Comments on: 4 Things Coaches Do to Harm a Goaltender’s Mental Game (without knowing it)! http://www.coachchic.com/4-things-coaches-do-to-harm-a-goaltenders-mental-game-without-knowing-it/ The place to come for REAL results! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Todd Jacobson http://www.coachchic.com/4-things-coaches-do-to-harm-a-goaltenders-mental-game-without-knowing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Todd Jacobson Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:52:18 +0000 http://www.coachchic.com/?p=4051#comment-1187 Coach Johnson, Great Article. I'm a high school coach and a goaltending instructor and two stories come to mind reading your article. On pulling a goaltender. 2 seasons ago we won a league championship with two pretty solid goaltenders. We qualified for our state tournament and faced the #1 seed in the first round game. I started my Senior who stole a game against the top team in our league earlier in the year which allowed us to win the league. She gave up a goal early on a shot that handcuffed her, then a second one on a scramble in front and a third goal that was actually kicked in but allowed. All this in the first 6 minutes of the game. I had to make the change. I sent my Junior in to play already down 3-0 on the road in a hostile environment. I knew the Senior was upset on the bench. I waited a minute or two then walked down the bench leaned over and said in her ear "You're one of the main reasons why we are here tonight, you have nothing to hang your head about". After the game while being interviewed by a local newspaper I told the reporter that was the hardest decision I have had to make in 17 years of coaching. I did get a chance to speak with her after the game and she told me I made the right decision taking her out. I also used to tell both of them about two days before the game who was going to start. I felt that a few days notice was good for them to prepare mentally and physically for that specific team. Keep up the good work, Coach J. Coach Johnson, Great Article. I’m a high school coach and a goaltending instructor and two stories come to mind reading your article. On pulling a goaltender. 2 seasons ago we won a league championship with two pretty solid goaltenders. We qualified for our state tournament and faced the #1 seed in the first round game. I started my Senior who stole a game against the top team in our league earlier in the year which allowed us to win the league. She gave up a goal early on a shot that handcuffed her, then a second one on a scramble in front and a third goal that was actually kicked in but allowed. All this in the first 6 minutes of the game. I had to make the change. I sent my Junior in to play already down 3-0 on the road in a hostile environment. I knew the Senior was upset on the bench. I waited a minute or two then walked down the bench leaned over and said in her ear “You’re one of the main reasons why we are here tonight, you have nothing to hang your head about”. After the game while being interviewed by a local newspaper I told the reporter that was the hardest decision I have had to make in 17 years of coaching. I did get a chance to speak with her after the game and she told me I made the right decision taking her out. I also used to tell both of them about two days before the game who was going to start. I felt that a few days notice was good for them to prepare mentally and physically for that specific team.

Keep up the good work,
Coach J.

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