Keeper Skool Interviews Vince Bartram
June 27, 2009
Vince Bartram knows a whole lot about what it takes to cut the grade as a professional goalkeeper. As understudy to English goalkeeping great David Seaman, Bartram’s rise to success was not an overnight adventure. It took many years of playing League Football to master his trade before Arsene Wenger’s stellar Gunners oufit came calling. Vince’s tale is truly one of persistence and successfully accepting the fact that goalkeeping is an art that takes many years of laborious study to master. Read more
Goalkeeper Profiles: Tim Howard
June 17, 2009
For the latest installment in my goalkeeper profiles I’ll be focusing on Everton and USA stopper Tim Howard. On a personal level Howard has battled with Tourettes syndrome but it didn’t stop him becoming a truly world-class custodian. After a relatively quiet start to his career at North Jersey Imperials where Howard made just six appearances he was snapped up by MLS outfit Metrostars, where Howard really began to make a name for himself. Read more
Keeper Skool Interviews Everton Goalkeeping Great Neville Southall
June 10, 2009
Keeper Skool recently had the opportunity to interview Neville Southall, arguably one of the best English goalkeepers of his generation. Neville started his career in 1980 at Bury FC, but after one season made a move to the team that he would become synonymous with, Everton.
Drills to enhance goalkeeper distribution with the feet
June 10, 2009
Today’s game demands more from the goalkeeper. The back pass rule had inevitably changed the rules associated with the pace of the game. Modern goalkeepers must not only think quickly, but distribute the ball quickly. One of the hardest qualities to develop in a young goalkeeper is his/her ability to not only kick for distance from a stationary position (goal kick), but also how to enact an attacking motion from the back pass with precision.
Following are some great drills to help the goalkeeper get a “feel” for the ball from John Murphy’s book The Full Season Goalkeeper Training Program, provided by our partners World Class Coaching. The following drill focuses on helping the goalkeeper distribute more effectively with their feet from a short intermediate and long distribution range.
MAIN THEME (25 mins) – Distribution w/ feet
CENTRAL:
Receive from server (catch or feet) and open up w/ 1st
touch:
• Dribble to corner of 18-yard area / recover back without
the ball pass through gates
SIDE ON:
Receive from server (catch or feet) and open up w/ 1st
touch to play:
• Short target (outside back)
• Intermediate (outside mid)
• Long (target)
• Work on both kicks and throws
• Briefl y review philosophy: 1st look is always long
8 v 8 w/ keepers and full goals on half a pitch
60 x 80-yard fi eld
GOALKEEPER’S FOCUS:
• Interaction w/ the team
• Starting positions
• Movement in the goal
COOL DOWN (10 mins)
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Goalkeeper Profiles: Gianluigi Buffon
June 1, 2009
Buffon could probably claim to be the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment. His performances for I bianconeri since his arrival in 2001 have been nothing short of amazing and there are few other keepers who can match his shot stopping ability and indeed his overall game. Read more
