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I rarely post anymore...but I have to this time. Even if you choose not to utilize the tools that are the poke check and the pad stack, they are still tools you should have in your tool box. I am with Wellsie and Keeks on this one 100%.
I have been fortunate to to work at a great goalie school for the past 7 years. It a school run by a well known man and has been attended by a lot of well known goalies. This school still teaches both of those things along with more common modern techniques. Any goalie that is unwilling to arm himself with the most tools possible to do the job is the goalie who will watching a faceoff at centre ice when the time comes that the tools he needs are missing.
I can also tell you this, of all the elite goalies I have seen (this includes actual elite goalies and goalies who believe in their own mind that they are elite), the ones who complain and say "well my goalie coach says this" or "I never use that" are the ones that never progress to the next level. Ever. Its simply an excuse to be lazy. These are the same goalies who end up saying "I was good enough to make it but it's all politics man". The ones who approach the game with an open and educated mind are often the ones you end up seeing on tv.
What do the old farts know though? Good luck with your high school career. We'll enjoy watching you not stack the pads in 2 years when you're playing against us all in beer league.
Emile
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