Goalkeeper Training

McLean Youth Soccer provides Recreation and Travel level goalkeepers with specific additional training opportunities throughout the seasonal year.

U10-U13 Recreation Goalkeeper Training - Spring 2024

Back by popular demand - the perfect training sessions for boys and girls U10-U13 with Birth Years 2014-2011 recreation goalkeepers led by Director of Goalkeeping John Szaro. You do not have to be a "full-time" goalkeeper to register. Have fun learning or brushing up on the proper techniques needed to be successful in goal. Build your confidence by making the correct technical and tactical decisions by introducing common match-related goalkeeping situations.
Day & Times:
Fridays 6:00-7:15 pm
Friday Dates: 
  • April 12, 19, 26
  • May 3, 10, 17
  • May 24 - Make Up Date if Needed
Location: Holladay Field
Fee: $200
*Maximum of 10 goalkeepers can register.

Goalkeeper Advanced Travel Training - Winter 2024

The sessions are for current Travel program goalkeepers and have been designed to address the situations that currently occur during matches. The goalkeepers will be taught and trained in the techniques needed and placed into match-related situations. The goalkeepers will be challenged to master the art of goalkeeping through fun, challenging, and constant decision-making activities. They will develop their technical and decision-making process on the pitch as well and also improve their coordination, body control, speed of thought, agility, and field awareness.
Program Overview:
  • Co-ed OUTDOOR sessions on Mondays
  • Each sessions runs 60 minutes
Focus of training by session:
  • "Playing out of the back"
  • "Fielding all types of crosses"
  • “Through balls”
  • "Shot stopping"
  • "Breakaways"
All types of these match situations above will be addressed: how to execute the correct technique(s), prepare, and make the correct decisions
**Maximum 10 goalkeepers per session. **
Cost: $250
Location: Lewinsville Park #3
Dates & Times: 
January 22, 29
February 5, 12, 19 (2/26 Weather make-up if needed)
  • U9 – U12 Sessions 5:00 - 6:00 PM
  • U13 – U15 Sessions 6:00 - 7:00 PM