Mar 29, 2023 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Rush Soccer’s Global Goalkeeping Director. “T.E.A.M. – Together Everyone Achieves More!”. “There is no I in Team!”. However, there is only one player on the field for each team that can use their hands. Everyone...
Nov 7, 2022 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Rush Soccer’s Global Goalkeeping Director. In order to teach Goalkeepers how to move, they need to be put in realistic situations based on the game. Too often GKs are asked to move to a specific spot, or go through a...
Sep 28, 2022 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Rush Soccer’s Global Goalkeeping Director. Want to help improve your goalkeepers decision making? Put them in training situations that force them to make decisions over and over again! When examining skill development,...
Jul 27, 2022 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Rush Soccer’s Global Goalkeeping Director. At the start of the soccer season most teams kick off with pre-season training. Typically the objectives are big picture: improve fitness, get the team on the same page...
May 26, 2022 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Global Goalkeeping Director Every year, tryouts bring out emotion for players, parents, coaches and clubs. Excitement! Fear! Anxiety! All parties involved are heightened to the importance of tryouts. ...
Apr 25, 2022 | Coaching Development, Goalkeeping
This article was written by Sean Connors, Rush Soccer’s Global Goalkeeping Director One of the Rush GK Program Standards is that coaches must work to create a safe environment for the goalkeepers. This is specific to the GK Coach but also holds true for the team coach...