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Youth Goalkeeping Series: Part 3 of 3
The first word most young goalkeepers learn to communicate from the goal is, “Keeper!” When translated into our everyday language, “Keeper” means “I want the ball!”
A goalkeeper’s ability to communicate is a skill that must be developed and encouraged early in a goalkeeper’s formal training. Learning to communicate is as important as developing the correct footwork and handling skills. Young keeper’s take their first step to connecting with their team by learning how to communicate effectively and therefore establishing a presence on the soccer field.
Peter Mastrogiovanni
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It's Not Always About Goalkeeping...
Readers send me emails every couple of weeks about how to make it into the big leagues, or how I can help them get into a club. It's funny sometimes when you read articles about football players and how their focus on football is the be all, end all of their existence. It isn't, (or at least it shouldn't be).
Everything we do as footballers is a conduit for every other facet in our lives, a springboard into something outside of just football alone. We all hold passions outside of football, mine has always been writing, technology and running an online business...thus this blog.
Some goalkeepers, like Wigan's Chris Kirkland for example has had a strong passion to become a firefighter his whole life. Sounds funny right? Oh, he/she doesn't need the money, we say, why would they work a "regular" 9 to 5er when they can easily retire from football. But have you thought that maybe outside of your goal area, there are many other things to think about than just goalkeeping alone.
John Stevanja
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