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This Course Enables You To:
- The role of the goalkeeper coach
- Training design & application in LTAD
- Goalkeeper development in a team
- Youth-level nutritional support
- Youth goalkeeper development
- Goalkeeping expectations
- Skill acquisition in goalkeeping
- Goalkeeper coaching analysis
- Managing pressure
- Case-study: elite academy goalkeeper training
Course Details
Who is this course designed for?
This course has been designed for beginner to elite level youth coaches who want the latest research findings, most efficient training methods for the preparation, development & coaching of youth goalkeepers.
How long is the course?
This is a 12-hour course providing a deep understanding and best practices that can be applied to your own youth team environment to improve the performance of your young players.
Is my progress logged through the course?
After each lecture there is a short multiple-choice test designed to cement your learning. You can access your test results at anytime through your course progress area.
Can I stop/pause a presentation part way through?
Yes, the course is completely flexible. You can go back to a module at anytime and continue from where you left off.
Can I take the modules in any order?
No. The course follows a set structure that must be studied in numerical order. You can only access the next module once you have completed the previous module test.
Is there a time limit on the course?
Yes. This course has a 12-month access limit. You can access the course 24/7 within this period.
Will I get a certificate to show that I have passed the course?
Yes, you will receive a pass certificate provided you have attained the minimum pass grade of 75%.
If you have any further questions, please Contact Us.
This online goalkeeper coaching course is suitable for:
Individuals tasked with the responsibility for the coaching, training, & preparation aspects of youth players and goalkeepers.
Individuals tasked with the responsibility for the training, preparation, development & coaching aspects across the youth development phases.
The focus of the course is as follows:
- Provides latest research findings, & contemporary training methods and detailed insights into youth goalkeeper development;
- Provides a better understanding of how to maximise goalkeeping development & the long-term athletic stages across players pathway;
- Help maximise your decision-making when working with goalkeepers within younger age groups.
Official Accreditation By ISSPF
- This course is fully accredited by ISSPF & ensures the study hours will contribute to the achievement of a formal accreditation & ISSPF continued professional development.
UEFA Federations:
Official Accreditation By Latvian Football Federation (UEFA)
- The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.
Official Accreditation By Slovenian FA (NSZ) (UEFA)
- The Slovenian FA (NSZ) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal NSZ accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.
Official Accreditation By Iceland FA (KSI) (UEFA)
- The Iceland FA (KSI) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal KSI accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.
Official Accreditation By Lithuanian Football Federation (UEFA)
- The Lithuania FF (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.
CONCACAF Federation:
Accredited by British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA), CONCACAF
- This online course holds full accreditation from the BVIFA, guaranteeing that study hours count toward formal accreditation and BVIFA's professional development. Additionally, it's accepted for BVIFA-CONCACAF course revalidation.
Official Course Endorsement
Endorsed By Scottish Football Association (SFA)
- This course has been endorsed by the SFA as part of the revalidation process.
Endorsed By Bournemouth University (BU)
- This course is fully endorsed by the Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, UK.
Endorsed By East Tennessee State University (ETSU)
- This course is fully endorsed by the ETSU, Tennessee, USA.
Endorsed By Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- This course is fully endorsed by the UiTM, Malaysia.
Endorsed By Wrexham University
- This course is fully endorsed by the Wrexham University, Wrexham, Wales, UK.
- The Estonia FA (EJL) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal EJL accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses can be used for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.
- The FA of Finland (FAF) accredits ISSPF online courses as part of their UEFA coaching program & course revalidation. Completion of these courses contributes to formal FAF accreditation refreshment and professional development.
Course Modules
01The role of the goalkeeper coach
Delivered by Fraser Stewart
In this module, you will be exposed to being a specialised goalkeeping coach, the specialist goalkeeper and their role in the game, the training environment, the game environment and the considerations of the goalkeeping coach.
02Training Design & Application in Youth Development (LTAD)
Delivered by Alex Segovia Vilchez
In this module, we will look at a new physical qualities approach – the development model. You will be exposed to the importance of both mechanical & functional activities, exercise progression in youth development, the application of conditioning and co-ordinative drills, along with skill acquisition & developing a functional framework.
03Individual development of the goalkeeper within a team environment
Delivered by Ivan Kovčić
In Module 3, you’ll look at team development vs. individual development in soccer, isolated or integrated training, detecting problems with soccer references, the coaching process for goalkeepers and the implementation of goalkeeper-specific content.
04 Nutritional Support for the Youth Soccer Player: Maturation Status & LTAD
05Youth Goalkeeper Development: Long Term Development
Delivered by Eduardo Cachulo
In this module, we look at the role of the goalkeeper coach within a technical department, identification of key markers for success in the goalkeeping position, the young goalkeeper & key development stages and the transition phase from youth to senior professional level.
06Goalkeeping Expectations: Roles of the GK within the function of the game
Delivered by Jeff Richardson
Through this module, you will understand the 4-functions of the game, the roles of the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper’s role in attacking, defending & transitional scenarios, effective communication within the goalkeeper role and dealing with key situations.
07Skill Acquisition in Goalkeeping: Developing technical proficiency for situational effectiveness
Delivered by Daniel Tumelty-Bevan
In this module, we look at the experience & perception of goalkeeping, goal-scoring scenarios & protecting the goal, the science behind practice & execution and technical repetition & contextual practices.
08Goalkeeper Coaching Analysis: Developmental Approach to Goalkeeping
Delivered by Graeme Smith
In this module, we look at the types of goalkeeper analysis in developmental soccer, oppositional analysis: set pieces & team tendencies, in-match analysis, the integration of post-match analysis and the goalkeeper curriculum in soccer.
09Managing pressure: Emotion, Anxiety & Coping in elite soccer
Delivered by Jeff Richardson
In this module, we look at how to understand emotion in soccer, anxiety in elite soccer, challenge state vs. threat state, altering perception & arousal and the practical application of pre-game mental preparation.
10An Elite Youth Academy Goalkeeper Training Methodology: Case Study
Delivered by Dani Ortiz
In this module, you will understand the relationships between outfielders & goalkeepers within game situations. We will look at training situations to overcome high pressure, we’ll assess the importance of the non-dominant foot and match-day strategies to maximise distribution within academy soccer.
What you get with your enrolment:
- 12-hours Youth Goalkeeper Focused Training
- Tutor Assessed Assignments
- Certificate of Achievement
- 30 day money-back guarantee
Frequently asked questions
Who is this Goalkeeping coaching course for?
This course has been designed for beginner to elite level youth coaches who want the latest research findings, most efficient training methods for the preparation, development & coaching of youth goalkeepers.
It is developed and structured for anyone with an interest in developing their knowledge in the game further. If you're a student with degree level or post-degree level educations, learners with UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, AFC or other FIFA recognised coaching awards in the training & development of individual soccer players or team sports then this course is for you.
Why is this Online Goalkeeping Course Important?
- It provides justification for the guiding of specific training methods, interventions & decision making processes within soccer.
- Highlights the practical application of modern, research based training methods & assessment tools for both goalkeeper coaches and outfield coaches.
- Provides an increased evidence & knowledge to understand key goalkeeper coaching science & performance processes across a range of coaching science topics.
- Discusses the most efficient training methods and detailed insights into developing player fitness alongside analysis, coaching, nutritional & training methodologies.
- Learn from industry experts in the area of football science, goalkeeper coaching science & performance training in team sports.
- Help maximise your decision making through a better understanding & appreciation of football or goalkeeper coaching science & performance.
What skills will I improve if I take this goalkeeper course?
- This course discusses the most efficient training methods and performance, goalkeeper coaching science, coaching principles and detailed insights into developing key aspects.
- Provides you with an increased evidence & knowledge to understand key goalkeeper coaching science & performance processes across a range of coaching science topics.
- Will enable you to discuss the most efficient training methods and detailed insights into developing goalkeeper fitness alongside analysis, nutritional & training methodologies.
- You will learn from industry experts in the area of football science, sport science & goalkeeping performance training.
- Help you to maximise your decision making through a better understanding & appreciation of football or goalkeeper coaching science & performance.
How will this course help me?
This course will help anyone interested in making better decisions when it comes to coaching goalkeepers as groups or individuals.
- This Professional Certificate in Goalkeeper Coaching Science (Pro-Youth Level) online course gives you the specific training principles, tactics and techniques that are applied at elite academies.
- You will develop a strong understanding of the role of the goalkeeper coach, and you will develop your knowledge of conditioning, nutrition, psychology & physiology of the young developing goalkeeper.
How can this course assist me to progress?
ISSPF courses are not only recommended by universities and federations around the world, but they are delivered by some of the leading practitioners in the game which will provide some cutting edge methods and industry overview on dealing with specific aspects of performance coaching and development.
ISSPF are working at accrediting all their courses through academic and footballing institutes in order to provide additional academic currency to the learner.