YGK Goalkeeping

Insight into CLT training last week 👀

Theme of the week was vertical positioning - how we decide to position ourselves off our goal line based on the location of the ball, our distance from the goal and the opponent, and the most dangerous option at any point in time.

Zone 1️⃣: close/short range - inside the box where we’re closing angles and making ourselves as big as possible
Zone 2️⃣: long range - still shooting distance, but usually between 16-30 yds from goal where a shot over the top is dangerous as we have to cover both lateral space in the goal as well as protect the vertical space over our heads
Zone 3️⃣: transition range - slightly out of realistic shooting distance, but our decision-making when the ball is in this area largely depends on our starting position and the game moment. We can stay high if we’re safely in possession, but are likely starting to recover if a transitional moment is happening
Zone 4️⃣: support range - no danger, we can be high and support our team in possession as they look to create in the attacking third

Zone distances and starting positions will change from GK to GK based on many factors! Our GKs did a great job evaluating each situation and changing their position based on what they thought was dangerous on each touch by the opponent.

Grateful for a day of learning and networking with my favorite kind of people! 🧤

Thanks .robinsonofficial, and Eloisa for the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry!

And just like that we’re BACK! Kicking off spring right away with our 🧤

This week is all about re-entry and re-engaging our positional and technical awareness. Getting back in the swing of moving to the right place with the right body shape before the shot.

Hard to capture such an amazing season, but here’s trying 🫶

So grateful for this team and the foundation they’ve built. There’s something special happening here at Charlotte. Until next year ⛏️

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First go round as a Niner! ⛏️

So grateful for this amazing team and the best staff in the NCAA 🫶

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First residential camp of the summer is a WRAP ☀️

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Can’t wait for our summer book club 📚

Excited to see how much our players grow from learning more about themselves and each other!

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Another license in the books ✔️

Thank you to our instructors for putting together this brand new course! Looking forward to the next one!

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A BISON! ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

So proud of this team and our staff for accomplishing so much this year - they deserve all the recognition in the world for what they’ve done for this program!

✔️ Regular Season Champs
🔜 Tournament Champs
🔜 NCAA Tournament

Some people (me) just aren’t happy unless they’re grinding through school…

Excited to be part of the Goalkeeper C! Looking forward to learning from the Educators and my fellow candidates!