skates (edge is gone after about 3 sessions) and can't be bothered to spend money on constant sharpens. Other than that it's really helped with my skating technique while following your videos. I did a full review of it on my channel if you're interested.

Glad to help out. Hope it helps with everything, but we all still need to practice these skills. I have a playlist on shooting & passing for goalies in case you missed it. Has a few good tips. The other thing that limits our puck passing ability is simply arm strength.

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending good points. I do have scrawny arms. Thanks for the help

Here is a short update for now th-cam.com/video/KcTF0rutmRA/w-d-xo.html

Agreed in some cases. If you have stiff thigh riser on your pads it makes sense, allowing a wider butterfly. But for this specific goalie who does not have the flexibility to have a wide butterfly I am trying to get him to be less holey. Lol. Also as he is an older goalie taking strain off his groin is a good thing. Hopefully allowing him to play longer. But yes they can be slightly apart if you have tall pads or stiff pads or if it works for you. Flexibility is key here and yes stretching daily definitely helps.

@@CoachJohnnyGoaltending I think the type of pads certainly matter. You do get stiffer as you get older so pads with more of a curved rise would be ideal.

Sounds like a good system, think this is why some rinks lean the nets up against the boards. Allows minimal contact with the ice surface for a smoother surface (Us goalies appreciate it on hard rings and dump ins) and gives the Zamboni driver a little more room. The added bonus is the posts are less likely to be full of ice and freeze, making putting the pegs in a lot easier.

Yes I only have one strap at the knee block area, I removed the others as I found the were restraining my movements. I want my gear loose enough that at no point does it restrict my movement or it’s function. I had Vaughns before the Bauers and even then I removed all straps but two. The calf strap that held the sliding block in place and the outer most knee block strap. If I left any straps they were so loose it was merely for aesthetic reasons. This allows my pad to rotate easier for going into butterfly plus it hides any tiny leg movements I do so good players can not take advantage of subtle weight shifts.

Thanks. Wish I had thought of it before posting. Dang next time I’ll try it.

Glad it was helpful!

You’re welcome.

Glad you enjoyed the video and my approach to addressing my weakness. Thanks for the subscribe and the comment(s)