Goalkeeping

GOALKEEPING

The links below address a variety of issues relating to goalkeeping, from technical to tactical. Authorship of the sessions is indicated where appropriate.

Greg Maas - Greg is the Utah Youth Soccer Association State Technical Director. Coach Maas holds his USSF “A” License, USSF National Youth License and his NSCAA International Premier Diploma. Greg also serves as the Head Coach for US Youth Soccer's Region IV ODP Goalkeepers (Boys) and as a National Staff Coach with US Soccer. He was kind enough to permit the LHSSCA to use his work on our website.

Adrian Parrish – Adrian is the Director of Coach and Player Development for the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association. Adrian is a native of London who currently has a USSF “A” License, a UEFA “B” License, and the USSF National Youth License. Since moving to the United States in 2000, Adrian has worked extensively in youth programs in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and New York as a Director of Coaching. He generously provided permission for the LHSSCA to make use of these materials.

Van Taylor – Van Taylor is the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association. Van is also the head men’s soccer coach at Lander University, where he has served with distinction since 1985. He holds a UEFA “A” License, the UEFA “Pro” License, the NSCAA Premier Diploma, the USSF “A” License, and the USSF National Youth License.

SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School – The SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School is presented by Tony DiCicco. Coach DiCicco is the former women’s national team head coach who won an Olympic Gold Medal with the U.S. women’s team in 1996 and followed that up with the memorable Women’s World Cup title in 1999. He is currently the director of the NSCAA National Goalkeeping Institute and will be the head coach of the Boston Breakers franchise in the new women’s professional soccer league that debuts in 2009. Visit www.soccerpluscamps.com for more information.

Back Pass Training – by Greg Maas

Basic Goalkeeping – by Adrian Parrish

Breakaways – by Brian Borde

Clearing Crosses & Punching – by Adrian Parrish

Dealing with 1 v. 1 Situations – by Adrian Parrish

Dealing with Crosses – by Steve Quinones

Footwork – by Adrian Parrish

Four Ways to Catch a Ball – SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School

Functional Training of the Goalkeeper - by Anthony Latronica

Goalie as the First Line of Attack – by Van Taylor

The Goalkeeper’s Warm-Up by Trevor Holbrook

Incorporating Goalkeeper in the Attack – by Greg Maas