Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry. Messed up earlier post.
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Ed Brown. Is fantastic and helped my child go leaps and bounds. Four different sessions across DMV and Baltimore on the weekends.
https://www.academyonegoalkeeping.com/
Absolutely seconded.
OP, I have a boy about the same age in Maryland. I spoke to Ed Brown this fall. We talked for about 45 minutes about my son, goalkeeping training, and what skills are actually important to develop at this age and going forward. I really liked his philosophy and approach to GK training. Ultimately, he connected us with high school seniors/D1 goal commits to provide some local training for a VERY reasonable price without having to travel. He also invited us out to his weekly training sessions, but right now the closest one in my son's age range is about an hour and a half from us and is scheduled for a weekday, so we haven't been to one yet.
I'll let him make his own points if you reach out to him, but he did say that the most important thing at this age for goalkeepers is to make sure that they keep up on their foot skills. He said that the biggest thing that holds most goalies back later on is poor foot skills, passing, etc. Since such a high percentage of goalie touches come from back passes, good footwork and distribution really is a must. According to him, most coaches are looking for a goalie that "could at least make the team as a field player." Things like handling, reaction time, size, etc. are almost taken as a given for keepers at a certain level.
I've also heard great things about Laurie George/Pells Keeper School, but I don't have any direct experience with her.
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