Hey there keepers and parents of keepers. Most of you have come across some form of advertising for private soccer sessions for your son or daughter. You may have heard of a keeper coach through a business card given to you at a game, a flyer at a tournament, a post on Craigslist, a fancy website, or through word of mouth – needless to say, it might be quite overwhelming to find the perfect coach. The good news is, finding a private goalkeeper coach for your child that is very knowledgable, responsible, and relatively inexpensive is pretty simple – find a collegiate goalkeeper!
Why choose a collegiate goalkeeper to coach your son or daughter?
1. They are in college and most likely do not have a lot of spending money, they would love for the opportunity to make extra cash coaching a young soccer prodigy like your son or daughter.
2. Equipment. They have tons of soccer equipment available to them – balls, cones, goals, and of course field space.
3. Knowledgable. Collegiate goalkeepers tend to train at least 3 times a week. Goalkeeper drills and sessions are fresh in their mind!
4. Role Model. Your son our daughter will have a goalkeeper they could look up to. You can attend your new goalkeeper coach’s games and you have a great mentor when your child begins to be recruited from college soccer programs.
How?
Step 1: Find a nearby college or university that has a men’s or women’s soccer program.
Step 2: Google the college’s athletic website. For example, if I lived near Chapel Hill, I would search for “UNC Chapel Hill Athletics.”
Step 3: From the official athletic website, go to the directly and email the coach of the program you wish to have coach your child. If you want a female goalkeeper coach, email the women’s soccer staff. For a male, email the men’s soccer staff.
Step 4: Make sure to include as much as the soccer staff on your email as possible. You don’t want to just email the head coach because he/she may be busy with other coaching duties. Ask the coaching staff if they could recommend any college goalkeepers that would be interested in training your child.
Best of luck finding that perfect private soccer coach!
1 comment
Bryan says:
April 6, 2010 at 2:59 pm (UTC 0 )
As a former men’s college player, I completely agree with the above points! I personally coached several young players while in school and loved it. The younger players were always enthusiastic and I always appreciated the extra lunch money! It makes a lot of sense for a college athlete to share their knowledge of the game to younger players.
It also benefits college coaches to put you in contact with one of their players. If anything, it helps the program grow so don’t be afraid to get in contact with them. In terms of how much to pay, $25 per hour is usually a good starting point.
Great post Jade!