Goalie coaches?

[Anonymous]

It seems like there are lots of soccer parents on here so I thought I'd ask if anybody has any recommendations for a good goalie coach? Preferably in NW DC or nearby Montgomery Cty.

[Anonymous]

There is a guy Yusef in arlington.

[Anonymous]

Your head coach should be able to help also.

[Anonymous]

How old is your child?

[Anonymous]

PP here, reason why I asked about the age is this. I have coached soccer for about 10 years. Each year there is some parent who is playing the odds. They think nobody wants to be the goalie so my kids chances of being the goalie are better and then with few being trained by a goalie coach they increase the chances they will get a scholarship.

Don't do it. Let them play all positions. A complete palyer is what coaches want

[Anonymous]

Thanks, PP. Son plays U11 and plays 1/2 game as goalie. He also plays forward. He's got good goalie instincts without any training, so I'd ideally like him just to get some good training. Club has training but we can never get there.

[Anonymous]

DC United Academy has a 6 week goalie clinic covering that age group.

[Anonymous]

Try Dan McDonough, out of Great Falls Soccer. Yes, I know, that is Nova, but, he coaches goalies for the Va ODP. If he can't help you, he will be able to direct you.

[Anonymous]

I would then go with a clinic, 6-8 weeks and go from there. it will giv eyo a godo idea where he is compared to the other kids in the clinic.

[Anonymous]

Don't listen to the PP above. Absolutely do goalie training.

Just throwing a kid in as goalie because he is athletic, quick and good with his hands without an understanding on how to really be a goalie is a recipe for disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the PP above. Absolutely do goalie training.

Just throwing a kid in as goalie because he is athletic, quick and good with his hands without an understanding on how to really be a goalie is a recipe for disaster.

I was saying not to get a specific goalie coach and followed it up by suggesting a clinic. an 11 year old kid has no business having a specific coach for a position in any sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the PP above. Absolutely do goalie training.

Just throwing a kid in as goalie because he is athletic, quick and good with his hands without an understanding on how to really be a goalie is a recipe for disaster.

I was saying not to get a specific goalie coach and followed it up by suggesting a clinic. an 11 year old kid has no business having a specific coach for a position in any sport.

Not true for goalies. My kids get thrown into the goalie position every time there is an issue with the goalie and it takes specific training to know when to attack, when to stay back, how to back peddle, when to let the ball go, how to communicate with your defense, when the ball should be kicked out, when the ball should be handled with your feet vs you hands, how long you have to release the ball, how to handle a wall, when to punch it out, etc.

Being a goalie at the age of 10 and having no clue will surely make you the kid that lost the game for the team and that is not fair to any kid.

I told our coach to get a goalie coach for few session or stop putting them in goal. They got enough training to go in the goal if the goalie gets a red card or is sick. But they can not just do this job on instinct and playing FIFA. You can learn more in 5 1 hour session than you can in a week long camp.

[Anonymous]

New poster. I'm also looking for a goalie coach, or goalie clinic, or something similar. There are 3-4 kids on our team who are willing to play goalie sometimes, but they have absolutely no idea how to do it effectively, and each week one of them will allow an easy goal to get by, which means that kid feels bad and won't want to play goalie next week. If I can find a clinic -- even just for one afternoon -- I think they'd all like it a lot more.

Any suggestions for MoCo?

[Anonymous]

I can second the recommendation for Dan McDonough - he coached my son in ODP for years. Great guy, cares about the kids, technically solid. But I would start by talking to the director of coaching or technical director at your club - there may be keeper coaches in the club who would be happy to do some basic training sessions on the side. Good luck to your son - sounds just like my kid at the same age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the PP above. Absolutely do goalie training.

Just throwing a kid in as goalie because he is athletic, quick and good with his hands without an understanding on how to really be a goalie is a recipe for disaster.

I was saying not to get a specific goalie coach and followed it up by suggesting a clinic. an 11 year old kid has no business having a specific coach for a position in any sport.

Not true for goalies. My kids get thrown into the goalie position every time there is an issue with the goalie and it takes specific training to know when to attack, when to stay back, how to back peddle, when to let the ball go, how to communicate with your defense, when the ball should be kicked out, when the ball should be handled with your feet vs you hands, how long you have to release the ball, how to handle a wall, when to punch it out, etc.

Being a goalie at the age of 10 and having no clue will surely make you the kid that lost the game for the team and that is not fair to any kid.

I told our coach to get a goalie coach for few session or stop putting them in goal. They got enough training to go in the goal if the goalie gets a red card or is sick. But they can not just do this job on instinct and playing FIFA. You can learn more in 5 1 hour session than you can in a week long camp.

If that is a parent on my team I would say sorry we are not the team for you. The kid is 11 not 16. Talk about the best way to have a kid burn out. There is a 99.9% chance the kid will pay his last competitive soccer game in high school, with or without the goalie trianing.