Sense Arena

Having experienced Sense Arena’s Goalie Training for several months now I can honestly say it had definitely helped me and my on-ice training. One of many great features with the help from Sense Arena is identifying areas that I need to improve and allows me to customize my training. I highly recommend Sense Arena to anyone serious about improving their game.

I’m an adult onset hockey player (40s, playing for 2 years) and with life, my ice time is limited. Sense Arena has dramatically improved my reaction time. I do the drills for 20-30 minutes a few times a week. The graphics are good and the addition of music is super fun. Even my team has noticed my rapid improvement. Customer service is fast and friendly. Some areas that could use improvement: the haptic stick mount needs pretty frequent calibrating. Also, the drills have a set number of scenarios, so I’ve found myself facing the same 4-5 passing situations in the Forward Breakout Drill, which moves me away from reacting and into rote memorization. More variety and unpredictability would be nice. Otherwise, this has been a great purchase. The benefits far outweigh the bumps.

Excellent for training eye movement. Works great for fundamentals (Square, Angles, Depth) as well as letting you work through a screen without having to book ice time with other players. As long as you really use good form you’ll even get a great workout from 30 minutes of drills. I've seen parents complain that it was too expensive but think nothing of throwing $100’s a week into goalie coaching and stick time. This won't replace working with a coach on the ice but it's a great tool to help goalie development. I've started to use it on game days to warm up prior to getting on the ice. You don't need a fast internet connection to log in to the system. It helps to have an empty room at the rink for warmups because you can forget where you are when you're training. Would be nice if there was a way to distinguish dropping to a butterfly and sliding post to post but I’m sure the technology will catch up eventually. Overall, I can't recommend Sense Arena for goalies enough.