Looking for opinions on the best goaltending instruction/instructor available to the GTA!!!

Thanks in advance. No idiot comments please!

Kick save by the goalie offers instruction 1 on 1 or in practices real good for 12 and under also offers video assesment and independent evaluation. Has my son loving being a goalie and improving weekly.

Franco Canadian

Future Stars

Jim Park

Kay Witemore

Firoz Shaikh

Puk ImdeHed

Fivehole Tender

Puckin muckin

Top 3 in no particular order: Franco Canadian, The Crease, Piero Greco. For goalies 10 and under Jamie McGuire is tops.

What about Elkins?

good but overpriced and poor customer service by leanne. however, her daughter is good eye candy.

Elkins in best at technical instruction. My son always comes out of a week spent there looking so much more confident. Summer program excellent but costly. Unfortunately, since they've gotten big, they've developed a bit of a 'snob' syndrom. Maybe they'll read this and make the appropriate corrections. But there must be a good reason that kids come from all over the world to attend the programs in the summer.

As for Lianne's daughter, I sincerely hope it was a player posting about how she's eye-candy, and not an adult (ew)....if she's 15, I'd be surprized.

my son loves it there but i agree that in the past 2 or 3 years they have faltered as it applies to working with people regarding schedules, getting information, etc, etc.
one of the reasons it attracts people from all over the world is that he and his instructors are good, another reason is due to premium pricing.

Premium pricing is the strategy of consistently pricing at, or near, the high end of the possible price range to help attract status-conscious consumers. A few examples of companies which partake in premium pricing in the marketplace include Rolex and Bentley. People will buy a premium priced product because:

They believe the high price is an indication of good quality;
They believe it to be a sign of self worth - "They are worth it" - It authenticates their success and status - It is a signal to others that they are a member of an exclusive group; and

So now you are a pricing strategist!

yes. i tried coaching youth hockey but i couldnt - lol!

I have been sending my son to Saves Goaltending Academy of Excellence (near Chesswood Arena)for almost 7 years. He has turned into a great AA goalie and I credit them with providing him with the right skills and techniques. Speak to Brad the owner. He will sit down with you and build a plan out for your son. The only things is that most of the instruction is on plastic ice, which I have never had an issue with but some people do. They also do direct to practice sessions and clinics on real ice over Easter, Summer and Christmas. They know their stuff and make it fun for the boys. Last but not least, teach traditional goaltending with modern updates. They do not rely on butterflies like most other schools today. They teach your kid to play like Martin Brodeaur who is a hybrid goalie. Good luck to you and your son.

Son has been to both Elkin and Greco. He prefers Greco. Excellent training and communication with the kids. From a parent standpoint, we like both, however, we like Greco's approach- small class sizes and excellent follow up.

All are amateurs compared to:

Steve McKichan - Future Pro

Isn't Steve the Leaf's goalie coach? 'nuff said.

I have goalie under 10 and someone mentioned Jamie McGuire.Who's he with or how to contact?

McGuire Goaltending out of York University

Thank you

geovanni tirracazzo

5-hole is his specialty

My kid plays AAA in omha never been to goalie school, never played spring or summer hockey, plays summer sports and has a life. To many parents burning kids out.If still playing goal at 13 or 14 then get goaltending instruction. Lauongo started playing goal at 14.

Ron Mays in Oakville,has the most goalies drafted!!!

Agree...Ron Mays is top-notch and works very well with kids.

How about in the east end?

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mazzolie pro goalies

Backyard rink and a thousand pucks a day.

last place team

Steve McIchan who is that?. Didn't he play like 1 or 2 games in the show and now he coaches NHL GOALIES.

Liane at Elkin is probably one of the nicest people I have met in a longtime. Her customer service has been outstanding and she always finds a way to accommodate. The school is very busy so availability is always an issue but that is not her fault. As far as her daughter ...... she is just a child and if you are looking at a 16 year old as eye candy I really hope that you have a daughter and get the chance to have a man address her.

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He's good; go to his site and see what he's produced in such a short time. He also works for an OHL team so he has 3rd party confidence in his work.

Scott Lonsdale is amazing with all age groups

My kid goes to Scott and he and his goalie partner are very pleased with the instruction and environment.

Niagara Region-Ben Vanderklok

Dave Belitski

Jacques Lepetit

JC Petit, some hotshot from the minors

Poke-check!

You guys got this all wrong, Ahkmed by far is the best. Semd him to Ahkmed's School of Bomb Smothering. He guarentees you'll get a bang for your buck.

Elkin's is prob. the best. There is a reason they are the biggest going in the "hockey hotbed" of Canada.

Whoever said Ron Mays actually needs to try taking their kid to him. If there was anyway I could get my money back I would. I got suckered big time by his "train with an OHL goalie coach" tag line. Should be pay for an hour, while your kid trains with an OHL goalie coach for 15 mins and 7 of those 15 mins are spent listening to him pump his book sales. Total waste of time.

Crease not bad, but facility sucks. Once you have gone a couple of times, you have learned as much as they have to teach on that surface. Might be worth having them out to your practice, if you can get Boo.

Varsity program is pretty good, if you get a night when Mike Torchia is a) there and b) willing to stay on the ice the whole time. Quality of instruction really drops off after him.

Mike locicero out of future stars ............

Elkin's is best

canadian goaltending acadamy in barrie,Ray is tough but respected by kids of all ages,Mike shows them all the techniques pro style (ex-nhl'er) as well as being Cristabal Huet's coach.Try and find a better duo to coach your kids

Stay away from Varsity for anything. The instructors there are just putting in time. Goalies, power skating, whatever. Go ANYWHERE else.

Lonsdale is amazing all right.....amazing at taking your money and never being seen again.

The shooting range at Elkin's is worth a try. You can book one lesson and see if you like it. Bill who is the instructor at the range is really good.

WTF you talking about with Lonsdale? My kid has had nothing but a good experience with him.

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I think like everything not everyone has a good experience with everyone. From what I seen of Lonsdale he is great with older kids but has no patience for the younger ones

Agreed about the above on Lonsdale, although I wouldn't say great with older kids, but def. much better at dealing with the older than the younger. If your kid is 12 or under, Scotty is not the coach you want. Also we had trouble due to the skill level (AA). Older A level would be his place.

belitski elite goaltending

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Pucks pucks pucks and more pucks, last place team and 1000 pucks a day on the back yard rink with who ever will shoot them. Cheaper and more effective.

Have fun

Block-la-Puck

not happy with scott

Goaltending is an art. You either have it or you don't. It can be refined and tweaked, but it cannot be taught. Any true value would be in critiquing game situations.

3:03pm YOU ARE AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

best instructor was bunny larogue

quote:
Goaltending is an art. You either have it or you don't. It can be refined and tweaked, but it cannot be taught. Any true value would be in critiquing game situations :


very true !

there are goalies and kids who are trying to be goalies. The good ones act on instinct and without thinking, the kids who try to be goalies will have think about and are much slower and weaker.


Its the same difference between game goalies and tryout goalies.

Piero Greco

i agree its in your dna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and if its not you can't stop pucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lol

I here ya

we had a goalie who looked stunning in tryouts but fell flat in games, dad had him in tons of goalie schools but he just wasn't a goalie ( but dad was hmmmmmm)

If you do not have some natural ability, all the goalie training in the world will not help you.

If you do have some natural talent or ability, you need to have quality consistant intruction to improve & refine your game.

Franco Canadian's Saturday night clinics are a waste of time, to many goalies on the ice and by the time you have a flood, strech at the start & the end of the session & with 3 goalies per net you are lucky if you get 15 minutes of actual instruction, all for $60.00

3:03 here.

4:32 thinks I am an idiot.

Thanks to the others for your support. The fundamentals of this crazy position in hockey are genetic. No high priced coach can teach it....but they can help refine it. Guess I will be called a retard next by the N54 crowd.

You are a retard!

JD Petit Goaltending School is pretty good...here's his promo video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywv_JCyolU

thanks idiot

You're welcome

MOE DA GOLER from the EAST END IS THE BEST

take it to the bank

tough enough that most parents never played the game, let alone rep but want to have their say....and then add goalkeeping to the mix......I would NOT want to be a kid in Maple wantin