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Class Description


DTS Goalkeeper Academy

* see below for NEW Goalkeeping Instructors

A common sense approach to teaching all ages and abilities has been developed by Soccer Centers to provide quality instruction for the dedicated goalkeeper. Classes include technical and tactical development. We make it our priority to challenge the, mind as well as the body. This program provides an in depth look onto the finer points of goalkeeping fundamentals. With the goalkeeper position being so demanding both physically and mentally, our goal is to exhort players to push themselves to the limit. This in turn will unleash each players strength and self confidence to perform confidently at the next level

Goalkeeping I
Goalkeepers in the age of 8-10 will learn the basic principles of goalkeeping. The focus of this class is stance, catching, diving and distribution. The class will provide a lot of technique drills, goalkeeper games and finishing drills.

Goalkeeping II
This class is for goalkeepers in the age of 11-13. The focus will be on improving their technical skills and making tactical decisions. Next to stance, catching, diving and distribution we will also add how to handle crosses. The class will provide a lot of technique drills, goalkeeper games and finishing drills.

Goalkeeping III
This class is for the more experienced goalkeepers in the age 14 and up. Focus of the class is to improve and maintain their technical skills and to make tactical decisions. There will be a lot of situations created in which both things come together. Next to the technique drills, goalkeeper games and finishing drills there will also be keeper fitness exercises added.

Advanced Goalkeeper Class
Goalkeepers can only attend this class by invite of DTS Goalkeeper Academy coach. For more information or questions about signing up you can email: soccercenters001@aol.com

Class Schedule


Schedule is being Edited at This Time.

Clinics


DTS Goalkeeper Academy offers clinics for clubs/coaches and goalkeepers.

Want to know more about how to train your goalkeeper or give them a decent warming-up? Would you like to give your goalkeepers a pre-season training?

For more information or to book call Soccer Centers 732-748-GOAL ext. 21

Game Analysis


Game evaluation

DTS Goalkeeper Academy offers game evaluations. There’s a package deal within privates and an evaluation. During the privates the DTS Goalkeeper coach will visit a game and evaluates this. The evaluation will be hand out on paper and during the next privates used as a guideline to improve the goalkeeper’s skills.

For more information or to book call Soccer Centers 732-748-GOAL ext. 21

Privates

For personal attention you can book privates. The DTS Goalkeeper Academy coach will train the goalkeeper for an hour an every specific part of goalkeeping. The training will be combination of technique, tactic and fitness. If there is something special a goalkeeper wants to work on, let the coach know. He is there for you.

For more information or to book call Soccer Centers 732-748-GOAL ext. 12

DTS Goalkeeping Coordinator/Trainers


NEW Goalkeeping Instructors

Soccer Centers is pleased to announce that Mike Romeo and Jim Casey from Extreme Keepers will run our Goal Keeping Program starting Saturday January 12 and Monday January 21. Romeo and Casey are considered to be the top instructors in New Jersey.

Mike Romeo
Mike Romeo is the Head Boys' Varsity Soccer Coach and a Physical Education teacher at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison. He coached professionally as the Goalkeeper Coach for the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the A-League in 1990. He also served as the General Manager and Assistant Coach of the United Soccer League's Central Jersey Riptide in 1998 and was the Head Coach of the USL's New Brunswick Brigade in 2000. Mike is currently a goalkeeper trainer for Match Fit Soccer Academy. From 1992 to 1998 he was the Head Coach of the North Brunswick Rovers, winners of 4 NJYS State Cups, a USYSA Region I Championship and an appearance in 1997 National Semifinals in Phoenix, AZ..

Jim Casey
Jim Casey is a Physical Education teacher in the Bridgewater School system. He is also the Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach for Bridgewater High School's Boys' Varsity Soccer Program. Jim is currently the Goalkeeping Director for the Jersey Knights Soccer Club. He has been a staff member and director for many of the country's top goalkeeper academies, including Joe Machnik's No. 1 Goalkeeper Camps and Dan Gaspar's Star Goalkeeper Academy. He has also served as the Goalkeeping Director for the Tab Ramos Soccer Academy. Jim also served a Goalkeeper Coach for the Scarlet Knights Soccer Camp at Rutgers University.

As a player, Jim was a standout goalkeeper for Metuchen High School, Middlesex County College and William Patterson University.
 

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