Discover the best techniques and strategies to take your goaltending performance to the next level with our goalie coaching!
Discover the best techniques and strategies to take your goaltending performance to the next level with our goalie coaching!
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Blue Paint Goaltending is the area's top choice for pro, college, junior, high school, prep and youth hockey goalies. Our systematic approach to goaltending development allows each goalie to hone their individual style, while mastering the core principles and variables that form the foundation of exceptional goaltending. With our proven training methods, goalies at all levels can take their game to new heights.
Spring skates dates and times may vary, will be held at Jet Ice Studio Rink in Glenview. More to info to come.
Our certified personal trainers will work with you one-on-one or up to a group of 4 max, to develop personalized styles and techniques tailored to your individual needs and goals.
As mentioned, we will have a max of 4 goalies on the ice for an hour(1), working on all skills from movements, positioning, puck control, puck play and much more. For the Blue Paint goalies we have worked with previously, We will already have an understanding on the areas of work needed and to keep working on. For new goalies, we will work and consult with the parent and goalie to get a better understanding of the way they play and areas that need work or improvement, which will help us put a practice plan to best fit their needs.
Whether you're a serious athlete or just looking to improve your athletic performance, our specialized athletic training programs can help you achieve your goals.
The Weekly session we provide is a 1 day a week session throughout the summer that will lead right up to many clubs condition camps and club tryouts.
Our philosophy is to keep your goalie on the ice throughout the summer instead of a 1 week camp and then done for a month or two. This way, we are consistently on the ice working on their skills and staying sharp all off season break.
Can't make it to the sessions? No problem! Our online video review programs allow you to get advice and suggestions from the comfort of your own home. Record your tendy, email us the video in question and we will share with you our suggestions and insights.(individual pricing)
A little about Coach Adam
I started playing goalie a little later than most kids traditionally start. I didn't begin until around age 10, despite the late start I fell in love with the position after only a few practices. I've played at many different levels and been all over the country playing and coaching. The best thing about being a goalie is that it teaches countless life lessons along the way that stick with you long after the playing days are over.
My hockey journey began in house league, as it does for many. After a couple of years, I progressed to AA travel hockey with the Northern Express, followed by a stint with the Chicago Blues. Once my youth hockey days concluded, I played two years of varsity hockey for the Leyden Eagles. Before my junior year of high school, I decided to pursue AAA hockey, which led me to spend two seasons with the Indy Fuel and the Sioux Falls Power. Following my AAA experience, I was fortunate to earn a spot on a Jr A hockey team in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). I spent one season with the Danbury Hat Tricks and another with the Johnstown Tomahawks. After two seasons of junior hockey, I was thrilled to receive a Division I NCAA scholarship to play at Lindenwood University in St. Louis.
Even though my playing career concluded just last season, I've always had a passion for coaching. Throughout the years, whether I was assisting younger goalies or volunteering at various goalie camps in the cities where I played, I knew I enjoyed coaching long before I officially became one. Now that I'm no longer playing, I am the goaltending coach for my former high school team, Leyden Hockey Club, as well as for the Northern Express. In addition to these roles, I also run my own goalie school called RJ Skills, which has welcomed over 50 goalies since its launch in June.
'19-'23: Northern Express (AA)
'23-'24: LA Jr. Kings (AAA)
'24-'25: Dallas Stars Elite (AAA)
Accolades
2nd place in State (LA)
USHL Combine invitee
Development camp invitee (first round)
2024-'25 Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Champion
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One of our first goalies now playing AAA, Scouted by a WHL team and is invited to the USHL combine.
'20-'22: Chicago Phantoms (AA)
'22-'23: Chicago Blues (AA)
'23-'25: Northern Express (AA)
2024: Illinois Selects (AAA)
Accolades:
2024 Illinois Selects Goalie
2024 CCM World Invite Champion
2024 CCM World Invite MVP
Regional Tournaments Won:
5
State Championships Won:
1
Starting at the age of 4 in the net, Mason has long been between the pipes. He i
'20-'22: Chicago Phantoms (AA)
'22-'23: Chicago Blues (AA)
'23-'25: Northern Express (AA)
2024: Illinois Selects (AAA)
Accolades:
2024 Illinois Selects Goalie
2024 CCM World Invite Champion
2024 CCM World Invite MVP
Regional Tournaments Won:
5
State Championships Won:
1
Starting at the age of 4 in the net, Mason has long been between the pipes. He is a welcomed addition for the last 2 seasons playing up in the 2013 birth year division as a 2014 Birth year player
'23-'25: Northern Express (AA)
Accolades:
2024 CCM Motown Champion
2024 CCM Motown MVP
2024-25 Tier 2 Illinois State Championship(AHAI)
3rd place recipient
Starting in the net less than just three seasons ago, Josh has quickly formed himself into a very skilled tendy. He is a welcomed addition for the last 2 seasons playing within the 2014 birth year division.
'23-'24: Northern Express (AA)
'24-25: Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (AAA)
Accolades:
CCM Selects
IL Selects
Central Districts
>Received 3 3rd stars of the game (IL Selects World Invite)
>Received 1st star of the game (IL Selects World Invite)
>Received 2nd team All-stars (IL Selects World Invite)
>2nd highest save percentage (IL Selects World Invite)
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'23-'24: Northern Express (AA)
'24-25: Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (AAA)
Accolades:
CCM Selects
IL Selects
Central Districts
>Received 3 3rd stars of the game (IL Selects World Invite)
>Received 1st star of the game (IL Selects World Invite)
>Received 2nd team All-stars (IL Selects World Invite)
>2nd highest save percentage (IL Selects World Invite)
2024 -25 STATE CHAMPION
Tier 1Wisconsin State Championship
Milwaukee Admirals
