Hockey Academies: InGoal Parent Weighs Pros and Cons

We already had a Goalie Dad doing a question-and-answer style column for us — check them out here — but he is taking a break from writing, so here I am being the responsible one again and taking over for now. In the interest of separation, let’s call this the first of a new InGoal Parent series.

Goalie Parents are a very important part of the goaltending community and have always made up a good percentage of our audience. So many of you send notes saying you listen to the podcast with your sons and daughters while driving to and from the rink or school, and we’re grateful that you share a few minutes of your valuable time with us each week.

I actually had a different debut column ready to roll and then a question came in from another parent with a young goalie at home who is about the same age as my son. He wanted to know my opinion on hockey academies for goaltenders. After some back and forth it became clear he was looking at the programs in our province – British Columbia, Canada. It’s a timely question, and one I’ve given a lot of thought to, so change of plans.