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Goalkeepers may very well be the most versatile and sometimes most athletic players on any given
team. As the last line of defense they are responsible for keeping opposing teams off the scoreboard. Unfortunately despite their importance, keepers are often neglected when it comes to team training sessions, especially on the youth level. Well that is where GOALSTOPPER ACADEMY comes in.
- Let Goalstopper give you the training you need to succeed.
- Coaches, lets us come to your workouts and train your goalkeepers while you and your assistants work on other aspects of your teams development.
- We will also work with your keepers away from their regular practice sessions to ensure overall development.
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Goalstopper academy has trained hundreds of goalkeepers from youth to college level and has done so by teaching the time tested, "Ten Guiding Principles of Goalkeeping". With these principles in place, players are able to put themselves in better position to make more saves. If a keeper is more aware of his/her surroundings on the field and what their role inside the 18 their success rate will be greatly improved. |
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United
States
National
Team
Keeper
Hope
Solo
Stopping
PK
Against
Brazil
at
2011
WWC |
| 10 Guiding Principles of Goalkeeping |
| 1.Hands |
| 2.Body Shape |
| 3.Ever-Ready Consideration |
| 4.Stay On Your Feet |
| 5.Secondary Cover |
| 6.Set Consideration |
| 7.Reaction Factor |
| 8.Recovery |
| 9.Decision,Communication & Organization |
| 10.First Attacker |
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| 10 Characteristics of The Goalkeeper |
| 1.Hand/Eye Coordination |
| 2.Agility |
| 3.Confidence |
| 4.Judgment |
| 5.Decisiveness |
| 6.Quickness |
| 7.Ability To Take Charge |
| 8.Concentration |
| 9.Vision |
| 10.Execution |
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The
biggest
satisfaction
we
get
here
at
Goalstopper
Academy
is
watching
the
maturation
of a
player.
In
other
words,
to
see
one
of
our
students
actually
implement
what
we
have
taught
them
and
then
continue
to
improve
on
their
abilities.
My
only
regret
with
former
Radnor
High
School
Varsity
keeper
Kyle
Furtaw
is
that
we
did
not
start
training
earlier.
Kyle,
a
three
sport
varsity
athlete-soccer,
basketball,
baseball-has
great
athletic
and
physical
abilities,
6'
3"
180
pounds.
By
the
end
of
his
senior
season,
Kyle
had
not
only
helped
back
stop
his
team
to
the
district
play-offs,
but
earned
second
team
all
Central
League-a
12
team
conference,
second
team
all
County
and
second
team
All-Mainline.
"Coach Phil's daily presence during both practices and games made a noticeable difference in the goal keeping ability of my son. Kyle had been a field player for most of his soccer career but was converted to a keeper at the end of his sophomore year. Although he was athletic, he lacked the mindset of a goalie. Kyle benefited from the training and personal interaction with Phil who taught him position specific lessons he would not have learned elsewhere. I believe Phil's daily involvement with my son during his senior year transformed him from an above average keeper to one who has become worthy of all-league honors. Furthermore, Phil continues to be an advocate of Kyle as he pursues his dream of playing soccer in college".
Geoff
Furtaw
Radnor
High
School
Parent |
 Kyle Furtaw |
One
of
our
favorite
success
stories
was
a
young
man
by
the
name
of
B.J.
Merriam,
a
former
high
school
baseball
player
in
South
Jersey
who
decided
to
switch
sports
and
give
soccer
a
try.
fortunately
for
us,
his
position
of
choice,
Goalkeeper.
As a
former
baseball
player,
B.J.
already
had
many
of
characteristics
needed
to
be a
good
goalkeeper-
hand/eye
coordination,
agility,
quickness
and
vision.
We
started
working
with
B.J.
the
Summer
of
his
Sophomore
year
and
by
the
time
he
graduated,
he
was
one
of
the
top
high
school
keepers
in
Southern
New
Jersey.
Take
a
look
at
B.J.'s
steady
improvement
over
his
final
three
years
of
high
school.
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Sophomore
Season
Varsity
Keeper:
Shutouts
4
Goals
Against
Average
1.53
Record
6-9-3
Junior
Season
Varsity
Keeper:
Shutouts
8
Goals
Against
Average
0.85
Record
11-6-2
Senior
Season
Varsity
Keeper:
Shutouts
14
Goals
Against
Average
0.45
Record
16-5-1 |
BJ
Merriam |
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