The Ray Reid Soccer School's Goalkeeper School provides keepers with an opportunity to learn from and train with some of the country's finest coaches. The Goalkeeper School is offered at the College ID Camp and both Elite Academy sessions. Our training curriculum will cover the four pillars of goalkeeping -- technique, tactics, conditioning, and psychology -- with the following keeper training topics covered throughout the camp week:
- Technical training- advanced handling;
- Footwork and agility;
- Distribution - defense to attack;
- Reaction shot stopping - explosive, quickness and reloading;
- Flank play-positioning and dealing with high balls and crosses;
- Positional training and providing the right communication;
- Breakaways and stealing ground;
- Shot stopping - long range, point blank, angling;
Each full day of camp, goalkeepers will be challenged in two keeper-specific training sessions and then will play in evening matches.
Some of the goalkeepers who have worked under Coach Ray Reid and his coaching staff in the past, include:
- 2014 MLS #1 Draft Pick by the Philadelphia Union (first keeper ever picked #1) & 3-Time All-American Andre Blake
- MLS Seattle Sounders Goalkeeper & UConn's All-Time Wins Leader (54) Josh Ford
- USMNT U17 World Cup Goalkeeper Adam Schuerman (recorded 38 shutouts in his UConn career)
- USMNT U17 World Cup, All-American and Collegiate National Champion Goalkeeper Bryheem Hancock
- Matt Chavlovich - Second All-Time Winningest UConn Goalkeeper (53 wins) who started 44 consecutive games in his collegiate career
- All-American, U20 National Team Keeper and Collegiate National Champion Ricky Koczak
- Multi-Time All-American, 2-Time National Champion, Adi Dassler Goalkeeper of the Year & MLS Kansas City Wizards goalie Bo Oshoniyi
All Goalkeepers will receive a written evaluation upon completion of the program.
"Hard work... dedication... patience... and humility is what helped me reach my goals. It can do it for you, too. Over the last several years, I've been at Coach Reid's camps and it has been great. Speaking from firsthand experience, players can learn a lot from attending the Ray Reid Soccer School. You'll learn from the camp's top-level coaches who are dedicated to doing everything they can to help you get better."
-Andre Blake
2016 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
2014 MLS #1 Draft Pick by the Philadelphia Union
& 3-Time Collegiate All-American Goalkeeper