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Originally Posted by gl35
For me, one of the important posts on this board was when Keeks announced that he was going to play goalie in a beer league so that he could <<try some of the newer things he'd been teaching so that he could get a better understanding of them.>>
(not a direct quote since the post is gone -- but don't get me started on that)
I'm not convinced that training a bunch of "goalie coaches" who've never played the position is a good idea. In fact, we (USAH) may be better off letting kids develop on their own, rather than having a bunch of "book experts" who've never even played the position attempting to do it.
Perhaps the real difference is as simple as Finland having an easier time accepting a socialized development program, whereas the US naturally gravitates toward privatization.
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I don't think trying to break all the bad habitis that they would have learned "on their own" is such a good idea. Maybe it's just different out here in California, where there are a number of decent (and a few really good) goalie coaches, and enough parents willing to get their kids in for regular weekly lessons.