THEORY:
-    What is Soccer? How does modern Soccer look?
-    What is the function of the goalkeeper?
-    Different kind goalkeepers
-    Knowledge of a TRAINER about goalkeeping and goalkeeping training
-    Knowledge of a GOALKEEPER TRAINER, as specialist,  for the (head)trainer and determination of his task                                                                                          -How can the TRAINER and goalkeeper trainer work together?                             -Evaluation of the practice

Frans Hoek
ex-Assistant/ goalkeeping coach AJAX, the Dutch National Team and FC Barcelona.

What will you learn in the camps?

Below you will find an overview of what a goalkeeper should be able to do. These aspects will be partly or completely presented in all goalkeeping camp programs. The program is well balanced, and covers a wide range of subjects within the alloted time. The training sessions are alternating and varied. They all start with a specific goalkeeping warm-up and end with a cool-down. Everything is tailored to the program and therefore tooup and level of play.

TECHNIQUE

• Stance
• Footwork
• Jumping
• Minimizing the space and 'standing still' when a shot, cross or pass is struck
• Catching: picking-up, under-hand (rolling) pick-up, cushioning, above head (setlling) pick-up
• grounding the ball, diving and floating
• Tipping
• Punching
• 1 v 1
• Joining game play outside of the penalty area
• Duel in the air
• The backpass
• Throwing, rolling, javelin throw, overhand throw
• Punt; volley and drop-kick
• Goal kick

TACTICS, POSSESSION AND POSITIONING

• During play, with: shots, crosses, through balls and 1v1.
• During set plays: - corner kicks - free kicks - penalties - throw-ins
• Mastering the areas: - in front of goalkeeper (depth) - besides goalkeeper (flanks) - behind goalkeeper (lobs)
• Choice and moment of kicking and throwing

PHYSICAL

• endurance
• speed - course speed
  - handlingspeed
  - reflex
• agility
• coordination
• strength - general
  - jumping-, kicking-, throwing- and punching strength

COACHING, LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION During the game with: - possession and loss of possession - teammates on or close to the ball set plays

PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATION

• effort, attitude
• determination
• audacity, courage, guts
• concentration
• confidence and anticipation
• influence of:
  - fans, press and opponents

GENERAL

• sportmanship
• Material care and maintenance
• Choice of material
• Behaviour
• Knowledge of rules

All these aspects need to be applied to real game situations. Training these situations is therefore necessary by means of:

• shots on goal
  - from all distances
  - from various positions
  
• Crosses into the penalty area
  - from all distances
  - from various positions
  
• duels 1:1
  - from various positions
  
• depth passes
• back passes
• build up
  - to whom?
  - how to build up?