Goalkeeper
Nike's Best Ball Ever?
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is over and summer is winding down, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for club football (meaning "soccer" for all you Yanks). With [...]
Group F: Italy
The Italians won back-to-back titles in ’34 and ’38. If they want to repeat the feat, they’ll have to fight their way through some much quicker opponents. Country: Italy Team: [...]
Group G: Korea DPR
Korea DPR’s last appearance in the World Cup was in 1966, when they made it all the way to the final eight. The team overcame formidable odds to make it [...]
Defending a Penalty Kick with Wake Forest
When it comes to penalty kicks, Wake Forest assistant men’s soccer coach Jon Lowery believes that “all the pressure is on the shooter, not really on the goalkeeper.” Staying cool [...]
Defending the Net
It’s no secret that goalkeepers need to move laterally as quickly as possible. If opponents fired shots directly into your lap, any Average Joe could man the net. Since that’s [...]
Houston Dynamo Goalkeeper Drill
By the time you decide whether to catch, punch or deflect a shot screaming toward you, the announcer might already be bellowing, “GOOOOAAAALLLL!” Mike Toshack, goalkeeper coach for the two-time [...]
Houston Dynamo’s Dynamic Warm-Up for Goalies
Graceful game-winning saves don’t just happen by accident. “Dynamic warm-up drills can improve a goaltender’s ability to change direction quickly for shots with unpredictable movement,” says Mike Toshack, goalkeeper coach [...]
Skill Work with the Women’s National Team
Although the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team fell short of winning the 2007 World Cup and was forced to endure public controversy about questionable substitutions, there's no reason to [...]
Goal Saving with the Houston Dynamo
If the other team doesn’t score, you can’t lose. Yeah, it’s an old cliché—but it’s true. Just ask the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo are sitting atop the Western Conference standings, [...]
Protecting the Net
The five to 10 seconds it takes to set up and execute the corner kick are among the most exciting seconds any sport has to offer. Bodies are flying, diving [...]
