Coaching Session – new Phil Wheddon
close distance shot stopping
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phil wheddon
First team goalkeeper coach at Philadelphia Union in the MLS. Ex USA National Men & Women’s Gk Coach, with Gk Coaching experience at FIFA World Cup’s and the Olympics. We know, pretty impressive, right? Phil is also the Director of the International Goalkeeper Coaches Conference.
Having worked with Goalkeepers such as Tim Howard, Kasey Keller & Hope Solo, we simply could have no one better to look after our GkNexus USA fleet.
close distance shot stopping
Filmed at the International Goalkeeper Coaches Conference, our GkNexus coach Phil Wheddon, has created an excellent session on dealing with shots from close distance, in and around 10-16 yards. With the high majority of goals scored within this distance, Phil put’s his goalkeepers into various situations within which they need to use a variety of saving techniques, to keep the ball out of the net.
Phil goes into great detail with how you can adapt and progress this session for use with a large group of goalkeepers or with younger goalkeepers.
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