Off-Ice: Maria Mountain on changing your training as you get older

Maria Mountain is a longtime friend and colleague in the goaltending community – and she is an expert at off-ice training for goalies. Goaltenders are not forwards or defenseman, obviously. The demands on our bodies are very different – so why do we train the same way? We shouldn’t.

Maria releases new training videos for the goalie community all the time, brief snippets of knowledge that you can use to become better on the ice. Today though she has a lengthy video for InGoal Premium members only. She knows you came here because you want more and she has a tonne in today’s post. 

The topic is changing your training as you get older but there is something in here for everyone! Are you loading up on squats in the gym? I sure did when I was younger. Maria will show you what’s better and more goalie specific (no, not doing them in your gear!). She’ll talk to you about functional movement and injury prevention, topics that even our youngest readers should know about.

Honestly – take 15 minutes, grab a coffee, tea or your favorite beverage and listen and watch – you’ll be a better goaltender for it.  Well, you’ll be a more knowledgeable goaltender – you’ll need to put it into action if you want to get better 😉