Advice for HS Girl's Soccer Player (GK)

You can always count on @cinnamon1212 for valuable recruiting advice. I agree with everything she said, but especially about ramping things up now if she’s interested in college soccer.

As for cameras, I’ve used several combinations. I have some great footage from GoPros, but some refs don’t like them in the net. Putting them behind the net works fine, but the video through the net isn’t my favorite. I eventually ended up using 4 cheap camcorders, each focused on a different aspect of the field(just outside the 6, just outside the 18, midfield to the net & 3/4 of the field for goal kicks & punts). I’m nuts, you don’t have to do this.:wink:

Here is what you should focus on for video:

  • Shot stopping obviously, but coaches will look for her positioning, as well as her footwork across the goal.

  • Distribution is key. They want to see accuracy, comfort receiving back passes and comfort with the ball under pressure.

  • You need to catch her best/longest goal kicks and punts.

  • You said she’s disruptive in the box. Definitely compile 3-5 of her best examples of coming off her line.

  • She needs to be vocal as well, and command the field. She’s the only one in the back that gets to see how the oncoming attack is developing. She needs to move her back line into position to keep the ball away from her net. Sometimes the best save a keeper makes is the one where the ball never gets inside the 18.

The goalkeeping position has evolved because the college game shifted to building from the back. Show her versatility as best you can.

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