| Youth hockey coaches spend countless hours going | | | | This single player, the goalie, is the most important on |
| over drills, set plays, power play strategies and penalty | | | | the ice. Without the goalie you lose. If the goalie can't |
| killing. All the players on the team get hours and hours | | | | control rebounds the other team will score a lot. You |
| of coaching except for one position. | | | | lose again. If the goalie does not know what to do with |
| The one position on a youth hockey team that is | | | | the puck when he stops it, you lose again from the |
| neglected is that of the position of the goalie. | | | | other team probably scoring. If your goalie is not using |
| Is it the coach's fault? | | | | the right equipment it will be pretty hard to stop the |
| Yes and No. | | | | puck with any regularity. |
| Yes because the goalie is not getting "coached" in | | | | Coaches should not neglect this position. The coach |
| techniques or new things that come out to help a | | | | should learn as much as possible to help the goalie out. |
| goalie improve his or her game. | | | | The coach should learn all the newest techniques and |
| No because most coaches do not have a clue as to | | | | teach their goalie. This will not only help the player at |
| the new techniques for goalies. They Have all the | | | | this position but also help out the whole team. |
| other players to worry about and the goalie position is | | | | What good is a "team" if you are not coaching the |
| just a single player. | | | | whole team. |