Pro Tips with Corinne Schroeder

Corinne Schroeder likes to dabble in a little play-by-play announcing, but the PWHL New York goalie is not preparing herself for a second career in broadcasting.

Schroeder uses in-game play calling to stay focused and engaged during games where the play is at the other end of the ice for prolonged stretches. For any goalie that has ever struggled when they’re not seeing a lot of action, it might be worth trying.

“It’s one I typically save for slow games, those ones where you get a handful of shots per period,” Schroeder explained on Episode 251 of the InGoal Radio Podcast. “You’re just trying to stay in it. You’re trying to stay warm. You’re trying to stay engaged. When the puck spends a lot more time in the other zone, that’s where you really got to make sure you’re not wandering in your mind … You don’t to lose focus even for a second because it’s almost an embarrassing when you let in easy goals when you just haven’t been busy.”

It’s something almost every goalie can relate to. For Schroeder, play-by-play can help.