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This week Connor and Nathan talk about the playoffs so far and the remaining 4 teams. We also take that into a discussion about goalie tandems and how that approach has changed how goalies are handled.

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111 - The Tandem Goalie Approach and Playoff Talk

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Drill of the Month: In Tight Over Slide Recovery https://truenorthgoaltending.com/goalie-drills/in-tight-over-slide-recovery/

This week Nathan and Connor do a deep dive on dead angles and the overlap. We discuss what it means, why it's useful, when to use it, and when not to.

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110 - Let's Talk About the Overlap

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This week Nathan talks about making the step up to a higher level of play and what that can affect on the ice and mentally. We also do a bit of a dive into the components of a goalie's positioning and the role each component plays.

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109 - What Changes at a Higher Level of Play?

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This week Connor flies solo talking a little bit about playoffs up to this point as well as the importance of shoulder checking. He goes into why it's important and some best practices when performing a shoulder check.

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108 - You Need to Shoulder Check More

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This week we tackle a couple different but similar topics that relate to influential people in a goalie's life doing things that can hinder development. We talk about the tendency of some coaches to force certain techniques that may not work for the goalie in question. We also talk about some things goalie parents do that can also get in the way of their goalie's development.

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107 - How Goalie Parents and Coaches Can Hinder Development

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During our development, we tend to focus a lot of our time and effort on addressing our weaknesses. Although this is valid and something we need to do, there are a few other things to consider and another approach we should devote some of time to. Tune in to hear Nathan explain his take on this subject.

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106 - Don't Focus As Much On Your Weaknesses

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Drill of the Month: Follow the Rebound: https://truenorthgoaltending.com/drills/follow-the-rebound/

This week we tackle the importance of being able to control your body and segment it so different parts of your body are doing different things simultaneously. This greatly helps with being more efficient in the net and having better performance.

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105 - The Importance of Body Control

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This week Nathan is on his own to discuss the concept of "earning your joy." This helps reframe the mindset of our approach to make the daily grind of development easier and to help alleviate the external pressures goalies face.

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104 - Earn Your Joy

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This week Connor flies solo and discusses the topic from our monthly newsletter: why practice goalies struggle in games. We go over the importance of balancing structure and chaos in the development environment and how to help be a better game goalie.

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103 - Why "Practice Goalies" Struggle in Games

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With provincials and tryouts underway in a bunch of areas, we take this week to talk about how you can prep for success. We tackle things like mindset, how to stand out, tips for parents and coaches, and more!

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102 - Prep for Important Tournaments and Tryouts

The DIY Goalie podcast is dedicated to helping hockey goalies improve their on-ice performance.  The show features goalie coaches Nathan Park and Connor Munday who discuss various goaltending topics from on ice tips to systemic goalie development and more.

The show also occasionally features guest interviews such as pro or former pro goalies, experts in mental performance and phone addiction, prominent figures n the goalie community, and more!

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