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Goalie Development
2024 Goalie Development Programs
Keeprs Club (Empire Goaltending):
Back for another season is Chebuctos Keepers Club running Sundays 10:00 am at LIONS Arena.
This year we've teamed up with Empire Goaltending to help run our on ice program. All sign ups will be done through the Gray Jay program portal and will generally be available for sign up 2 weeks prior to the session.
Cost for keepers club will be $30 per session.
To keep supporting opportunities for our U9 Goalies they will have free registration.
Chebucto Minor Hockey Association | GrayJay Pay
Sign up space will be limited. Registration link listed above!
All goalies, committed goalies and those who are still exploring the position, are encouraged to try keepers club for some focused training. This being said, to ensure coaches are able to provide a high level of focused goalie training it's requested that any U9 goalies attending keepers club have a minimum of 2 or more practices in goalie gear and are comfortable moving and dressing in the goalie gear before joining keepers club.
If your player is interested in trying goalie, Chebucto has 4 brand new sets of quick change goalie gear for our U9/U7 groups and several sets of the traditional style gear to use/borrow. Please talk to your coaches about coordinating this. The gear is kept in the equipment room at the lions rink. Once your players meet the above criteria for keepers club and want to join, the gear can be borrowed on Saturday after practice, taken home and used for keepers club Sunday. For now, we're asking gear be returned to the equipment room after keepers club to ensure access for all who are interested.
Empire Goaltending is well recognized in goalie coaching and we're fortunate to have them, for free (in U9). All players interested in the position should make it a point to get in the goalie gear for a few practices and then get out to some Keepers Club sessions, they're hugely beneficial to our young goalies. This will be ongoing for the season, so no rush, or hard feeling if registration fills up or gear is unavailable. Speak to your team coach and they will ensure everyone interested gets a chance.
Any questions please reach out to:
Development@chebuctominorhockey.com