Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you train in perfect conditions, you WILL fail in times of pressure ! Are you a goalkeeper who struggles under pressure?this could be at important games or even tryouts. The definition of pressure is: butterflies, fear of making mistakes, nervousness, pre-game jitters, pressure from parents, worrying about winning or losing or even negative [...]
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Expectations are unrealized ideas!!!Competing at your best in your worst day is what mental toughness is all about. Here is how you'll destroy your confidence & mental toughnessComparing yourself with othersIt is natural for a human to compare themselves with others but when you do that, NOBODY CARES!!! Just you. The moment this other person starts [...]
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn This blog will probably give an excellent routine idea for the day before competition or tryouts.After a long week of goalkeeper training, team practices, strategy preparation and hard work, now here comes competition/game day. Physically you and your team are ready, all your technical work is finished and all the possible scenarios [...]
There are 4 kinds of goalkeepers:The goalkeepers who just want to have fun, not interested in competition, they simply want to play for fun.The goalkeepers who are only interested in "being known" as the keeper in the top team. He wants the "title" as the Varsity, Professional, ODP, ECNL, Academy, etc. To him/her it is about [...]
Sideline coaching is one of the reasons why many young amateur goalkeepers are struggling in the goal. Let's be honest, sideline coaching is simply annoying and for some young goalkeepers, this is humiliating and devastating.For example, pretend that you're going out to dinner with your best friend and as you eat your dinner, your best friend [...]
On this blog, you will get few key ingredients to give you a guide, map, GPS, a direction towards mental toughness. However, these are NOT "magical pills" but it will help you get started the right way.Mental toughness questions:Have you ever wonder why some goalkeepers are inconsistent in their games or practices? for example, a [...]
We get hundreds of emails & texts from amateur goalkeepers WORLDWIDE, they ALL want to be professional goalkeepers, play for the national team or play in college etc. The allure is intoxicating, especially for the talented, and it can warp judgment. *Only less than 2% will make it far enough to play Professionally & thousands more are [...]
This online resource is for soccer players who want to play in college but are having difficulty getting recognized by college coaches. Most goalkeepers and their parents want to know, “How do I get recruited to play in college?" There are a few steps you MUST avoid and some you MUST follow; please read carefully.In [...]
The reality is that NOBODY likes to be the back up goalkeeper or a back up soccer player. If you are an athlete who feels that you MUST be number 1 at everything and every time, or you are a parent who thinks that your child does not deserve to be a back up keeper [...]
For the last several years parents and goalkeepers to include field players have complained about the arrogance & attitudes that youth clubs, their coaches & athletes have displayed ALL OVER THE US. However, NO PARENT dares to challenge these programs because they FEAR clubs will take it out on their kids. Sadly, THIS HAPPENS ALL [...]
