Championship Productions Joe Bertagna-Goaltending Today: Traditional Values Through New Techniques DVD
With Joe Bertagna, Director of the Bertagna Goaltending School, Commissioner of Hockey East, Executive Director of the American Hockey Coaches Association, and former Boston Bruins (NHL) and (delete `94) U.S. Olympic Team goaltending coach; and Mike Morrison, former NHL Goaltender and member of the 1999 NCAA Champs from the University of Maine Black Bears. In this 9-part presentation, legendary goaltender and coach Joe Bertagna incorporates the latest, cutting edge goalie instruction with traditional, time-tested techniques required for success. Starting with the stance, coaches Bertagna and Morrison show how the stance has been affected by newer equipment and technology. To fill the space between the pipes, Bertagna and Morrison demonstrate the most effective stance for dropping into the butterfly position and maintaining a focus on the inside of the skate blades. with the stance established, Bertagna diagrams the traditional 5-hole template of vulnerable shooting areas. Using the "new" stance, Morrison reviews the areas of the net that are the hardest to cover showing why it's important to be able to butterfly and extend. In the blocking segment, Bertagna and Morrison discuss the way today's goalies make saves focusing on the fact that reaction saves have diminished and block saves are increasing. Included are both body position techniques and location tips. You will also see drills that train today's favored blocking techniques. A separate segment focuses on chest shots where the coaches cover trapping techniques along with a high goal shot drill that challenges the goalie with a variety of chest shots. In the "crease movement" segment you will learn to get your goalies to the right place at the right time and under control. This segment includes: 5-cone crease drill to train short precise movements; "C" step instruction with six key phases plus shooting drills for training the "C" step.