Shooters learn how goalies think. Goalies learn how shooters lie.
Two positions. One classroom.
Most hockey training keeps goalies and shooters apart. Goalies drill with goalies. Shooters drill with shooters. They only meet at full game speed — the one place nobody has time to learn anything.
Wayne Gretzky’s edge was never speed or shot power. It was that he understood every position on the ice — including the goaltender’s — and used that to take what the game was giving him.
This camp is built on that idea. Shooters and goaltenders sit in the same film sessions and skate in the same drills, on the same reps, for the entire weekend. They are never split apart. Every rep is designed so both athletes have a chance to win — and both get coached on what happened.
Goaltenders learn the shooter’s game
Read the release — blade, hands, shoulders, eyes
Tell real deception from noise
Anticipate based on what you see, not guesswork
Control rebounds and shut down second chances
Stay patient, set, and square under pressure
Goal scorers learn the goaltender’s game
Release variety — and when each one wins
Move the goalie before you shoot
Shoot to score, or shoot to create the next chance
Screens, tips, and winning the net front
Read a goalie’s depth and angle in real time
A pro goalie. A pro skater.
One coach for each side of the puck — both with professional playing careers and years of developing young athletes in Central Texas.
Coach Pete Brady
Goaltending coach · Program director
From Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Canada
A 1997 NHL Draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks, Pete brings years of professional experience and a passion for developing elite goaltenders. He earned awards for performance and leadership while playing in the NHL, AHL, CHL, and UHL, and leads goaltender training at Tendy Hockey Company with a mix of on-ice coaching, video analysis, and mental development.
1997 NHL Draft, Vancouver · MVP BCHL 1996–97 · 4 pro leagues
Professional
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) — Drafted 1997, 9th Rd
Houston Aeros (AHL) — 2002–03
San Antonio Rampage (AHL) — 2002–03
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) — 2002–03
Austin Ice Bats (CHL) — 2002–05
Flint Generals (UHL) — 2005–06
College & honors
Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage — NCAA D1, WCHA
Univ. of British Columbia — CIS
BCHL League MVP & All-Star — 1996–97
CHL Rookie of the Year Nominee — 2002–03
CHL Player of the Week / Month — Multiple
Community Service Award — Ice Bats, Flint
Coach Matt Frick
Goal scoring coach
From Detroit, Michigan, USA
Matt has spent more than 13 years developing players at every level, from beginners to professionals. He founded Frick’s Dynamic Skating, and his coaching résumé includes Head Coach roles with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA program, the Junior Pioneers at the University of Denver, and Aces Hockey Academy. As a player he represented Team USA at the 1994 U17 World Championships, earning a silver medal.
He has also worked as a power skating coach and hockey director in Central Texas, leading hockey programming at The Crossover in Cedar Park — the same rink this camp calls home. He is currently Head of Hockey at TPH Academy Austin.
13+ years coaching · 565 pro games (2001–2011) · Silver Team USA, 1994 U17 Worlds
Professional
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Iowa Chops (AHL) — 2008–09
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Richmond Renegades (ECHL) — 2001–02
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San Angelo Saints (CHL) — 2002–05
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Corpus Christi Rayz (CHL) — 2005–06
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New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) — 2006–07
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Rocky Mountain Rage (CHL) — 2007–08
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Bloomington PrairieThunder (IHL) — 2008–10
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Amarillo Gorillas · Arizona Sundogs (CHL)
College & coaching
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Lake Superior State Univ. — NCAA D1, CCHA, 1997–2001
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Team USA — 1994 U17 World Championships, Silver
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Head of Hockey — TPH Academy Austin
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Founder — Frick’s Dynamic Skating
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Head Coach — Colorado Thunderbirds AAA
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Head Coach — Junior Pioneers, Univ. of Denver
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Head Coach — Aces Hockey Academy
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Hockey Programming Lead — The Crossover
Both sides of the puck, for real.
2002–05. Pete and Matt were both in the Central Hockey League at the same time — Pete in net for the Austin Ice Bats, Matt with the San Angelo Saints. This weekend, they coach it from both ends.
The format
4+4
hours on ice + hours in the film room
Watch it on film. Skate it within the hour.
Four one-hour film studies and four one-hour ice sessions across the weekend. Each film study breaks down exactly the drills and reads athletes run on the ice right after it — and each theme builds on the one before.
Goalies and shooters sit in the same film sessions and skate the same reps, all weekend.
Keys to drill success.
01 — Mutual success. Every drill is built to challenge goalies and shooters equally. A rep that guarantees a goal teaches the shooter nothing. A rep that guarantees a save teaches the goalie nothing. Every rep is a real contest.
02 — Strong foundation. Before anyone learns to fake or anticipate, we lock in the fundamentals — footwork, tracking, hand position, blade control, body position — that let athletes handle tough situations with confidence.
03 — Pure repetition. Once the foundation holds, volume does the rest. Drills run back to back to back, so athletes learn to read patterns and recognize deception through focused, high-rep exposure.
Four sessions, one arc.
The weekend is built as a progression. Each film study sets up the ice session that follows it, and each theme builds on the one before — from the honest version of every skill on Saturday morning to full-speed, scored competition on Sunday afternoon.
Sat AM · Foundation & the release
Film 9:00 · Ice 10:30
Build the honest version of every skill, then show both sides what the other is reading at the moment of release.
Film: Release types frame by frame — what the goalie sees on each, and which cues can be trusted.
Goaltenders: Stance, depth and angle, tracking through the release. Reading blade angle, hands, and shoulders. Timing the set.
Shooters: Wrist, snap, catch-and-release, one-timer. Which release beats which set. Shooting before the goalie is square.
Sat PM · Deception — changing the picture
Film 12:00 · Ice 1:30
The heart of the camp. Shooters learn to sell false information; goalies learn to filter it. Every rep is a duel between a fake and a read.
Film: Look-offs, delays, and shot-pass disguise — and the goalies who didn’t bite.
Goaltenders: Anticipation vs. guessing. Holding your posture through a fake. Staying big through the deception window.
Shooters: Head and shoulder fakes, the delay, changing the puck’s angle. Selling one option to open another.
Sun AM · Chaos — traffic & second chances
Film 9:00 · Ice 10:30
Most goals are ugly. We train where goals actually happen: screens, deflections, scrambles, and the two seconds after the first save.
Film: Goals from the crease out — where they came from and why the goalie lost the puck.
Goaltenders: Tracking through screens, recovering to the post, directing rebounds, sealing the second and third chance.
Shooters: Net-front position, tips, shooting for rebounds on purpose, attacking the space the goalie just left.
Sun PM · Game speed — live reads & competition
Film 12:00 · Ice 1:30
Everything from the weekend, now at full pace with the score on the line for both sides.
Film: Rush reads and breakaways — putting the whole weekend together in real game sequences.
Goaltenders: Reading rushes and odd-man situations, controlling tempo, breakaway structure.
Shooters: Attacking off the rush, 2-on-1 decisions, breakaway moves, creating chances instead of waiting for them.
A day at camp.
Saturday and Sunday run on the same clock: two hours of film and two hours of ice each day — 4 hours on ice and 4 hours of film study across the weekend.
9:00 – 10:00 · Film Study I
Sat: Foundation & the release / Sun: Chaos — traffic & second chances
10:00 – 10:30 · Gear up
Dress and get to the bench
10:30 – 11:30 · On-Ice I
Sat: Release reads, back to back to back / Sun: Screens, tips, and rebound battles
11:30 – 12:00 · Lunch
Bring your own lunch
12:00 – 1:00 · Film Study II
Sat: Deception — changing the picture / Sun: Game speed — live reads
1:00 – 1:30 · Gear up
Dress and get to the bench
1:30 – 2:30 · On-Ice II
Sat: Deception duels, shooter vs. goalie / Sun: Live scenarios and scored competition
2:30 – 2:45 · Change out
Undress and pack up
2:45 – 3:00 · Pick-up
Parent pick-up
Together, always. Goalies and shooters never train separately. Every drill has both, and every rep is coached from both sides.
Back to back to back. The drills from film run in a continuous sequence. Minimal standing around, maximum reps.
Demo when needed. Group demos only when a read isn’t landing. The film room does the explaining; the ice does the work.
What to bring.
On ice — full equipment. Complete gear for two ice sessions each day. Goalies bring full goalie equipment; shooters bring their sticks and a spare.
Midday — lunch & water. Lunch is bring-your-own, eaten on-site from 11:30 to 12:00. Pack plenty of water for a full six-hour day.
Film room — a ready mind. Comfortable clothes for two film sessions a day. Come ready to watch, talk, and answer questions.