The Power Within: Discovering the Path to Elite Goaltending

by Justin Goldman, Mike Valley

ABOUT THE Dallas Stars goaltending coach Mike Valley and USA Hockey goaltending scout Justin Goldman have joined forces to co-author a comprehensive book dedicated to elevating and enhancing your mental game. Through the carefully constructed concept of the Three Pillars of Elite Goaltending, readers will receive professional and exclusive insights from a handful of NHL goaltenders and goalie coaches on a multitude of performance-related topics. Whether you are just learning how to play the position or you’re at the junior, college, or pro ranks, this book is a terrific guide to help you discover your own unique path to becoming an elite goaltender. Not only does this book offer enriching insights for goalies of all ages and skill levels, it also takes you deep into the mind of an NHL goaltender. By giving you a rare glimpse of how these elite goalies have overcome different emotional and mental obstacles in their careers, you will gain an edge on the competition when it comes to the toughest aspects of playing the position. Combined with special lessons from both authors, this book provides you with an opportunity to gain wisdom from true goalie masters. More than two years in the making, "The Power Within" includes 25 chapters of literature focused on topics never before covered in this manner. It is the ultimate companion in your path to developing the mental skills needed to perform at an elite level. NHL The book includes exclusive and personal interviews with Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators), Niklas Backstrom (Minnesota Wild), Marty Turco (Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins), Tomas Vokoun (Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins), Brian Elliott (St. Louis Blues), Richard Bachman (Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers), and Chris Mason (Winnipeg Jets). It also includes interviews with two master goalie coaches, Mitch Korn (Nashville Predators) and Erik Granqvist (Farjestad – Swedish Hockey League). A special thanks to all 10 elite goaltenders and goalie coaches for their willingness to participate in this book. TOPICS With nearly 200 pages worth of content, you are sure to take away plenty of insights on the process of becoming an elite goaltender. Some of the topics Confidence, Discipline, Focus, Trusting the Process, Self-Visualization, Withdrawal, Meditation, Playing in the Moment, Pre-Game Routine, Playing Through Adversity, Balance, Egolessness, and much more. Whether you are a parent, coach, or a young goalie just learning how to stop the puck, you are sure to learn valuable lessons that will make you a more well-rounded and consistent performer.

Genres: Hockey

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2014

Reviews

[Matt Nekoroski · Rating 5 out of 5]

NHL Goalie Scout Justin Goldman and Dallas Stars Head Goaltending Coach have teamed up to create a marvelous way to stay in touch with how you play during the offseason even when you're not on the ice. Differing from Goldman's other novel, Between Two Worlds, which was more in the realm of nutrition, mentality, and training habits, this book explains goaltending movements that, if they aren't already, should become automatic in the future. Co-authoring your novel with a Head Goalie Coach in the NHL gives you many valuable resources to work with, including access to interviews with people like retired Stars goalie Marty Turco, as well as Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne. These veterans to the game share how they became some of the greatest to ever play the game just by sticking with the grueling training regimens, as well as making sacrifices in their personal and social lives, simply because they loved the game. Because it's somewhat shorter than Between Two Worlds, I would recommend this one to any goalie who wants some quick insight on what habits you should keep, and what habits you should break. This novel taught me lessons that I otherwise would not have learned alone, and set up perfect leeway into Goldman's second novel.

[kari meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Great book and on-site of the goalies mind it is very eye opening and will help you a lot in ur gane

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great read for goalies, and outside of that, it features a lot of really useful teachings and mindsets that you can take with you in a lot of different situations outside of the ice. I’ll admit, the interviews were kind of hit or miss, some of them were really good and useful, but there were quite a few that felt a bit too stiff and straightforward. Still, there will be a lot of lessons I’ll be carrying forward from this book. I look forward to seeing how the sequels for this book compare to the original!