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MESSAGE ON STYLE

At GDI, we believe that each goaltender has a unique approach to the position. While goaltending encompasses a vast array of technical, physiological and psychological inputs, each goaltender assembles a distinct bundle of performance assets.

When working with a goaltending client, our emphasis is to work within the confines of each client's approach. While there are fundamentals that must be instilled in any approach, and at all levels of play, GDI believes in working within the context of the specific athlete's game.

Why do we take this approach?

Goaltending style is a journey.

As a goaltending athlete progresses through a career, countless unique experiences are implanted upon this player's mind. Through these experiences, the goaltender begins to build an approach. This approach combines these experiences with core fundamentals and the individual's distinct strengths and limitations.

During a GDI Consulting experience, athletes will seek to hone, refine and repackage this distinct approach. A combination of technical enhancements and physiological guidance (where necessary) will, in turn, drive one's psychological game forward. That's right, performance gains require a multi-faceted approach - technical, physiological, psychological - which is a hallmark of GDI and a sure-fire method of fast tracking your game.

At GDI, we are committed to performance enhancement. These enhancements occur within the context of an already established goaltending approach.

FEATURES  [Back to top]

The Driving Force behind GDI
Ian Clark is the writer of From the Crease and is a recognized consultant by professional, major junior, and NCAA goaltenders. He has demonstrated an ability to move goalies along a rapid course of development to the highest levels of the game and has an innate ability to break down the most complex skills into manageable increments.

Sophisticated Skill Development
Bring the most up-to-date and successful approaches into your game. Develop sophisticated shot preparation skills, enhance the control and precision of your first save thus building superior puck control and recovery systems, improve body position ensuring compactness and width, gain more dynamic post-save response and the ability to re-occupy space with seamless movement.

Comprehensive Pre-event Analysis
GDI will provide a total analysis based upon submitted video footage. Pre-event report of strength and weakness will be submitted to the athlete (and client, if different than the athlete) for review prior to on-ice activity.

Athlete-Specific Drills
Drills will be designed on the basis of each goaltender's specific needs. Following the pre-event analysis, GDI staff will formulate the drills necessary to progressively implement the desired skill improvements. One-on-one Skill Development Sessions

The maximum number of goalies on the ice will be two. These two participants will be matched by skill level and will operate independently at each end of the ice. Ian Clark (with assistants) will provide the on-ice tutelage and will rotate between the two ends ensuring correct drill structure and proper execution of positioning, tactics, and techniques by the athletes.

Daily Confined-Space Power Skating
Position-specific movement drives the attainment of optimal positions. Given the confined nature of goaltender movement the speed and coordination of one's feet plays an integral role in achieving optimal position targets. Agility work in this area will further enhance the athlete's game and dovetail with the specialized one-on-one tutelage.

Post-event Analysis and Action Plan
Following completion of the program, the athlete will be given a post-event analysis and action plan for further development. This will detail critical areas necessary to drive performance forward along with suggestions on how this might be achieved as a personal action plan.

Post-event Mentoring and Follow Up
In addition to the post-event analysis, GDI can provide mentoring and videotape analysis in the next hockey season for additional fees.

STRUCTURE  [Back to top]

Each day includes the following events:
• 2 on-ice personalized skill training sessions with Ian Clark designed to pinpoint and correct key areas of the athlete's game
• An additional confined-space power skating session to enhance foot speed and positional agility
• Time allotment and facilities supplied to fulfill fitness-training requirements

In addition, each athlete receives the following components:
• 1 pre-event analysis and report (based upon submitted video tape footage)
• 1 post-event analysis, assessment, and action plan for further improvement (to be received by client no more than 14 days after the completion of the program)
• Season-long maintenance which includes video assessments and telephone conferencing at the discretion of the client.

DATES, FEES, LOCATIONS and CONDITIONS  [Back to top]
For up to date information pertaining to dates, fees, location and conditions please download the current-year PDF brochure here