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Coach Des-
Thank you so much for the great week of goaltending! Coming
from a small town with a limited hockey program, we’ve
noticed that the goalie tends to get thrown between the pipes
and forgotten. Because of your instruction, Brady kept my
head spinning with all of the movements, positions, etc. that
he learned about each day. He learned A LOT, had a lot of
fun, (and of course, sweat a lot). Your staff should be commended
as well! Brady repeatedly talked about how great all of the
coaches were. He was never lost in a crowd hoping for answers
to his questions; the personal attention he received was good
for all aspects of his game—physical and mental. I can
hardly wait to see him play this winter.
Thanks again!
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| Jill
Anderson |
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Hi Coach Des,
I just wanted to send you a note to thank you for such a
great camp. Dan thoroughly enjoyed the whole week. This was
without a doubt the best goalie camp that Dan has been to.
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| Toni |
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Hey Des,
As matter of fact, one of the two head coaches of the Swedish
National Goalie Development program reflected over SSM, saying
that "apparantly they have a solid goalie program at
the SSM". They now know that the program has a name that
I told him..... Yours.
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| Fredrik |
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Des,
The goalie camp was great.... Mary has been talking about
and applying everything she experienced and learned that week
both on and off the ice, she also has been reviewing the coach
comment boolklet. She had a AAA game last night and I noticed
the difference during and after the game, she truly has become
a better player and person.Thanks also for the bargain from
Elk River to Prodigy, See you next summer! and hopefully a
couple Sundays during season.
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| Kip |
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Coach Des - just a note
as to how impressed I was with the short portion of the Prodigy
camp that I watched this morning at the Ice Gardens. The kids'
focus was really something to behold. I was wondering if my
son Ryan had bit of more than he could handle as I watched the
hard work being done on the ice and the difficult drills, etc.
On the way home he said this is easily the best camp he has
ever attended and it was getting a little easier at least as
compared to how he felt after Monday. He said he is really learning
a lot and he likes the feedback on technique, etc.
Just thought you would like to know. |
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| Paul
Simons |
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| The Goalie Club and Des
Christopher have been a valuable addition to our hockey program
at Shattuck –St. Mary’s. His approach to teaching
the skills for the goaltender position are based on a solid
base of fundamentals which is the same as we have for all of
our players in our program. Our goalies have benefited from
Des and his staff’s time spent with our kids both on and
off the ice. I would recommend The Goalie Club for any goalie
looking for professional instruction, from great people.” |
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| Tom
Ward | Director of Hockey | Shattuck-St.
Mary's School |
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| I would like to tell
you how much your program has help AJ through out the years.
I believe, and he agrees with me, that TGC has helped him to
improve as a goalie. We are impressed with his development and
we are amazed at how well he has preformed this year. Your group
and one-on-one sessions are outstanding! I do not think he could
have become the goalie he is to today without the help of your
program. His team, this year, was on the edge of not making
it to the regional tournament. Their last game of the season
was a do-or-die situation. AJ played out of his head that game
by holding off the other team’s 39 shots and helped win
that game 2 -1. It was amazing to see him actually perform the
techniques that you teach him at TGC. To see him perform the
Kippirsoff (?) and make save after save was the highlight of
my day. His too! |
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| Kevin
K |
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| My son’s experience
with Coach Des and The Goalie Club has been nothing but positive.
Coach Des’ coaching technique and positive attitude have
had quite an effect on Garrett. The last four years that Garrett
has utilized The Goalie Club and Coach Des exclusively, he has
increased his skills and confidence to a level to enable him
to make the Prep team at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School. The
Goalie Club offers goaltenders from all levels of experience
a camp or clinic where they can feel comfortable with their
skills around the others at the camp and a chance to improve
upon those skills. Camps utilize on and off ice activities as
well as video review. The Goalie Club allows you to choose the
student/coach ratio and It offers weekly clinics so you can
continue to fine tune your skills during the season. Most importantly,
it offers you Coach Des, a coach that cares about each goalie
and their development and a coach that will be there on the
ice with your goalie at each and every camp or clinic. |
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| Dave
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| Since I started working
with Coach Des and the TGC staff a few years ago my game has
improved immensely. TGC not only stresses the importance of
the basic fundamentals, but also adds the latest styles and
techniques to make your game as successful as possible. They
accept nothing but your very best, and their passion for the
game will likely rub off on you as well. They also focus on
developing the complete person as much as the complete goaltender,
knowing that your success on the ice starts away from the rink. |
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| Kevin
Murdock | NCAA D1 Minnesota State |
USHL 2008-09 All Star | TGC Prodigy (3 years) |
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| I have been training
exclusively with Coach Des and The Goalie Club since grade school.
From learning the basic fundamentals to advanced situational
play, on and off the ice, Des has helped me develop into the
goaltender I am today. A starting varsity goaltender in high
school, a top performing goaltender in the State High School
Championships, and now playing in the USHL - TGC made it happen
for me! |
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| Tyler
Bruggeman | USHL/NAHL Goaltender | TGC
Prodigy (4 years) |
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| As a parent who has watched
my son between the pipes for the past 13 years I have confidence
in recommending TGC to anyone who is serious about reaching
his or her full goaltending potential. I have seen TCG develop
my son into a complete goalie. They have done this by building
a strong and unique relationship with my son through their personal
training programs and camps. They have helped him understand
the game at a higher level, developed him into a technically
sound goaltender, and have increased his speed, reaction time,
lateral movement and rebound control through their training
on and off the ice. This program has made him a confident goaltender
who has reached his goals of playing Junior A hockey and he
has earned a DI scholarship. He continues to train with TCG
in his effort to be the best goaltender he can be and to strive
for his ultimate goal of tending net at the pro level of hockey.
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| Patty
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at the determined age of 7, declared himself a full-time goalie,
I did what any youth hockey coach would do, I bought a book.
'How hard could it be to teach goaltending anyway' I thought?
Through the next season I learned just how much I did not know
about the complexity of this position. THis is when I began
the search for someone to take over teaching and coaching my
knowledge thirsty net minder. We tried many of the camps and
clinics being offered in the mtro area with various levels of
success. When we found The Goalie Club we knew we finally found
what we were looking for - a place where we could get fundamental
and situational training tailored to his needs; a place we could
return again and again without having to start over with a new
coach. TGC works!" |
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| Brian
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| "Six years ago our
daughter Lauren came home from school and announced that she
wanted to play hockey, as a goalie. She also proclaimed that
her goals were to play D1 and Olympic hockey. Pretty lofty goals
for a 4th grader, especially since we knew very little about
hockey and even less about goaltending! So we sought out training
for her and an education for our family. As luck would have
it, Des Christopher was running a goalie camp in our hometown.
What an incredible experience! That camp gave our daughter the
foundation she needed to pursue her goals. Over the past six
years it has been truly amazing to watch our daughter progress
physically and psychologically by working with Des and The Goalie
Club staff. Their knowledge of this demanding position and their
ability to connect and communicate with our daughter has allowed
her to clearly understand what she must master to progress to
the next level. If your child wants to become the best goaltender
they can be, I strongly urge you to contact Des about joining
The Goalie Club. It has been the best hockey decision we have
made!" |
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| DuWayne
J | Father of Harvard University's Lauren
Joarnt |
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| "TGC offers the
best camps, clinics and instructors around. My daughter always
looks forward to working with coach Des and the TGC staff. Over
the last four years the TGC staff has given her the individual
attention she has needed for her personal growth as a goalie.
The TGC has helped her boost her confidence and improve her
skills both physically and mentally. I can't say enough about
what a great job TGC does. I would recommend TGC to other parents
or goalies. Thank you TGC." |
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| Brian
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| "My son Danny had
been to many goaltender camps, and didn't find one he liked
until he met Des. We've been with Des and his camps, and wouldn't
go anywhere else. Des challenges the goalies to get better,
and encourages them at the same time. He's great on both the
technical and the mental aspects of being a goaltender. We're
happy we've spent so much time with Des and would recommend
his camps to any goaltender that wants to improve." |
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| Bob
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