Goalkeeper Roundtable

In Episode 9, We open up a discussion of an often overlooked topic of, goalkeeper specific fitness. A goalkeeper with well rounded fitness can help support making big saves in key moments, keep our goalkeepers less prone to injury, and provide a level of confidence otherwise not present with less fit goalkeepers. We only touch on a handful of concepts and hope to re-visit this in the future.

In Episode 8, we sat down the ONE and ONLY, Kim Wyant. Kim is a Pioneer of not just women's soccer BUT is currently setting new standards in the field of coaching. Kim played the Division 1, University of Central Florida, was a goalkeeper on the US Women's National Team and tells great stories of training with some of the best male players in the sport during her development. Kim is currently the Head MEN’s Soccer Coach at the prestigious New York University (NYU) Another long time friend, colleague, and mentor, Kims shares her perspective on the current generation of goalkeeping, her experience coaching and recruiting in the collegiate men’s game, and the uniqueness of playing soccer at NYU. ENJOY!

On Episode 7, Chris Ducar (aka Big Bird) fly's in to take a seat at the GK Roundtable. Chris is entering his 25th season as an Assistant AND Goalkeeper Coach for the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Program.  Chris has a rich history as an athlete, has worked with phenomenal mentors, and is one of the most skilled and passionate teachers of goalkeeping in the game. A long time friend, colleague and mentor we are thrilled that Chris joined us for this episode. 

Tracy Noonan is the proud Owner of Dynasty Goalkeeping where she implements an incredibly holistic and well-rounded curriculum at her camps and clinics. In her senior year at the University of North Carolina, Tracy was a National Champion and an NCAA All American. She also played professionally for the Boston Breakers, AND was capped 12 times and won a Word Cup medal with the US Women’s National Team. We have known Tracy since she was a youth player who attended SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School and we can’t be more proud of her evolution as a player, coach and PERSON.

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In Episode 5 we welcome the Head Women's Soccer Coach AND Goalkeeper Coach from Texas A&M University, G Guerrieri. We cover a number of topics but primarily discuss the transition for goalkeepers to NCAA Division 1 Soccer, the demands it puts on young goalkeepers, and how coaches can help with that transition. G brings a unique perspective to the table with his depth of experience, and the fact that he is the Goalkeeper AND Head Coach at one of the Nations best soccer programs. We hope you enjoy this incredible episode!!

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A7N6vg_vvo&t=565s

In Episode 4, on AUDIO and VIDEO (link above) we share a variety of concepts, games, and ideas for best integrating your goalkeepers into small sided games. This episode will be best understood by watching the YouTube video. We hope you take some of our ideas out to your training sessions to continue improving your goalkeeper and teams.

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Today we wrap up and transition out of our series topic, Return to Play.  Whether that return is from the current Pandemic, a long lay-off, an injury, or your team simply returning to a pre-season training camp, all of these concepts will apply. Today's discussion is centered around the technical & tactical coaching concepts for integrating your goalkeeper with 1, 2 and 3 or more field players. As a group we really enjoyed this discussion, and learned something new to take back to our own teams & training sessions. 

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In this episode, Bill, Dave, George & Jeff discuss the components and concepts of helping your Goalkeeper(s), Physically & Psychologically, return to play after an extended layoff. Plus, as always, we incorporate ideas that you can use year round to better prepare your goalkeepers for training and matches.

Our "Goalkeeper Roundtable" is a group of coaches, educators, and former players who have come together from all reaches of our country to share and exchange ideas. methods, and stories relating to everything goalkeeping. 

Dr. Bill Steffen

Dave Latourette

George Kostelis

Jeff Shuk