Mike Valley: 10 lessons from career of former Stars goalie coach part 10

Valley’s presentation was part of the WHL / Hockey Canada Goaltending Symposium presented by InGoal Magazine, and thanks to that partnership, we get to share them with our readers. If you haven’t already watched the other nine parts, you can find them by clicking these links:

Part 1: Balancing technique with letting a goalie go out and play

Part 2: Lessons from head coaches: ‘There’s Winning and There’s Misery’

Part 3: Wisdom from Stu Barnes: You Can’t Cheat the Game

Part 4: You Can’t Change the Past, featuring Niklas Backstrom

Part 5: Taking Ownership with Kari Lehtonen

Part 6: Perspective from Rich Peverley

Part 7: The Power of Swagger with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Part 8: Important goalie lessons from a tough NASCAR pit stop

Part 9: Time and Tide Wait for No Man, a lesson from the Navy SEALs

~ Valley’s pro career included playing for nine teams in three leagues over six seasons, including two in Sweden, then one year as an American Hockey League goalie coach under Mitch Korn with the Predators, followed by eight seasons in the NHL with the Stars, first as the goaltending coach and then the director of goaltending development. He has co-authored three books on the position with Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild, founded and sold three other hockey-related companies (Next Testing, AXIS goaltending, and Price Blocks), helped start Network Goaltending (their symposiums start back up this month) and is also currently involved with Elite Goalies, Power Play, a sports agency for coaches, and House of Leaders, which runs a variety of online educational courses, including hockey training, for high school credits. Add all that experience into the relationships Valley has built with leaders from all areas of life and different cultures — from spiritual to martial arts to Navy SEALS and beyond — and the way he’s learned to apply them back to goaltending, and it’s safe to say there are a lot of great lessons he can share with the rest of us. Look for Part 5: Taking Ownership with Kari Lehtonen next week.

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