Spring Goalkeeping School

What is Goalkeeper School?

Goalkeeper School is a school dedicated to training Goalkeepers. Our school is directed by Major League Soccer Goalkeeper, Thorne Holder. We provide winter, spring and fall classes for goalkeepers ages 7-16.

 

GK School offers classes in multiple locations.

Each Class is 1hr 15min long

12 CLASSES PER SEMESTER

 

THE EDGLEY CAMPUS - Saturday Mornings 

Resevoir Drive Philadelphia, PA, 19121

PHIELD HOUSE CAMPUS - Saturday Midday

814 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia PA, 19123

FLEUHR PARK CAMPUS - Sunday Mornings

4200 Grant Avenue Philadelphia, PA ,19114

HADDONFIELD NJ CAMPUS - Coming soon

HUNTINDON VALLEY CAMPUS - Coming soon

 

SPRING SCHEDULE

 

Edgley Field Campus | Saturdays

Ages 7-11, 945am-11am

Ages 12-16, 8:30am - 9:45am

April 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st

June 7th, 14th & 21st

Make up day June 28th

 

Phield House Campus - Saturdays

Ages 8-12, 12pm - 1pm

April 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

May 3rd & 10th

Make up day May 17th

 

Fleuhr Park Campus - Sundays

Ages 7-16, 9am - 10:30am

April 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th

May 11th, 8th & 25th

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

Make up day July 6th

 

GOALKEEPING SCHOOL LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  

The Holder Goalkeeping Principles:

- The Mindset of a Keeper or athletic student

- How Keepers train

- Training words and phrases for GKs and what they mean

- Playing with the feet - Playing soccer : learning to 'see the game' as a player

- The Ready Position

- Coordination & Handling (low ball, mid basket, volley, high ball)

- Crosses

- Distribution - throws, goalkicks and punts

- Diving fundamentals and 1v1s

- Angles

- Communication - Listen - inspire, inform, instruct

- Concentration - Focus and direction of Will

 

Goalkeepers will recieve a Home Training Guide when signed up for Goalkeeping School. 

 

 

 

Image Rights

I hereby agree to the following statement:

For Good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I (as the parent or legal guardian of the player named in this applications) hereby grant and convey to Holder Goalkeeping all right, title, and interest in and to record my child's name, likeness, image, voice, statements, and/or writings including any and all photographic images and video or audio recordings made by Holder Goalkeeping. I further grant to Holder Goalkeeping, its advertisers, customers, agents, successors and assigns, unrestricted rights to use the above mentioned sounds, still, or moving images in any medium, including but not limited to, external or internal print media or posting on the Internet and World Wide Web, for educational, historical, archival, promotional, advertising, or other purposes, without limitation, consistent with the mission of Holder Goalkeeping. I agree that all intellectual property rights to the sound, still, or moving images belong to Holder Goalkeeping. I agree that I shall receive no compensation for my/or my child's appearance and participation.

WAIVER 

In consideration of my child being allowed to participate in any way in any program, event or activity (including but not limited to practices, camps and Open tournaments) sponsored or sanctioned by HOLDER GOALKEEPING("HGK Events"),

I the undersigned, acknowledge, appreciate, and agree that:

By signing this agreement, I acknowledge the risk of physical injury while participating in HGK Events.

I also know the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume any and all risk that my child, my family, and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID19 (and/or any other communicable disease) by attending the HGK Events and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, or death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at HGK Events may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, HGK agents, professional coaches, volunteers, and program participants and their families.

I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any and all injury to my child, my family, or myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I or my child may experience or incur in connection with my child’s, my family’s or my attendance at or participation in HGK Events (“Claims”).I, for myself and on behalf of my child, family, heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, HEREBY RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE HOLDER GOALKEEPING, its affiliates, officers, directors, officials, professional coaches, volunteers, agents and/or employees (RELEASEES), from any and all Claims, demands, losses, and liability arising out of or related to any ILLNESS, INJURY, DISABILITY OR DEATH I, my child, or family may suffer, WHETHER ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE, to the fullest extent permitted by law.I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, AND SIGN IT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY INDUCEMENT.

As an Individual signing up for any HGK Events myself, I the undersigned also acknowledge, appreciate and agree that by signing this agreement I acknowledge all the above risks while participating.