STOP IT GOALTENDING
Est. 1999 · MA · CT · NJ
Full school year · Grades 7–10
THE BRIDGE.
The Bridge Program is a progressive approach to combining focused academic and athletic goals for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th graders — a full school year of studies and goaltending training, all held at Stop It Goaltending. Founded and led by Brian Daccord, Director of Goaltending Scouting & Development for the Detroit Red Wings.
Apply for 2027-2028
Space is limited. Submit an application and our staff will follow up to schedule an evaluation and conversation with your family.
Start an application →What's included
Year-long development
- Daily on-ice goalie training and G-Lab work with a dedicated coach
- Supervised academics Monday through Friday, all school year
- Daily video lectures, theory and game film review
- Off-ice strength, mobility and mental performance training (UFIT)
- Placement support onto a traditional school with an elite hockey program
Locations
Woburn & Foxboro
The Bridge has run out of Woburn for over a decade and is expanding to Foxboro. Rosters are intentionally small so every goalie gets real reps and real attention.
Each year, elite goalies determined to propel their development are accepted into the program — and combined training over an entire school year produces remarkable gains in skill, technique, reaction speed and self-confidence.
Applications are open for the 2027-2028 season.
A day at The Bridge
Sample daily schedule
- 7:45 – 8:00 AMArrive at The PAD or FSC
- 8:00 – 8:15 AMPrimer
- 8:30 – 9:30 AMGoalie On-Ice Training / G-Lab
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMSchool Work
- 12:00 – 12:30 PMVideo Lecture
- 12:30 – 1:00 PMLunch (Pick Up Hockey)
- 1:00 – 3:00 PMSchool Work
- 3:00 – 4:00 PMOff-Ice Training
- 4:00 – 4:15 PMBridge Dismissal
Academics
Academic supervision
Students enroll with TEC Connections Academy (TECCA) Commonwealth Virtual School — an accredited online school with an award-winning curriculum and personalized instruction. Private online school options are also available.
Academic supervision is provided throughout the day. The supervisor ensures each day's academic tasks are organized and completed — keeping student-athletes focused and providing communication to parents and coaches — while building an environment and culture where goalies succeed in the classroom.
Each day starts with a primer to motivate students and teach life lessons and ethics as they apply to hockey and life. Students use an organizer to plan their day, weekend assignments and events.
On the ice
Goaltending instruction
The Bridge curriculum was developed by Brian Daccord with the goal of producing the next wave of NCAA and pro goalies. It's a comprehensive, concentrated, compounding curriculum where technique is learned and repeated perfectly before moving on to the next skill.
Training demands more from the mental component than the physical: traditional and progressive save techniques, advanced systems and strategies, puckhandling and power skating — with extensive use of video and theory.
Returning Bridge Plus goalies who have completed the one-year curriculum shift to variability and creativity, with intensive skating and mobility work — learning to see a play develop, calculate the options and react with the highest probability to make the save.
Day in the life
Experience The Bridge
The results
Combined training & placement
Combined training over an entire school year produces remarkable gains in skill, technique, reaction speed, physical and mental growth, and self-confidence. The Bridge is designed for goalies to study and train intensively for one school year, then move on to a traditional brick-and-mortar school with an elite hockey program — with placement support ensuring goalies land in the right spot moving forward.
“The Bridge was an amazing experience for our goalie. The healthy balance of schoolwork and practicing what he loves made it much easier to start each day. We feel that Brayden has grown immensely in the classroom, on the ice, and in life. Our son's quote: 'this was the best school year of my life!'”
“The Bridge program provides stability and continuity in a safe environment. The program was amazing and my son has come out of it with confidence and skills he did not have going in. As a person, he has grown, matured, and made great friends.”
On-ice staff
Who runs The Bridge
Brian Daccord | Woburn
Founder of The Bridge and Stop It Goaltending, goalie coach of the Boston University Terriers, and Director of Goaltending Scouting & Development for the Detroit Red Wings. Formerly five seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs in goaltending scouting and development. He has helped develop over 25 NHL draft picks, holds a Master's Degree in Sport Science, and is the author of five goaltending books. Conducts goaltending instruction in Woburn alongside John Carratu, former goaltending coach at Northeastern, Merrimack and Boston College (W).
Preston Baillie | Foxboro
USA Hockey certified goaltending coach and Director at Stop It Goaltending's Foxboro Sports Center. Goaltending coach and assistant coach for the South Shore Kings (USPHL) , a program he backstopped to a Massachusetts State Championship in 2019, and goalie coach for Johnson & Wales University Women's Hockey (NCAA DIII). Leads the Foxboro Bridge program, supported by off-ice training industry leaders EPS.
John Carratu | Woburn
John Carratu is the Director of Coaching for Stop It Goaltending. John spent a decade coaching in Hockey East, splitting time between Northeastern and Merrimack College.
During that time he coached an All-American goaltender, a Hobey Baker finalist, a Hockey East Player of the Year, a Hockey East Goalie of the Year, three goalies who signed NHL contracts, and two who appeared in NHL games.
As a collegiate goaltender at Plymouth State, John was a multiple player-of-the-week winner while taking his team to the league playoffs. Upon graduating from Salem State with a degree in education, John taught for three years before entering the coaching profession.
Apply for 2027-2028
Space is limited. Submit an application and our staff will follow up to schedule an evaluation and conversation with your family.
Start an application →