Customer Reviews

Goaltenders are Not Targets

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This is a very good book for the beginning goalie or parent of a new goalie. I did notice some helpful tips in the latter part of the book that might be of use for some advanced level player, but for the most part this is for the new kid on the block. It's 5 stars for the beginner, 3 stars for the advanced.

This book has been an enormous help. I read the section I want to work on just before going to the rink and put it into practice. The advice has been sound and very accurate. I learned everything I needed from this book to begin building the skills needed to be a success in the net. You will use this book whether you have just begun goaltending or have been doing it for years. It is something you can use your whole netminding career.

Goaltenders are not targets - how true is that! This book has helped me, my son and his best friend to become the best 3 goalies the southern hemishpere has ever seen! This superb book, coupled with Vic's second book, "Off The Post", has given us the knowledge to do our job as best as we can, and after practising what Vic preaches, we can all see the great improvement in each other, as well as ourselves. Thank you Vic, for helping us acheive our best.

After reading this book and if you can skate you could be a succesful goalie. I have been playing goal for over 15 years now and I have learned some things from this book that I never knew before. I play college hockey in US on a scholarship and must say that I have really enjoyed this goalie masterpice. Not only goalies learn a lot from this book, but also coaches and parents. It can contribute a lot to young goalie's future success in hockey

Vic LeMire provides some excellent technical advice for those who play the position and I recommend the book.

The picture quality is not that great and in some instances, distracts from the concepts explained. For an advanced goalie, its no big deal because it is easy to visualize Mr. Lemire's style tips and pointers, but for somebody new to the position, it could be a bit confusing.

That said, it is a superb manual for anybody seeking self-development as a hockey goaltender.

The incredibly horrible production quality of this book nearly outweighs its excellent content.
Picture selection is terrible, often not illustrating the intended point; photo quality is abysmal. Typos galore. Entire paragraphs repeated. Entire paragraphs dropped out.