Goldkeeper

This is a complete handbook dealing with the basic principles of goal-keeping technique and the planning of training sessions; it also includes a large number of exercises to help coaches train their keepers to identify and correct the most common mistakes.

Soccer goalkeeping requires good tactical understanding and good physical fitness. This book contains drills intended to improve these individual key aspects of goalkeeping. Each drill is accompanied by a detailed description, a list of the main aspects being trained, and a series of diagrams showing each phase of the exercise.

In the last few years, there is no other position on the soccer field that has seen so many deep-rootedc hanges as seen in goalkeeping. Good reflexes on the goal line and superb control of the penalty zone by the goalkeeper used to be the main characteristics of this position. Nowadays, however, additional skills are demanded because, in the new role of the goalkeeper, he must have good ball skills and he must be in a position to be able to 'read' the game and put structure into the play from the rear. This new function of the goalkeeper requires a further development of the training emphasis.

Soccer goalkeeping requires good tactical understanding and good physical fitness. This book contains drills intended to improve these individual key aspects of goalkeeping. Each drill is accompanied by a detailed description, a list of the main aspects being trained, and a series of diagrams showing each phase of the exercise. Topics covered in Volume One include: Handling the Ball; Warming Up; General Exercises; Catching Technique; Agility; Endurance; Take-Off Strength; Reaction Speed.

This book does not intend to discover something new or make any innovations. Its purpose is to organize our existing knowledge. It was written to address the needs that occur from daily training with young goalkeepers, which sets the base for analysis, planning and adapting methodology to the needs of every individual goalkeeper. This book presents the 14 categories of Goalkeeper training, both in order of importance and by age. Each training category includes a rich and specialized range of exercises that is accompanied by photographs and illustrations. In total there are 168 exercises to cover every aspect of the specialized Goalkeeper training.

The Goalkeeper's Revenge is comprised of stories of a Lancashire childhood: of football on the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, Sim Dalt the goalkeeper and Maggie Gregory the amazing reader.

The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook is the authoritative and comprehensive coaching guide to the most important position on the soccer field. It identifies the components that form the essential skills of any goalkeeper, and how these work within the five goalkeeping roles: shot stopping, dealing with crosses and with through balls, distribution and organisation. How the goalkeeper influences play with his presence is also vital. The handbook takes any keeper or coach through the physical, mental, technical and tactical attributes required. A full set of training drills and exercises are provided, focusing on game-specific behaviour to reinforce good habits. All are fully illustrated with a list of essential coaching points. As the modern game has evolved, so has the role of the goalie. This edition addresses the need for the goalkeeper to be an effective reader of the game and an intelligent distributor of the ball, both as a means of retaining possession and initiating counter-attacks. It also covers how the player can reinforce self-belief for good performance, and how versions of the small-sided game (five-a-side, futsal) can develop technique. Whether experienced or aspiring, this is essential reading for all goalkeepers and coaches.