Rep Tryouts: Goaltenders
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The evaluation process for goaltenders during rep tryouts is distinct from that of other players. Specialized goalie evaluators from a goalie development company are brought in to conduct specific skill sessions tailored for goalies. These sessions allow evaluators to assess the goalies’ performance through targeted drills.
Following the skill sessions, goalies participate in scrimmages where both goalie evaluators and the broader evaluation team observe their performance. The number of goalies selected for each team may vary based on several factors, including the overall number of goalies available and their developmental needs. It is important to note that there is no guarantee of two goalies per team, as the current numbers of available goalies are lower than in previous years.
Key takeaways
- Goaltender evaluation differs from player evaluation.
- Specialized goalie evaluators conduct skill sessions.
- Goalies participate in scrimmages for further assessment.
- Team selection depends on the number of goalies and their development.
- No guarantee of two goalies per team due to lower numbers.
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Obviously the goalies are a different animal. Uh, is the process different for goalies and how so and explain that? Yeah, for you goalie parents out there, thank you for, um, having your, your player play goalie. I know it’s not easy, probably more stressful than than any other position. So, um, we do have a, have a process for evaluation with the goalies. It, it differs a little bit from the overall, uh, player evaluation process. So, we’ll have designated, uh, goalie evaluators, so goalie professionals that we bring in from our, our goalie development, uh, company to be able to, uh, first of all, they’ll run a, a session that’s goalie specific, um, a skill session. So just as the players have a, a skill session, the goalies will have a, a skill session where we’ll have, uh, the goalie evaluation team plus the, the other coaches and evaluators watching to see how they perform in, um, goalie drills and goalie skills. And, and then they’ll move into the scrimmages as well. So, we’ll have a goalie evaluator at each of the the scrimmages providing some, some input to the evaluation team that is a little bit more, uh, specific, I guess, to the goalies. And the rest of the evaluation team will obviously watch the goalies. They know goaltending, they know, um, you know, they’re all coaches that, uh, probably live and die with the strength of their goalies, so they’re invested in it. But having that extra professional, uh, layer from a, uh, a goalie, uh, specific evaluator is very helpful, uh, with those discussions. So, and the goalies will flow through the, the scrimmages just as the, as the players will, um, looking at pathways to progress to the teams that they, they want to progress to. Uh, depending on the number of goalies in each division, um, there’s a number of different factors as to how many goalies end up on each of the, of the teams. So, we’ll try and spell that out as much as we can through the process, but some of it is related to where goalies are going to best develop on which teams. So we have to make those, um, decisions as well. So to be clear, there’s, it’s no guarantee that there’s going to be two goalies on every team, just because traditionally that may have been the case. Yeah, exactly. We, our, unfortunately our goalie numbers aren’t as overwhelming as they used to be. Um, spread the word, goalie parents, that we need more, uh, more goalies out there. So it, uh, it does dictate, um, us to manage things a little bit differently, um, on the final goalie numbers on the teams.