Between The Posts Podcast: Keepers | Coaches | Parents | Soccer

In today's episode, we discuss the do's and don'ts of developing young goalkeepers. We always hear from coaches that they struggle with not only incorporating young players into the goalie role but also how best to develop young players. I will take you through some key things to do, and not do, as well as some issues I've faced when working with younger keepers during our training sessions. Check out the show notes below and we hope you enjoy this episode of Between The Posts! Episode Intro: Tyler describes his take on young goalkeepers and how it shaped him as a coach First, we must define the age group we’re discussing What to teach: Basic Rules of Goalkeeping Proper Catching Technique Diving...not so much at U9 and below U10 start to work on positioning U10 players: Stress the importance of protecting the near post Cutting Down the angles as the ball travels Getting off their line for free balls in the area Then spend time to work on what they should do after they get the bal