GDI-trained technique, real skating development, and 10,000+ hours of clinical mental performance tools. In Muskegon, MI. Sundays.
Technical drills matter. But they don't account for how to anticipate and respond to an unpredictable play — or how the system of players around you shapes your positioning and decision-making in the moment.
How do the experiences happening in a game shape our thoughts in real time? What are we thinking about when the puck is at the far end of the ice? How do we get our body into a comfortable, ready space — so we can respond to a play instead of reacting to it?
Skating is the #1 foundation of elite goaltending. Most programs prioritize read-and-react drills without building the athletic base that makes those reads possible.
Goaltending doesn't happen in isolation. How you partner with your defensemen, how you read team structure — this is trainable. Almost nobody teaches it.
Skating is everything. Before reads, before positioning — we build the physical tools that make every other skill possible. Edges, quickness, and explosive movement on and off ice.
Trained alongside Matt Millar (GDI — later coached the LA Kings), we apply proven structural goaltending principles: angles, depth, post integration, and reading shots through traffic.
With 10,000+ hours as a licensed therapist (LMFT, LCSW), we use CBT tools, thought-stopping techniques, SMART goal planning, and sleep health science to sharpen your game from the inside out.
What are your goals? What are your strengths? What do you want to see change in your game?
Sunday evenings, flexible times. On-ice or plastic ice — your choice. Mental performance work is built into every session, no extra charge.
Skills sessions, CBT worksheets, skating drills, sleep health.
We track progress together and keep building. Goalies may record their session and request specific feedback drills to develop between sessions.
Elite development shouldn't require an elite budget. Every session is intentionally priced so any goaltender can access real coaching.
50 minutes of focused on-ice or plastic-ice work — technique, angles, reads, and positioning. GDI-based structure built around your specific strengths and growth areas. Closes with an optional 10-minute mental performance debrief. Available at Lakeshore Ice Arena (4470 Airline Rd) or Trinity Health Arena (470 W. Western Ave), Muskegon.
Bring a second goalie and split the cost — same 50-minute structure, same individual attention, same optional mental debrief at the end. A great option for teammates or training partners who want quality coaching without the full solo price.
Skating is the foundation everything else is built on. Pure movement — edges, transitions, butterfly recovery, and crease quickness. Done on plastic ice (Mon–Thurs 8–9PM, Sundays 7–9PM). Plastic ice rental is included in the session fee — no extra ice costs.
How do your goaltender and defensemen actually work together? This session breaks down D-zone systems, coverage reads, and goalie-D communication — the stuff that turns a good defensive unit into an airtight one. Available for coaches, teams, or individual D-zone pairings.
Whether you're a men's league goalie, a mite squaring up to their first breakaway, or someone chasing the next level — we figure it out together. I want to know how you see the game, what's working, what's frustrating, and where you want to go.
I played NCAA Division III at Bethel University, where Matt Millar was my goalie coach before he went on to the LA Kings. Before that, Carl Howell coached me here in Muskegon from 2002 to 2006. I joined Matt's staff at GDI as a lead instructor in 2007 and 2008. Since then I've coached goalies in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Quebec — working with players from across both countries — including with FHIT Hockey in St. Paul, and up to the NAHL level.
I'm also a licensed therapist with over 10,000 clinical hours and training in family therapy and clinical social work. That background opens up a side of goaltending most coaching ignores — sleep and how it shapes reaction time, breath work you can actually use mid-game, how anticipation gets built, how the way you frame a goal against changes what you do on the next shot. The athletic side of the position is the foundation. The mental side is where the real edge lives.
