by Steven Rodden | May 10, 2019 | Blog, Goalkeeping, News
“I ask my goalkeeper to play as a sweeper keeper” is a phrase I hear during many conversations with coaches around the region and a quote I see often on Coaching Forums. One thing I don’t often see is any kind of explanation as to what the role of the “sweeper keeper”...
by Steven Rodden | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog, Goalkeeping, News
Elite Goalkeeper Academy – Review of 2016 Elite Goalkeeper Academy has seen yet another huge year of growth in 2016, it has been an incredible year where we have been able to offer a wider range of services along with being able to offer more hours of coaching...
by Steven Rodden | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
Goalkeeper Development Here at Elite Goalkeeper Academy the goalkeepers always come 1st. We provide a fun, safe and challenging environment for our goalkeepers to thrive in. All of our coaches are highly experienced and have worked within grassroots, semi-professional...
by Steven Rodden | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog, Events, Goalkeeping, News
Elite Goalkeeper Academy 2015 REVIEW 2015 was the year that Steven Rodden decided to take Elite Goalkeeper Academy into full time operation, he left his job late 2014 to focus all his attentions on sports coaching alongside his other business venture, Fundamental...
by Steven Rodden | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog
As you can probably gather from the title, this blog post is going to be on a subject that has recently been highlighted in the National Press and has had many studies done about it: Early Specialisation. Whether this be a player being pigeon holed into a specific...
