Loving Life Hockey Goalie development · Falmouth, Maine

Goalie development, Falmouth, Maine

Loving Life Hockey

Live It. Love It. Play It.

Drills, a skills roadmap, and plain advice for young goalies, their parents, and any coach who has to run a goalie station.

Drill Library Skills Roadmap

Drill Library

Twelve 10U goalie drills with rink diagrams, steps, and coaching points. Filter by category, level, or space. Any coach or parent can run them.

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Skills Roadmap

The skills pyramid, the save cycle, where a first or second year goalie fits, and USA Hockey's five rules for a good drill.

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Sunday Night Pickup

Adult pickup at FIC, Sundays at 8:30 PM. Red versus white, twenty skaters, two goalies. Grab a spot for the week.

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How We Build a Goalie

  1. Skate first. Edges, T-pushes, shuffles, and recoveries before anything else.
  2. Track the puck. Eyes lead, head follows, hands second.
  3. Save, then control. The save is step one. Where the rebound goes is step two.
  4. Compete and have fun. Battle for every puck, celebrate every save, leave smiling.

For Goalie Parents

  • Arrive 40 minutes early. The gear takes longer.
  • Cheer effort over results. At this age we count saves and battles, not goals against.
  • Gear fitting or "should my kid try goalie?" questions: grab the goalie coach at the rink.
  • More reading: USA Hockey Goaltending · Goalie Gen

Casco Bay Capitals

This season we coach the Casco Bay Capitals, a 10U Tier IV team in the Casco Bay Hockey House program. Schedule, events, practice plans, and everything families need is on the team site: cascobaycapitals.com.