Yearly Archives: 2016

/2016

Goalkeeper: The Psychology of the Breakaway

Share on facebook Facebook Share on google Google+ Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Goalkeeper Psychology: Part I Being a goalkeeper is already a very psychological position which includes massive amounts of waiting in the goal with few seconds of excitement & intensity, for some goalkeepers few seconds of terror. However, the most intimidating [...]

By |December 2nd, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips|0 Comments

Goalkeeper gloves correct sizes

Share on facebook Facebook Share on google Google+ Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Here's a simple guide to help get the best fit: The right fit should be the HIGHEST PRIORITY when selecting a glove. To make your glove fit PERFECTLY you need to understand these questions: Do you have LONG skinny [...]

By |November 18th, 2016|Goalkeeper gloves|0 Comments

Mentally ready to be a goalkeeper?

Share on facebook Facebook Share on google Google+ Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Over the last several years,  I've had the privilege to have trained hundreds of goalkeepers worldwide and I have been able to study and analyze many of these keepers in order to understand their mental preparation. It will take [...]

By |November 18th, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips|0 Comments

Making goalkeeper gloves

There are a number of goalkeeper companies who sell expensive gloves with cheap materials and others will sell great gloves but at an expensive price. However, most people will NEVER know the difference. I'm hoping to give you some insight on this process. This blog will cover how our gloves are made and we will give [...]

By |November 6th, 2016|Goalkeeper gloves|0 Comments

Goalkeeper tips: Playing with a bad defense

Twitter Instagram Here is the reality of the game... you may be a goalkeeper who always play with the a team that has a "great" defense,  played together for a while, close to the same age group and get an average of 1 to 3 shots on goal every game.  This is the kind of defense or [...]

By |October 12th, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips|0 Comments

Professional goalkeeper training – Zpro Futbol method

Your best game during the worst day of your life. Zpro Futbol methodology is more than technical skills and perfect forms, is life changing journey. We spend hundreds of hours training & analyzing our Professional & amateur goalkeepers around the world to understand their physical, mental and technical aspects. Plus, our personal experiences playing at the [...]

By |April 30th, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips, Goalkeeper training|0 Comments

Youth soccer clubs or High school soccer?

The high school soccer vs club soccer has been around for years in the United States and it looks like this topic will never go away. Some people state that high school soccer is “inferior” and amateur youth club soccer is much more advanced. This general comment is both naive and in many cases wrong. With [...]

By |April 23rd, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips, Player Development|0 Comments

Goalkeeper mental toughness

Twitter Instagram Today there is a number of goalkeeper programs who spend time doing all kinds of goalkeeping drills to improve their technical aspects but almost nobody covers the most important aspect of a goalkeeper at the youth level which is the MENTAL TOUGHNESS.I live in Denver, Colorado. Here there a number of soccer goalie [...]

By |April 8th, 2016|Goalkeeper Tips, Mental Goalkeeping|0 Comments

Balance Training: simple ways to increase power, agility & reaction

Working on only technical aspects of the goalkeeper & ignoring the physical and mental aspects, it's like a boxer fighting with only ONE hand, it does not work. Today lots of youth club goalkeepers are technically decent but the majority of them are very weak athletes and lack speed & strength to get vertical jumps which are [...]

By |March 30th, 2016|Goalkeeper Gear, Goalkeeper Tips|0 Comments

Why I never make the top team

Here is the Scenario: No matter how hard you try and how long you train, you still struggle to make the "TOP TEAM" in your club. You are not the most athletic player at your club, but you work hard but never seem to make it to the next tier. If this is your case, you [...]

By |March 16th, 2016|Player Development|0 Comments