Question:
As a young keeper (15), even at county level the training for keepers consists of lining up players who then fire off a volley of shots from the top-D and little else. I have not got the means to pay for a professional coach and while yours and other websites offer a great deal of help in terms of exercises there are few players (or coaches) who will put aside the time to go through dedicated goalie sessions. Living in Heartfordshire (England) are there any course training sessions etc. that I could attend to help me advance my keeping? Are there people in my area that I should contact? I have been pointed towards John Hurst as the local man in the know.
Answer:
John Hurst is definitely the man in your area to speak to about keeping courses. It’s good that you check the net and other resources for keeping ideas. On the OBO website look back at old tips, especially Rachel’s. There are some good ideas there. The big thing I would encourage you to do, is to make a skills inventory of your strengths and weaknesses and try to work drills around them. If you think about drills field players do, many of them can be converted to keeper drills.