Goalie Skill Challenges

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USA Hockey is proud to bring you a series of goaltending challenges aimed at improving goalie skills and education coaches about goalie drills and training. Participation is free and you can play along any time you wish. Stay tuned in the future for more goalie challenges.

NEW Spring Break Challenge below

Holiday Challenge Contest: The prize portion of this challenge has ended. Click here to see the winners. You can still take the Holiday Challenge to keep improving your skills!


How to play:

  1. Pick a challenge
  2. Download the challenge documents (2)
  3. Follow the instructions in each challenge for the goalie, parents and coach.
  4. Come back to this page after completing the challenge and fill out this online form to let us know you finished the tasks.

ChallengeDocumentsDrills 
Spring Break Challenge

1.Checklist
(Instructions for goalies, parents and coaches as well as the list of drills needed to complete the challenge.)

2.Certificate
(Writable pdf file where parents and coaches can fill in player's name upon completion of the challenge)

1. Umbrella PP Movement

2. Zone Work Butterfly Slide | Video

3. Triggered Cross Body Glove Saves

4. Glove & Tracking One |Video

5. Triple Option Load Drill | Video

Let us know you finished!
Holiday Challenge

1.Checklist

2.Certificate

1. Middle Out Butterfly Slide | Video

2. Off Post Small Shuffle Work | Video

3. Middle Out 2 Puck | Video

4. Butterfly Full Recovery |Video

5. Berard Four Puck

Let us know you finished!
Foundation Building

1.Checklist

2.Certificate

1.Three Puck Movement T-push Video

2.Three Puck Movement Butterfly Slide Video

3.Middle Out Stick Work
Video

4.Triggered Movement Half Butterfly & Stick Saves

5.Lateral Cut Drill Video

Let us know you finished!
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