Pro Tips with Corinne Schroeder
- Corinne Schroeder uses silent play-by-play narration to stay focused during slow games with few shots.
- The technique helps goalies avoid 'wandering in your mind' during prolonged periods when the puck stays in the offensive zone.
- Schroeder transitions from play-by-play narration directly into her pre-shot triggers, such as identifying rush direction and stepping out to cut angles.
- Staying mentally engaged is especially critical because soft goals after long inactive stretches are, in Schroeder's words, 'almost embarrassing.'
- Despite playing six fewer games than top-shot-faced goalies in the PWHL, Schroeder faced the third most shots in the league (451) in her debut season.
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.
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