High Standards vs. High Expectations
There's a drastic difference between setting high standards and high expectations for yourself as a goalkeeper. Setting high standards is focused on the aspects of the game that are in your control l...
3 Maj 202212min
Do You Control Your Emotions or Do They Control You?
Being in control of your emotions at all times in incredibly difficult. Also, your goal isn't to rid yourself of emotion, you're still human! You will feel emotions such as fear, anger and frustrati...
26 Apr 202212min
How Do You Talk To Yourself?
How you talk to yourself before, during and after competition will have a major impact on how you perform. Utilizing positive self talk will help you remain calm and confident, even after mistakes as...
19 Apr 202211min
Getting Mindful
Becoming a mindful goalkeeper will help you to avoid frustration, be more aware of yourself and your surroundings as well as help to you be in flow more often. To be more mindful, you must put concen...
12 Apr 202210min
Putting In Your 10,000 Hours
In order to master anything subject or skill, you must put in 10,000 hours of deliberate training. This may seem impossible, but with consistent effort you can absolutely achieve mastery of being a g...
5 Apr 202213min
Form The GK Union
Being a goalkeeper is extremely difficult with all of the pressure of keeping the ball out of the net, but then adding in the pressure of keeping your starting spot is a lot. However, being a support...
29 Mars 202214min
Keep The Details Simple
Sometimes it's better to not over complicate things. By keeping goalkeeping simple, you will be able to understand the concepts and absorb the information at a much higher rate. Try not to get lost ...
22 Mars 202212min
When Do You Commit To Being A Goalkeeper?
As a young soccer player, you may have trouble knowing exactly when and how you should make the decision to commit to being a goalkeeper full time. The answer is that there is no right or wrong answe...
15 Mars 202213min
