Our
area coverage is listed at the bottom of the page.
A quick look around and you will find camps and coaches for "elite" or
"advanced" goalkeepers but there is nothing offered for the beginning or
intermediate. Recognizing that there is a need for proper goalkeeper training from the
recreational level through the college level we offer goalkeeper
training as a stand alone program to the Mid South area. (West
Tennessee, East Arkansas and North Mississippi) Our training has a proven track
record of success through the years and we work with all levels of
keepers. The minimum age is 8 years old by
July 31 of the present playing year (first year U-10)
Our Goalkeeper training is a weekly hour and a half session devoted to the most specialized and demanding position in the game. Proper training involves fitness, hand skills, shot angles, defensive coordination, distribution, position specific exercises and personal protection/safety.
At any time during a match the keeper can go from being sedentary to 100 percent effort and back to sedentary in less than 30 seconds. For many "training" for this position means facing a few hundred shots and going home.
The first session is free to insure that the aspiring goalkeeper is up to the training challenges and new players are only added at certain times during the seasonal year to insure training continuity.
After the first 10 week training session you will notice a difference in your young goalkeeper's understanding of the game in front of them as well as the ability to play with confidence while still having the conscious presence to protect themselves.
Goalkeeping, like a field player's skill, is a journey, not a destination. Learning to make those reflex saves comes from hours of training, doing it the right way so that when that half a second arises there is no second guessing or hesitation.
Payments may be made via cash, check, or credit card.
