Possible tasks of the goalkeeper trainer
At many clubs, the tasks of a goalkeeper trainer consist of much more than just the goalkeeper training on the pitch.
- Fieldwork, the goalkeeper trainer takes care of the goalkeeper training on the pitch.
- Internal/external scouting, the goalkeeper trainer advises which goalkeeper plays in which team.
- Personal Development Plan, the goalkeeper trainer makes sure that the goalkeepers can develop themselves.
- Accountability, the goalkeeper trainer is accountable to e.g. the team trainer, head of training, parents of goalkeepers or goalkeepers themselves.
- Position and Organization, the goalkeeper trainer can be responsible for the defensive organization at corners and free kicks.
www.keeperstrainer.com offers help for all tasks of the goalkeeper trainer.
The content of the website does not only consist of a lot of practice material and complete training sessions but also of animations, basic technique videos, a scouting program and a personal development program. Furthermore, you can create your own training sessions and share them with other trainers within your club.
Every possible task of the goalkeeper trainer can be found at www.keeperstrainer.com/en/
The first task of a goalkeeper trainer:
Many goalkeeper trainers will consider the field play with the goalkeepers as their main task. We, at Keeperstrainer.com, think that field play is also very important and that's why we have a lot of exercises on the website.
The goalkeeper trainer takes (part of) the training for the goalkeepers under his/her care and makes sure that the goalkeepers get a good warming-up. Besides that the goalkeeper trainer can, by offering specific exercises, give the goalkeepers the opportunity to develop themselves further.
On the website www.keeperstrainer.com you can find a lot of exercises in different categories. The exercises concerning warming up, build up, shots from the side, shots at the goal and through balls are sorted and easy to select by making use of the filters. In addition, all exercises are provided with a clear drawing, description, points of attention and variation possibilities.
More and more exercises are accompanied by video footage to get a better idea of the exercise and organization.
In short: Keeperstrainer.com – Field play 
Other tasks of the goalkeeper trainer
The 2nd task of the goalkeeper trainer
The goalkeepers have to be assigned to the right team in terms of level and personality. Or in many cases, the goalkeeper trainer gives advice about that to the head coach. This is where the goalie trainer needs to do some internal scouting.
Some clubs don't feel like they have the right goalkeeper in a certain age group. They therefore look outside their own club for the right goalkeepers. In this case, the goalkeeper trainer has to do some external scouting.
www.keeperstrainer.com has an internal and external scouting program on the website.
In short: Keeperstrainer.com - Internal/External scouting
The 3rd task of the goalkeeper trainer
The goalkeeper trainer makes sure that the goalkeepers can develop themselves.Of course an important part of the development lies with the goalkeeper themself.
The ultimate goal of both the goalkeeper and the goalkeeper trainer is that the level of the goalkeeper in question will improve. A useful tool to achieve that goal is the Personal Development Program (P.D.P.) from www.keeperstrainer.com .
It is important that a goalkeeper becomes aware of the points of improvement and what his qualities are. With the program of Keeperstrainer.com we want the goalkeepers to think and become aware of the different goalkeeper elements that are important in their development. If you manage to do that, you and your goalkeeper are well on your way to further development.
It is true that the degree in which a goalkeeper is willing to work on himself, determines the future of that goalkeeper.
In short: Keeperstrainer.com - Personal Development Plan
The goalkeeper trainer must make choices
The 4th task of the goalkeeper trainer
Which goalkeeper plays for which team? Every goalkeeper trainer will recognize that it is sometimes quite difficult to get the right goalkeeper to play in the right team. For example: Goalkeeper A is perhaps a little less skilled than goalkeeper B regarding the build-up, but goalkeeper A is better at intercepting crosses than goalkeeper B. Of course, there are many other considerations to be made. There can only be one goalkeeper at the goal.
At some clubs, the goalkeeper trainer decides which goalkeeper will be in which team but it is also common for the goalkeeper trainer to have an advisory role and that the head coach makes the final choice.
The internal scouting program of www.keeperstrainer.com can help in making the right choices and can help if the goalkeeper trainer is accountable to e.g. the team trainer or head of training.
Once the choice is made, it sometimes causes misunderstanding with the goalkeepers or parents of goalkeepers. With the assessments of the internal scouting program you can clearly explain to goalkeepers and parents why you made the choices you did.
In short: Keeperstrainer.com - Accountability
The 5th task of the goalkeeper trainer
The goalkeeper trainer can be responsible for the defensive organization during corners and free kicks. Not all head coaches delegate this part to the goalkeeper trainer and prefer to keep that responsibility themselves.
However, there are plenty of head coaches who do. If you do get the responsibility for this part, take this opportunity. You will not only be involved in the position of the goalkeeper but also of the entire team. You may be able to work with defenders and goalkeepers in training sessions in a targeted way to align positions and organizations. For sure your goalkeeper feels better when there is a good organization during corners and free kicks!
www.keeperstrainer.com explains the position and organization of goalkeepers by means of animations. Including the organization at corners, free kicks from the side but also the preparation of a wall at a free kick right in front of the goal, is explained and clearly illustrated.
In short: Keepertrainer.com - Position and Organization
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