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All on
ice sessions are conducted at the River Oaks Rec Center in Oakville
and the Ice Box in Burlington using the specially designed
goaltender ice pads. These pads feature real ice which allows
us to conduct game-like drills which closely resemble the game
situations goalies encounter during a game.
Each
of our training sessions is semi-private or private with a
student-to-instructor ratio of 2:1 or 1:1. This small group
structure allows us to customize our program to meet the specific
individual needs of each of our students while ensuring that each
student is provided with ample opportunity to enhance their existing
skill level and learn new skills at the same time.
Technical skills are developed through blocked practice where
correct form and technique are essential during each repetition.
Once a strong foundation of technical skills are in place, decision
training drills designed to enhance the goaltender’s cognitive
skills including anticipation, attention, pattern recognition and
memory retrieval are completed.
During
each training session, instructors wear their goalie pads to provide
effective demonstrations to students. Modelling is critical to
the learning process particularly for goaltenders, the vast majority
of whom are visual learners. Effective demonstrations are
impossible when instructors refuse to put their pads on and show the
goaltender how to execute a specific skill with proper technique.
Perhaps most importantly, goalies who train with Ron Mays gain
tremendous confidence in their ability to keep the puck out of their
net due to the skills and knowledge they acquire during training
sessions. These goalies enter games expecting to be successful
because of the tools they have developed, and usually are, as a
result.
At the
Ron Mays Goaltending School we firmly believe that every goaltender
deserves elite level instruction, regardless of their age or
ability. We look forward to helping you take your game to the
next level while gaining maximum enjoyment from our training
sessions.
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