No Other Position in Sport Requires Such a Combination of Consistency, Excellence and Leadership.

SAVING GOALS !

The soccer goalkeeper is perhaps the most demanding position in all team sports. In addition to play on the goal line the soccer goalkeeper, to be effective, must participate in the prevention of the development of goal scoring chances inside and outside of the penalty area. To succeed in the modern game of soccer, the goalkeeper must not only have all the required technical skills such as catching, boxing, diving, and deflecting, but also must be able to read the game to support defensive play and initiate attack. Reading the game properly can only come from experience in game-like and game situations. A goalkeeper educational unit without the presence of bona fide strikers provides a false sense of security and creates “practice goalkeepers” who can put on a show, but break down when confronted with the decision making process in match competition.

It is for this reason that the No.1 Goalkeeper Camp has no equal. For the one week of camp, every lesson culminates with game-like situations using the players from the No.1 Striker Camp. Faced with shots from all angles and distances, No.1 Goalkeepers must also be concerned with three-dimensional angle play, rebounds and providing defensive depth in small group tactics which will enable them to gain possession or clear the ball before the immediate danger of a shot on goal.

Dealing with “secondary danger” and being pro-active in influencing how and where the opponent plays is the next level of goalkeeper training. No.1 Goalkeepers are encouraged to experiment in practice to increase their range and test their limits. The goalkeepers who know their strengths and weaknesses will not foolishly place their team at risk, and will become consistent, safe, and dependable. What more can you ask?

At the No.1 Goalkeeper Camp every goalkeeper is faced with hundreds of decisions and a thousand plus shots. They learn to understand why they play at goalkeeper, how to take pleasure in the most difficult practices, how to concentrate in the loneliness of the position and most of all, how to become a success at the most demanding position in team sport... a soccer goalkeeper who is No.1.

No.1 Goalkeeper Camp Premier Program
An extremely intensive and comprehensive session for goalkeepers. This program covers all the essential skills and critical tactical elements of goalkeeping emphasizing highly tactical match-related situations. All goalkeepers are evaluated for group placement based on age, size and ability. Each day goalkeepers test themselves against players from the No.1 Striker Camp and engage in dynamic training and competition developed to raise each goalkeeper’s level of play.