Goalkeeping Academy

UK Goalkeeper Academy

"Consistantly Keeping The Ball Out Of The Net"

Development Courses

4 weeks £1,560GBP

6 weeks £2,250GBP

12 weeks £4,000GBP

49 weeks £12,000GBP

100 weeks £19,000GBP

All above prices include UK VAT (Value Added Tax)

49 & 100 week programmes include academic studies

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Ben Dowsett

UEFA 'B' Licenced

Academy Goalkeeping Coach

All programme's are fully residential and include accommodation, meals, team & training wear and coaching

Goelkeeping Development Objectives

To create a fun, safe and enjoyable learning enviroment

To improve Goalkeeping technically and tactically

To improve Goalkeepers decicion making

To instil your desire to improve performance

To increase your confidence

To place you into professional / Semi Professional Football

Training Syllabus

The Structure, content and delivery of the syllabus should reflect the age, experience, size and ability of the Goalkeepers.

Regular showcase matches against Semi Pofessional & Professional Clubs

Typical Session Training Schedule

Warm up involving footwork and ball familiarity exercises

As many touches of the ball as possible

Attention to the improvement of the basic techniques and skills

Where appropriate, the application of these basic techniques and skills in a game related situation

A debriefing at the end of each session to cover the salient points

Cool down involving flexibility exercises

Goalkeeping ethics and syllabus

3 double practical sessions per week

Morning sessions to cover technical aspects

Afternoon sessiona to cover tactical aspects

2 gym sessions per week working on:

Power, agility and flexibility

Get the basics

Shot stopping

Positioning

Reactions

1 on 1's

Crosses

Distribution

Team play and involvement

Set pieces and defence

Penalties

The fundamentals

Personality

How much the keeper in control, rather than being controlled by a situation

Competitiveness

How much it means to keepers to keep the ball out of the net

Concentation

Do keepers live every moment of each game

Ability to recover from mistakes

Unless the keeper ahs the mental strength to recover from mistakes he will never be successful

Technical

Footwork

How quickly a keeper moves into position

Handling

Does the keeper have relaible safe (soft) hands

Shot stopping

Is the keeper difficult to beat

Positioning

Does the keeper make the difficult look easy

1 v1 situations

Does the keeper have the courage to dive at feet

Crosses

Does the keeper make good decisions coupled with good technique

Distribution

Is the keeper comfortable throwing, kicking from hands and feet

Dealing with backpasses

Is the keeper composed, make good decisions and pass acurately

Tactical

Supporting the defence

Does the keeper take up good supporting positions when his team are in and not in possession

Communication

Is it effective? When (early), what (relevant and to the point), how (clear with authority)

As from March 2012 all Academy fees will increase by %25 and will include UK VAT.