Every Inch Counts

NWN GK Schedule & Info
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PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SESSION WITH BALL & WATER TO ENSURE WE CAN BEGIN ON TIME.
  Date Time Location Age Group
         
      No Training 1st Week in July   
Wed July 9  6:00-7:00 E-6 U-14, U-15 Boys & Girls
Wed July 9  7:00-8:00 E-6 U-16, U-17, U-18 Boys & Girls
Thur July 10 6:00-7:00   E-6 U-10, U-11 Boys & Girls
Thur July 10 7:00-8:00  E-6 U-12, U-13 Boys & Girls
Wed  July 16 6-7:00  E-6 U-12, U-13 Boys & Girls 
 Wed July 16 7-8:00  E-6 U-11 Boys & Girls 
Thur July 17 6-7:00 Ballinger U-14, U-15, U-16 Boys & Girls
Thur July 17 7-8:00 Ballinger U-17, U-18 Boys & Girls
Wed July 23 6-7:00 Ballinger U-15, U-16 Boys & Girls
Wed July 23 7-8:00 Ballinger U-17, U-18 Boys & Girls
Thur July 24 6-7:00 Ballinger U-13, U-14 Boys & Girls
Thur July 24 7-8:00 Ballinger U-11, U-12 Boys & Girls
Wed July 30   6:-7:00  Meadowdale (turf) U-11  Boys & Girls
Wed July 30  7-8:00 Meadowdale (turf) U-12, U-13, U-14 Boys & Girls   
 Thur July 31  6-7:00  Meadowdale (grass)  U-15, U-16 Boys & Girls 
 Thur July 31  7-8:00    Meadowdale (grass)  U-17, U-18 Boys & Girls 
         
         
         
         
         
         
GK Tips for training on your own
If I had a nickel for each time someone asked me to give individual lessons.... I’d have a lot of nickels.
GK Glove Info
The most important equipment for a goalkeeper is their gloves. It is vital that the keeper be well informed before making an investment when selecting the gloves....

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Defensive Walls
In most cases, the purpose of a wall is to make it easier on the keeper to protect the goal from a direct on indirect shot.  However it’s important for the keeper not to put so many people in the wall that it allows too many other options for the opponent....

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When the keeper is marked
Frequently when an opponent is taking a corner kick, an opponent will have a player stand right beside the keeper to try to beat the keeper to balls (ok let’s be honest here, the real reason frequently is to obstruct the keeper as well)...

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Starting in a low stance
Most keepers will acknowledge that the most difficult saves to make are the ones that are low and just to the side of them...
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Emily Boyd Saves a PK
Playing balls with your feet
Too often, the keeper gets the ball and kicks it aimlessly down field.  Instead of just kicking the ball down field, there should be a plan as to how to work the ball out of the back or...

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