TTFA hosts Goalkeepers Workshop for local coaches
TTFA HOSTS GOALKEEPERS WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL COACHES
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, through its Coach Education department recently concluded a Goalkeepers Coaching Workshop which was facilitated by former National Team goalkeeper Earl “Spiderman” Carter.
The Workshop took place over three days with three basic levels for coaches attached to teams and clubs participating in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League and one Intermediate/Advance Course. Nineteen coaches attended sessions on March 11th and 12th at the Ato Boldon Stadium with a separate day executed on March 15th for staff members of the TTFA High Performance Program and Under 20 Women’s national team. Another workshop will take place for coaches in Tobago at a date to be finalised.
The topics covered in the workshops included:
• Role of the Goalkeeping coach
• Characteristics of a Goalkeeper
• Goalkeeping positions- stance and movement
• Distribution
• Protecting the ball
• Goalkeeping exercises (field)
The details of the topics were based on the workshop level and focused around age group-specific information that support the long term development model.
Age-group focus of each workshop
• Basic (6-12years)
• Intermediate (13-16 years)
• Advanced (17+years)
Head of TTFA Coach Education Rajesh Latchoo relayed his observations, stating, “The Classroom participation and discussions were very good.The intermediate sessions delivered by Coach Carter went deeper into the physical conditioning of the goalkeepers.
“Generally Coach Carter interacted very well with the participants and the course content was very good for a basic level course.
“Among the key takeaways from the course were that the way coaches interact and speak with players is a key component. Young players are more open to learning when we are able to give them positive feedback as opposed to telling them what they did wrong or pointing out errors.
“The coaches role is to help the player become better. It is important we create real scenarios and intensity for the goalkeepers in training,” Latchoo said.
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He is noted for being a member of the New York Cosmos in 1979 and also served as an assistant coach at Columbia University. Carter is remembered as a member of the famous 1989 Strike Squad which narrowly missed out in 1990 World Cup qualification.”
