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Ron
Mays was the goaltending coach with the Niagara Ice Dogs (formerly
Mississauga Ice Dogs) of the Ontario Hockey League for six seasons.
Ron’s contribution helped seven former Ice Dogs goaltenders move on to
pro hockey (David Shantz, Doug Groenestege, Miguel Beaudry, Matt
Harpwood,
Michael Ouzas, Kyle Knechtel, Sebastian Dahm) after their junior careers
were completed.
At the
conclusion of the 2007/2008 OHL season, Ron left the organization to
form Pro Goal Athlete Management (www.progoalam.com), in conjunction
with former Ice Dogs scout Rick Brasil. Pro Goal is an athlete
management company that specializes in the representation of hockey
goaltenders.
Ron
Mays’ coaching credentials are second to none. An Advanced II
certified coach in Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program,
Ron also possesses a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology, making him
one of only a few goaltending coaches in the world to earn this
distinction. Ron is not only an expert in the physical,
technical and tactical component of the goaltending position, his
sport psychology background allows him to help goaltenders develop
the extremely important and yet often neglected, psychological
component of the goaltending position.
Ron is
also the author of four best-selling books on goaltending and the
producer of a three volume DVD series entitled Between the Pipes:
The Ultimate Instructional Resource for Goaltenders which was
released in October, 2003.
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