Written and edited by Jim Walker
-- July, 2011
A publication of the Keeper Club
Written and edited by Jim Walker
TRAINING IN JULY
There is NO regular training for goalkeepers in July.
For keepers 14 years and older, there is training in the Summer Fitness and Technical Program which meets three times a week (Mondays 9am, Tuesdays and Thursdays (6pm).
NO training Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
Regular Keeper Club and Junior Keepers training resumes August 18 for 2011-2012. All keepers, including Junior Keepers, are invited to attend the Summer Fitness and Technical Program sessions July 11 (9am), July 12 (6pm) and July 14 (6pm) to work hand-in-hand with SFTP goalkeepers. The SFTP program meets each time for one hour involving keepers and field players, and 20 minutes afterward with keepers alone.
THE NUMBERS GAME
Love it (and not many do) or hate it (most do), 70 is the key numerical value of yards required to sprint in Coach Walker’s 20-70-20 fitness arsenal. He himself may remember the Seventies fondly, but goalkeeper Kacie Paine does not. Remember it, that is. Except of course last year‘s grueling “70‘s,“ (not the years, the sprints) the gauge for each individual‘s fitness level during the Summer Fitness and Technical Program. So, remembering, Kacie, on the eve of her first session this summer, posted this on Facebook; “I somehow feel obligated to hate the number 70 as of now.” Visitors to the summer fitness sessions have included Troi Jorgensen, who after completing her soccer career at St. Edward’s University is off this month to Sweden to play with a semi-pro women’s team; Patty Walrath, returning as a sophomore keeper for Houston Baptist University; Philip Anderson, just back from an all-star tour to Brazil, heading for his senior season at Schreiner University, and persevering Stephanie Thetford, former Dynamos player recovering from still another knee surgery after being a regular at past summer conditioning programs. Visiting by invitation on June 30 were younger Keeper Club members Kennedy McGill, Noah Schroer, and Rodrigo Silos and Junior Keepers Ethan Brasher, Brady Stonebraker, and Dylan Stonebraker, all of whom participated in conditioning activities with the older keepers.
TREVOR SNAGS KEEPER KWIZ
June’s Keeper Kwiz question: who was credited with saying “Wherever you go, go with all your heart”? The answer, of course as we all know, is Confucius (plus it was right there in last month’s Keeper!) But it is Trevor Gibson whose name was picked from those submitting the answer “Confucius” in last month’s drawing and he wins the $25 gift certificate to Soccer-4-All For those interested, Confucius was an early (551 BC) goalkeeper at the Hundred Schools of Thought and believed to be responsible for numerous quotes for which others since have accepted credit, such as "It matters not how slowly you go as long as you do not stop," and “Keeper beaten at near post have nightmare.” For an opportunity in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Soccer-4 All, all you have to do is answer this question: What are the dates for the Keeper Club’s three-day Summer Goalkeeper Camp? Email your answer to Jwalker332@aol.com. All registrants in the Summer Fitness and Technical Program are eligible to enter the drawing.
WHY KEEPERS STRUGGLE
Goalkeeper guru Lawrence Fine discusses factors that cause goalkeepers to suffer.
You can usually figure out what is causing a keeper to struggle by looking at five primary causes of problems for most keepers.
*Poor Concentration - It's not good enough to concentrate most of the game. Keepers must be able to concentrate for the entire game to be successful.
*Fear - If a keeper is afraid to fail, they most likely will fail.
*Anxiety - Due to pressure that comes with being a keeper, some get anxious and that sometimes results in them getting too excited and ultimately panicking.
*Poor Preparation - The “5 P Rule” dispels the belief that practice makes perfect. The 5 P Rule maintains that Proper Practice Prevents Poor Performance.
*Poor Communication - Communication has such an importance in being a successful that it always amazes me how little time is spent on working on improving it.
While it's easy to determine which category a problem falls into, it's not always easy to solve the problem. Too often, coaches know the problem but choose a bad solution option. For example, yelling “don’t be afraid!“ at a keeper who is afraid doesn't do any good. Rather, the coach needs to determine what is causing the fear and work to overcome it that will work for the long run. When keepers and keeper coaches start to look at the position with a more scientific view (as opposed to continuing the misguided belief that one must be crazy to be a keeper) we will see better keepers.
SUMMER CAMPS
Sign up early for this year’s Goalkeeper Camp, scheduled August 11-13 at Dyess Park, for three days of great training at your favorite position. Quality instruction and lots of fun. For more information about Goalkeeper Camp, email jwalker332@aol.com or call 281-217-1612. If you sign up for Select Camp, you pay for that camp only and switch over to Keeper Camp for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday sessions.
The full 2011 Dynamos Summer Camp schedule:
GIRLS ONLY CAMP, for females ages 6-16, July 25-29, 6-8pm, $125, July 22 deadline.
FUNdamental CAMP, for boys and girls 6-16, Aug. 1-5, 6-8pm, $125, July 29 deadline
SELECT CAMP, for boys and girls 9-18, Aug. 8-12, 10-noon and 5-8pm, $175, Aug. 5 deadline
GOALKEEPER CAMP, for boys and girls (beginning and advanced) 9-18, Aug. 11-13, 5-8pm (Sat. 9am-noon), $125, Aug. 5 deadline
Registration can be made online at www.dynamossoccer.com. There is a $5 extra fee for mail-in registration.
KEEPERTALK
During the “no ball” (two weeks) portion of summer fitness training, college keeper Jonathan Kauffman ran his warmup mile wearing a 20-pound vest. After playing for Ouachita Baptist University for two seasons, Jonathan is transferring this year to Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas. . .Todd and Zoe Stonebraker, parents of keeper regulars Brady and Dylan, were part of a Cy-Fair Youth Soccer Club group in mid-June which conducted dental work on the goal mouths of beautiful downtown Dyess Park, filling cavities and adding dentures (blocks of turf) to the ragged areas where goalkeepers do their work. The task force, which also provided other cosmetic repairs to the fields, included Tim Sonnier, Steven King, Dr. Houston Brown, Bill Ellis, Lonnie Brauner, David Urrutia, Chris Bonin, Abbey King and Lonnie Welch. . .Former Keeper! Club member and camp instructor Brandon Renken was married to Lindsay Manford in a mid-June ceremony in Hawaii. . .Visitors to the summer fitness sessions have included Troi Jorgensen, who after completing her soccer career at St. Edward’s University is off this month to Sweden to play with a semi-pro women’s team; Patty Walrath, returning as a sophomore keeper for Houston Baptist University; Philip Anderson, just back from an all-star tour to Brazil, heading for his senior season at Schreiner University, and persevering Stephanie Thetford, former Dynamos player recovering from still another knee surgery after being a regular at past summer conditioning programs. Also visiting the summer fitness session June 30 were Keeper Club members Kennedy McGill, Noah Schroer, and Rodrigo Silos and Junior Keepers Ethan Brasher, Brady Stonebraker, and Dylan Stonebraker, all of whom participated in conditioning activities with the older keepers. . .Jan van Beveren, one of the all-time greatest Dutch goalkeepers and one of the elite keepers to re-locate from abroad to play in the old North American Soccer League, died June 26 at his home in Beaumont, where he had settled and coached youth soccer. He was 63. “He will be missed,” said Dynamos Director of Training Olivier Finidori, “he was a good guy, never acting anything like the famous figure that he was.”. ..If you have items of interest for Keeper! or for KeeperTalk, please email to jwalker332@aol.com.
TRAINING LOG
Names of keepers and field players, who attended training in June:
Final regular session
2--Braden Mann, Mia Posey, Sabrina Pasier, Noah Schroer, Briahnna Ginwright, Rodrigo Silos, Ethan Brasher.
Summer Fitness and Technical Program
6--Kaylee Barrett, Sabrina Pasier, Chas O’Rourke, Jonathan Kauffman. Field players: Ashley Coil, Jessica Lykins, C. J. Cardenas, Savannah Mallon, Matt Alarcon, Haley Murrel, Kyra McLeod, Clark Kauffman.
7--Jonathan Kauffman, Sabrina Pasier, Clark Kauffman, Field players: Olivia Urrutia, Savannah Mallon, Jessica Lykins, Kyra McLeod. Special guest: Troi Jorgensen.
9--Sabrina Pasier, Jonathan Kauffman. Field players: Savannah Mallon, Kyra McLeod, Rachel Dozier, Stephan Sorensen, Jessica Lykins, C. J. Cardenas, Haley Murrel
13--Jonathan Kauffman, Chas O’Rourke, Kacie Paine, Sabrina Pasier. Field players: Matt Alarcon, Kylie Austin, Olivia Urrutia, Stephen Sorensen.
14--Chas O’Rourke, Sabrina Pasier, Kacie Paine, Kevin Hobart, Calvin Anderson, Trevor Gibson. Field players: Clark Kauffman, Olivia Urrutia, Rachel Dozier, Oscar Torres, Abby Mata, Bryant Munoz, Fernando Torres, Erik Perez. Visitor: Robert Pasier.
16--Trevor Gibson, Calvin Anderson, Sabrina Pasier, Jonathan Kauffman, Kevin Hobart.
Field players: Delaney Reynolds, Bryant Munoz, Judah Craft, C. J. Cardenas, Clark Kauffman, Kylie Austin, Stephen Sorensen, Oscar Torres, Fermando Torres,
20--Sabrina Pasier, Kaylee Barrett. Field players: Savannah Mallon, Jessica Lykins, Kacie Cardenas, Ricky Cary, Bryant Munoz, C. J. Cardenas, Visitor: Cesar Barron.
21--Jonathan Kauffman, Sabrina Pasier, Calvin Anderson, Kevin Hobart. Field players: Bryant Munoz, Kacie Cardenas, Jessica Lykins, Savannah Mallon, Delaney Reynolds, Ashley Coil, Rachel Dozier, Stephen Sorensen, Armando Gomez, Kyra McLeod, Oscar Torres, Fernando Torres. Visitor: Robert Pasier
24--Kevin Hobart, Jonathan Kauffman, Sabrina Pasier, Calvin Anderson. Field players: Bryant Munoz, Fernando Torres, Oscar Torres, Kylie Austin, Ricky Cary, Stephen Sorensen, CJ Cardenas, Kacie Cardenas, and Judah Craft.
27--Kaylee Barrett, Jonathan Kauffman, Sabrina Pasier, Oscar Barron. Field players: Kacie Cardenas, Stephen Sorensen, Ashley Coil, Jessica Lykins, Savannah Mallon, Clark Kauffman, Kyra McLeod, Cesar Barron. Special guest: Patty Walrath
28--Kacie Paine, Calvin Anderson, Jonathan Kauffman, Chas O’Rourke, Sabrina Pasier Field players: Kyra McLeod, Clark Kauffman, Savannah Mallon, Jessica Lykins, Ashley Coil, Stephen Sorensen, Kacie Cardenas, Kylie Austin, Zac Leal, Armando Gomez, Bryant Munoz, Matt Alarcon, Ricky Cary, Delaney Reynolds. Special guests: Philip Anderson, Stephanie Thetford
30--Sabrina Pasier, Calvin Anderson, Jonathan Kauffman, Kacie Paine, Chas O’Rourke,Trevor Gibson. Field players: Haley Murrel, Brooke Geaslen, Ashley Coil, Jessica Lykins, Kylie Austin, Kacie Cardenas, Matt Alarcon, Clark Kauffman, Kyra McLeon, Zac Leal, Armando Gomez, Stephen Sorensen, Fernando Torres. Special guests: Patty Walrath, Noah Schroer, Kennedy McGill, Rodrigo Silos, Brady Stonebraker, Dylan Stonebraker, Ethan Brasher
FRIEDEL TO TOTTENHAM
Brad Friedel has signed a deal keeping him in England for two more seasons. The 40-year-old American signed as a free agent with Tottenham, where he will replace the error-prone Heurelho Gomes. Friedel has started every English Premier League game for seven straight seasons. He arrived in England in 1997 to play for Liverpool. He played just 25 league games for the Reds before moving to Blackburn, where he made a name for himself as one of the EPL's top keepers. After eight seasons, he moved to Aston Villa in July 2008. His iron-man streak of EPL appearances stands at 275 games.
QUOTABLE
“I would say that goalkeeper coaches have always demanded a lot out of me, and I’ve really demanded a lot out of myself.”--FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, after becoming the first keeper in Major League Soccer history to record 100 career shutouts, with a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution.
TIP OF THE MONTH
The call “Keeper!” is not a suggestion, but a command. It’s not a maybe, but a demand. It sends a message that the ball belongs to the keeper and teammates need to clear the area. It’s important that the keeper make the call early and loud, leaving no doubt. When a keeper calls too late or too softly, the result often is confusion and it reveals a lack of confidence by the keeper.
KEEPING SECRETS
Catching the ball at its highest point requires perfect harmony of eyes (seeing the ball), feet (footwork), legs (takeoff), trunk and arms (stretch) and hands and fingers (contact with the ball). This is why repetition is so important at this stage of development. After learning techniques in Keeper! sessions, practicing over and over on your own helps bring increased coordination to subsequent sessions, where the trainer can provide tips, cues, directions, and corrections to bring your timing to its fullest development.--Jim Walker
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