GOALKEEPER TRAINING IN KANSAS CITY
THE KEEPER ACADEMY
TKA - The Keeper Academy provides high-level goalkeeper coaching of all ages & abilities in the Kansas City area with private keeper coaching in Olathe, Kansas. Seeing a need for tailored, specific & developmental goalkeeper coaching, in a club neutral environment Ali Hanif caters goalkeepers of all levels recreational to college & pro all across the midwest creating a challenging environment with specific coaching to help players improve in all areas of a game.
It takes time and details in a structured environment to help nurture the keeper, through problem-solving, making mistakes, recovery & ultimately a passion for the position and still, goalkeepers don't get the attention they deserve!
Developing the individual is what we do! TKA creates an environment for the goalkeeper to thrive, develop, and ultimately see how much they are progressing as goalkeepers and individuals.
Ali Hanif
Founder & Director
Former Manchester United Goalkeeper & Staff Coach
Ali@thekeeperacademy.com
Cell: (913)-626-5621
Individual Coaching
Individually tailored sessions to your keeper's ability, level and aspirations. Specific work within the session with video feedback. More reps, personal coaching, and specific needs met through progress development and detailed session reviews and feedback.
Small Group
Age-appropriate & ability appropriate sessions working in groups no more than 6 keepers to a coach. Utilizing video feedback throughout sessions and development model to help keepers progress to reach their aspirations.
Goalkeeper Camps
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Summer camps
Partnership Programs
Fall / Winter & Spring camps
Holiday camps
2021 camps.
TKA Methodology:
Foundation Stage
Building fundamentals in our keepers, TKA believes our keepers have to have the fundamentals of being a soccer player first, working on the ability to play with feet is so very important to the modern game! Building good habits, over repetitiveness and building muscle memory is key to the foundations of goalkeeping.
Technical Stage
Once we build a solid foundation and begin good habits, we start to develop technique continually, through increasing rep speeds, intensity, and the demands of goalkeeping become more game-like. With more game-like situations and decision making coming into play. We focus on keeping every practice game realistic to paint a game like picture for the keepers.
Game Ready Stage
With the above foundations and technical development, we focus on our main philosophy, "Creating technically efficient goalkeepers, who are tactically effective in the game". We push the keepers to understand all the possible situations that happen in a game, and recreate those moments throughout practices to challenge their decision making!
