Robb Stauber was frustrated when he couldn't break experienced goalies of bad habits. It was nearly as difficult to stop young goalies from developing the same poor habits. Habits that wreck havoc with fundamentals of stance, balance, movement, and positioning of arm, hand and stick.

Happily, three years of R&D resulted in the Goalcrease Staubar, the first goalie training device and directly conceived using principles of human anatomy, kinetic energy, and muscle memory. Introduced in 1999, the Staubar has already been given unabashed credit for developing winning goalies and championship teams.

No matter what style a goalie uses, the more of themselves and their equipment that stays squarely in front of the shot, the higher the odds that the goalie will stop the puck.

Therefore, the Staubar puts more of the goalie in front of the shot . . . which ultimately creates "high percentage" goalies.

It’s designed to "force" goalies into the habit of moving everything they've got squarely in front of the shot. In fact, it’s anatomically impossible for a goalie to move any other way. When wearing the Staubar in practice, a goalie can't repeat improper technique, get lazy, or rely on their athleticism to flick out a glove or blocker.

The Staubar trains good sound habits and technique . . . making it reflexive to move the entire body squarely toward the puck. By regularly incorporating it into practice sessions, proper technique becomes a habit that proceeds without control of the goalie's conscious brain. The Staubar cements a reflex that just begins to 'feel right'.