343 Parents: Metrics, Irony, and a new Shot Tracking App

In the Parent Segment, presented by Stop it Goaltending U the App, we look at metrics, Irony, and a new Shot Tracking App.
Okay goalie parents — this one’s for you. And yes, it comes with some irony.
If you’ve listened to InGoal for a while, you know how I feel about traditional goalie stats. Not all shots are created equal. A clear point shot through no traffic and a backdoor one-timer after a seam pass count the same on the scoresheet. One shot. A completely different problem.
That’s why I’ve always said save percentage is a team statistic. Structure, coverage, breakdowns — what happens in front of your goalie shapes that number as much as anything your kid does. Judging a goalie off one game’s save percentage without context just doesn’t make sense.
Which makes this next part funny: I built a shot tracking app. I’d love for your to check it out here.
Here’s why. Parents ask for it constantly. They want to stay engaged during games. So I thought — if we’re going to track shots, let’s do it in a way that reflects what we actually believe.
In fact I called it SAVE TRACKER because let’s focus on the positive.
Yes, it tracks shots, goals, save percentage and game totals. You get emailed game reports, game history, and it works offline in rinks with terrible reception. InGoal members can see their history right inside Membership Central. As a basic tracker, it does everything you’d expect.
But here’s the part that matters.
After every game, you’re prompted to write down one thing you noticed that has nothing to do with the result. Something process-based. Something about their habits, their reads, their compete level, their response after a goal.
Because that’s what your goalie actually needs from you.
Those notes show up in your game report along with a reminder — because I can’t help myself — that numbers without context don’t tell the whole story.
If you want deeper context and true shot quality analysis, I still point people toward tools like SIG’s GameDay app that layer in expected goals and expected save percentage. That’s the most objective performance lens we have right now.
This tracker isn’t trying to replace that. It’s meant to guide parent attention.
It’s completely free to use at the basic level. It’s a web app — not in the app store — but when you save it to your home screen it behaves just like a native app. First five game reports are on us. Members get ten reports per month, which covers most families.
You’ll find it in the Parents section at ingoalmag.com.
Track if you want. Don’t track if you don’t.
But whatever the numbers say after the final buzzer, make sure you can name something your goalie did well — something within their control.
That’s the point.
Let me know what you think: parents at InGoalMag.com