ELITE GOALKEEPER ACADEMY offers professional standard goalkeeper coaching to goalkeepers in the North East. Our aim is to dramatically improve the standard of goalkeeping which will one day see an Elite Goalkeeper Academy trained goalkeeper walk out in front of 1000's of people for their boyhood team. We aim to do this through a number of different services:
- Grassroots Club Partnership: Join so
me of the largest and most forward thinking clubs in the region by inviting us along to work with your club goalkeepers on an agreed day and time to suit. Work through our Specialised 42 Week Goalkeeping Syllabus and see your goalkeepers all improve and grow together!
- Advanced Goalkeeper Training: Designed to give goalkeepers the Academy experience. Here the goalkeepers will work in a professional environment, taking part in exercises used across the country at Professional Clubs. We follow our Specialised 42 Week Goalkeeping Syllabus that includes pre-season and work to develop the goalkeeper physically week on week.
- Specialist One-on-One Coaching: One on One sessions are designed to give the goalkeeper a more in depth technical/tactical/psychological view of the game. We can tailor sessions to a goalkeepers specific needs or work through our Specialised 42 Week Goalkeeping Syllabus.
- School Holiday and Residential Camps: Our School Holiday and Residential Camps are not only fun but also teach young goalkeepers key goalkeeping techniques, social skills and in game play..
- Coach Education: Are you a grassroots coach looking to learn more about your goalkeeper? We hold quarterly coach education workshops and seminars around the North East. We also have an open door policy and gladly welcome any coach who wishes to observe our sessions.
*** Please note: Prices for each of the above vary, please email: [email protected] for more information and prices ***
What to expect from Elite Goalkeeper Academy:
- First and foremost - honesty and integrity
- In-depth and educational goalkeeper coaching
- Exercises that are relevant to goalkeeper progression
- Coaching for all levels and all ages of goalkeeper
- Help and guidance throughout your journey
Coaching sessions are thoroughly structured and are created to cover all aspects of goalkeeping. Every session will begin with a correct warm up then advance into the coaching session covering the following aspects of goalkeeping:
- Shot Stopping
- 1v1s
- Dealing with Crosses
- Distribution
- Game Realistic Sessions
The coaching sessions will be conducted by a goalkeeper over 15 years playing experience, experience of coaching abroad, former Lead Academy Goalkeeper Coach, Lead RTC and First Team Goalkeeper Women’s Championship GK Coach who is UEFA B, FA Goalkeeping B and FA Youth Award Qualified. We also hold all relevant Safeguarding, First Aid and Advanced CRC Certification and hold Public Liability Insurance. Gloves provided officially by QUBE Goalkeeping who supply all of our goalkeepers with RINAT Goalkeeper Gloves - www.QubeGoalkeeping.co.uk
