Martin Biron's Helmet-Cam (Mic'd Up) from the NHL 2012 Winter Classic Practice

I've spliced together two clips from NHL.com for the purposes of criticism and education to illustrate a pro goalie's constant level of visual attachment to the puck. This is only a practice, and there's a lot of horseplay going on, but Biron's vision is absolutely wired to the puck he's facing: he's not just moving his eyes, but tracking the puck with his whole head -- and thus with the camera rigged up on top of it. As the famous 'Quiet Eye' study by Vickers and Panchuk proves, visual attachment to the puck is a foundational skill that correlates precisely with goaltending success, and in all other ballistic sports.
Note especially the way Biron tracks the puck all the way into the pocket of his glove: this is textbook visual attachment.
Team coaches should observe that even in an NHL practice, the goalie is only expected to face one shot at a time, with a significant gap between shots. The only exception to this is a situation in which the goalie is effectively acting as a shooter-tutor dummy, standing in front of the net largely immobile for the shooters to either hit or shoot around -- a phenomenon visible in most pro pre-game warmups. If you want your goalies to derive any benefit from their time on the ice, ensure that they are able to focus on one play and one puck at a time.

[@lilfat417]

thats a great view

[@hcytkr]

how totally awesome would it be if they had these on the actually games

[@heybuddyheybuddy]

great video, but would disagree that the ONLY exception to always having a log gap between shots faced is when acting as dummy for a shooting drill. Lateral movement and crease movement drills can be productively varied by using alternating shooters at different angles

[@H3ATxCHAINZ]

NHL 13 better look like this, just if it were 1080p!

[@JRimbeck]

Watch him make the save to the body all you hear is o that one hurt

[@Treety1791]

@hcytkr its just the matter of time before they do...

[@pedigreetripleH]

@hilllbilllyjoe it is but u get used to it

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