Goaltender Program

CMHA is committed to providing goalie programming and opportunities for the strength of our entire Association. Our goalie program consists of mandated goalie training for U9 through U15C and optional goalie training for U13 A and above. The program begins after Thanksgiving and continues to the end of the season (skipping Halloween and Christmas break). Goalies need to be registered through their Division Coordinator for the weekly sessions. The cost of the mandated training will be billed directly to the teams, so please ensure you register two goalies weekly, from your team.

CMHA Positional Play Policy

Our goaltender position in U9 through U11C is a rotating position to help our goaltenders gain strength and confidence. CMHA provides goalie gear to the team for this purpose. CMHA offers 50% off base registration fees for any goaltenders registered full time U11A and above with their own equipment.

Our U9 to U11 C divisions follow the CMHA Positional Play Goaltender Policy.

CMHA POSITIONAL PLAY GOALTENDING POLICY

Progressive Stepped Development

The foundation of everything goalies learn is based on positional mastery. From Novice aged beginning goalies to pro calibre athletes, all our students are taught to continually work towards improving their positioning skills. Stressing confident positioning is where all goalies start. Once positioning has been understood and demonstrated consistently, our students are ready to start learning the mechanics of stance, movement, challenging shooters, rebound control, playing the puck, and directing play in the defensive end. These are all teachable skills that with our tested training methods have been shown to contribute to the exceptional development of goalies aspiring to raise their game to a higher level.

Attention to Details
Our Instructors are sticklers for details. Details on stance, positioning, holding your stick and other subtleties can mean the difference between the one that got past you and making the winning save. Students are constantly monitored and assessed for their adherence to practicing exactly as the instructors have explained. Long term, we have found that this attention to detail makes our students more aware of the finer points of their game and aids in developing their mental toughness.

Goaltending Instruction: Pro-Formance Goalie School

U9 Goalie Program
***No Clinic February 15, 2024)****

Start Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 (Nov. 30th & January 18 Rescheduled to Feb 29 & March 7))
Last session is Thursday, December 14, 2023
Start Date in New Year: Thursday, January 11, 2024
Last Session for the Season: Thursday, March 7, 2024 (updated)
Time: 4pm-5pm

Location: Planet Ice #3

Each team will have 2 spaces reserved for goaltending instruction. Instruction will be scheduled
at a ratio of 4 to 1. Rotating attendance of two goalies each week from each U9 team will
take place until Christmas. After Christmas break, rotation is not required. The Manager of
each team will fill in the Weekly Goalie Registration sheet to confirm two spots for their team by
Sunday of each week. The goalie who will be in net for the next game should be the goalie
attending the clinic. The program for this division is heavily subsidized by CMHA, so please
ensure these spaces are utilized. Cost is $500 per team and fees will be auto withdrawn from
the team bank account the first week of January.

If additional goalies wish to register and attend weekly, they can, pending space availability.
Cost is an additional $400 per goalie. Equipment available! We highly encourage any players
who might be interested in goaltending to attend out clinics - please email equip@coqmha.org
by the Sunday before, for equipment if needed.

U11/U13/U15 “C” Division Goalie Program
***No Clinic February 15, 2024)****

Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Location: Planet Ice #3

Each C team will have up to two spaces reserved for goaltending instruction. Instruction will be
scheduled at a ratio of 4 to 1. Rotating attendance of two goalies for each week from each U11C team
until Christmas. After Christmas, rotation is not required. The Manager of each team will fill in
the Weekly goalie registration sheet to confirm two spots for their team by Sunday of each
week. This program is subsidized by CMHA so please ensure these spaces are utilized. Cost is $800 for U11C teams (2 goalies required) &
$400 per rostered goalie for U13C & U15C. Fees will be auto withdrawn from the team bank account
the first week in January.

If additional goalies wish to register and attend weekly, they can, pending space availability.
Cost is an additional $400 per goalie. Equipment available! We highly encourage any players
who might be interested in goaltending to attend out clinics - please contact equipment manager
by the Sunday before for equipment if needed - equip@coqmha.org

Rep Goalie Development Program

This year we are looking to attach goalie instructors to all the teams. We feel that having a goalie instructor working with the teams and attending games, to see what each goalie needs to focus on improving. We want to make sure the goalie instructor is the correct fit for the team and the goalies, so we have a variety of instructors available. Austin Caktas, Justin Mulholland, Breanna Holingshead, Jacob Severson, Dom Fritz, and Proformance instructors, are available to work with CMHA's goalies this year. Goalie parents can contact Jordan at dev.coordinator2@coqmha.org if they wish to request a specific goalie coach to work with.

Cost is $2000 per Rep Team U11A-U15A (for each roster goalie they will pay their team $500 for their contribution to the goalie development fee)
Fees will be auto withdrawn from the team bank account
the first week in January.

Update: We will also be running a Rep Goalie Development session after the Winter Break.
Start Date Thursday, January 25, 2024
Last Session for the Season: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Location: Planet Ice #3
Cost is $250 per goalie.Other opportunities for goalies and shooters to work together will be available. The goal is to have the goalies and shooters each get time to improve their skills and then practice what they have learned together.