Podcast Segment for Parents #4
The audio segment published here takes you directly to the Parent Segment from this episode.
This week Hutch, Woody and Daren answer a recent question seen on Facebook asking what app people use to track shots on goal – and out answer is not what you might expect.
- Tracking shots on goal as a goalie parent is generally not worth the effort, according to a veteran goalie parent with over 10 years of experience.
- Stop It Goaltending's Gameday app offers expected goals and contextual data, giving parents access to pro-level analytics if they feel they must track.
- Save percentage is a misleading statistic that is frequently misused across youth hockey and in the media.
- Focusing too heavily on save percentage as a goalie parent can create an inaccurate and potentially harmful picture of a young goaltender's performance.
- Raw shot totals mean little without context—quality of shots and game situation matter far more than quantity.
Once again this week Hutch goes a little off the beaten path and doesn’t exactly answer the question posed. In fact after mroe than a decade as a goale parent – and admittedly having tracked shots on goal before – he has come to the conclusion that it’s not really worth doing. He does point out one app that will at least provide some context to the numbers for those who feel they must track. Stop it Goaltending’s Gameday app provides a taste of what pros have access to giving expected goals and other data.
The guys do get into a wide ranging discussion about what’s wrong with save percentage and how misleading it can be and the perils as a parent of getting too focused on it – not to mention how it is so poorly misused in the hockey world including the media.
Listen in and then let us know in the comments below.
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