J4K International Residential

Recently, Just4keepers hosted only our second 5 day goalkeeper residential with goalkeepers and goalkeeper coaches coming from  9 countries. This was an amazing weeks goalkeeping and already 50% have paid their deposit for 2012!

Please read the link to get the full story:


www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/oundle_camp_attracts_keepers_from_all_over_the_world_1_3013747

 

J4K Coach Ian Pledger in Action!!!!

Listen to this Goalkeeper Interview

Listen to this interview from the sun Magazine on Matt Gregg who runs J4K in dublin... Brillant.

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Are you superstitious???

Are you superstitious???

You will not believe how many emails i get about this topic. Alot of my goalkeeper students are worried that being superstitious before a game is bad.

Too be honest, its not and probably every sportsman, even the great sportsman and women of our time have all had a certain bit of superstitious!

I prefer to call this routine!

Before i played a game as a professional goalkeeper, from the day before I had a set rountine. even as i got change before the game, EVERY item I put on first was left.

 

Left goalkeeper glove
left sock
left boot
Left hand in sleeve
left leg in shorts etc etc
Even when i taped my socks up, it was always left first!

As i watched my fellow team mates also change for the game, i noticed that they too had a routine while they got changed for the game.

In fact, I had a team mate who had to run out LAST as we ran out onto the pitch, then we signed another player who also wanted to run out last. They actually nearly come to blows in the players tunnel because non of them would be prepared to run out second to last.

So (seriously) they agreed to run out shoulder to shoulder before each game. mad but true.

So if you think you are superstitious, do not worry as I actually think this is a good thing because you are telling your mind you are preparing for a game, which can only be a good thing!

I hope this goalkeeping tip helped?

Best of Goalkeeping

Ray Newland
www.goalkeeperglovesforsale.com

Anyone for Tennis?

One of my students contacted me recently worried about what his team gk coach was doing with him.

The Gk coach basically had him goal and with a tennis racket, from different angles and distances smashed tennis balls at him.

He asked me, was this good?

My answer is yes (as long as the gk coach explains the benefits). And also that he does not do too much of this type of training. Reason why i say this
is some gk coaches cannot serve very good, and improving as a young goalkeeper is all about the quality of service you get from your coach.

Some goalkeeper coaches use this as a smoke screen to their poor service and even though it makes your goalkeeper training session good fun when your coach bring different training
materials, like the gk rebounder, deflection balls, tennis rackets, etc, these have to be used in moderation.

I am all about making my training session as realistic to a gmae situation as i can, and for example, you do not face a shot from a gk rebounder in a gme situation.

So if your gk coach uses ALOT of different apparatus in your gk sessions,

1: Make sure, he is not use these appartus too much

2: Ask him, what are the benefits (a good coach will explain, a) the benefits and b) more importantly how it would benefit uou in a game situation.

I hope this tip helped?

Best of goalkeeping

Ray Newland
www.goalkeeperglovesforsale.com

J4K Student in Action

Check out J4K Student Zack Grimes in action... if you have any action shots, please email Just4keepers Goalkeeper Schools at info@just4keepers.co.uk and J4K will add you to our latest news section.

Zack Grimes in ACTION!!!

Ex J4K Student Signs for Brighton

Another J4K has turned professional. Daniel East who was coached by Just4keepers Founder Ray Newland has just signed professional forms with Brighton FC.

Everyone at J4K wishes him all the very best for the new season. Hopfully Dan will inspire current J4K students to work hard and chase their dream of becoming a Pro GK!

Daniel East

Get Padded up for Summer leagues

Quick Tip Guys:

I know a lot of you are playing (Or about to start playing summer leagues). Just make certain that you get padded up. Especially your hips, knees and elbows as this time of year can be really tough on a goalkeeper, especially a young goalkeeper.

So parents and managers, PLEASE use common sense and make sure the young goalkeepers have the proper padding while they play! It is not expensive and it makes the goalkeepers job so much more enjoyable!

Best of Goalkeeping

Ray Newland

Goalkeeper Coaching in New Zealand

Below you will see a picture of the very first Goalkeeper Coaching seminar to be held in New Zealand.

Just4keepers GK Coach Kim Brierley was lucky to be one of the first goalkeeper coaches in New zealnd to have been invited onto this maiden course for NZ Goalkeepers.

J4K Goalkeeper Coach Kim Brierley: Far Right on bottom line.

Girls Goalkeeping

As womens interest in football (soccer) increases the amount of girl goalkeepers coming into the sport is growing all the time.Below you will see one of our rising stars Rebecca 'Boo' tait

J4K Coaches playing in the Masters!

On June the 18th (4pm-7pm) and on July the 2nd (same times) J4K coaches Ray Newland and Lee Harper are playing in the highly rated masters Football live on Sky sports!

Ray newland is playing for Everton on the 18th June and

Lee harper is playing for Walsall on July the 2nd

If they let in any silly goals, make sure you give them some stick. lol

J4K wishes them well!

Always take 2 pairs fo gloves to your soccer game

Quick Tip:

When I played, especially at grass 

root level I ALWAYS took 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves onto the field.

One gloves was my best glove and the other was the cheaper of the range glove..

When I got to the soccer game, the first thing i would do is check the pitch out. If it was a good surface i would use my expensive gloves. But if it was a poor soccer field, hard ground with no grass or full of mud, I would use my cheaper gloves.

Because if you play on a poor soccer pitch, it does not matter if you play with a pair of $1000 gloves on... they will probably not do the job.

This is because a poor soccer field can be a leveller when it comes to wearing goalkeeper gloves. Especially if you live in the UK... YOU NEED TO TAKE TWO PAIRS!!!

Also it should save you ALOT of money throughout the season doing this because you actually spend less money on gloves!!

best fo Goalkeeping

Ray Newland

Cheap Goalkeeping Gloves

Top Award for J4K Student!!!

One of Just4keepers most talented Goalkeepers has won one of the most prestigious awards in his home town of Vrable in Slovakia.

Peter Pecho who is one the most athletic and talented goalkeepers I have seen in a long time recentley won the award of 'The Best Sportsman' in his city.

(Peter is tallest, far left)

J4K expect Peter to go and achieve huge success in his goalkeeping career and because he is not even 18 years old as yet, he still has a long time to get even better!

Congratulations to Peter

Ray Newland and the rest of the Just4keepers Team

Professional Goalkeeper Training

Here is highly rated Goalkeeper Coach of Just4keepers and Derby County Jason Pearcey putting his goalkeeping students through their paces!

Jason has been repsonsible for helping many young goalkeepers achieve their dream and get to a professional clubs. Click the link here to watch Jason in action. http://web.photodex.com/view/b7c7928

And click: Goalkeeper coaching in Coventry to have a FREE GK training session with Jason.

best of Goalkeeping

Ray Newland

New Just4keepers Kit

Just4keepers Goalkeeping Academy is proud to announce the launch of our new Goalkeepers Kit.

This is our VERY FIRST student Mitchell Leggett to wear our Goalkeeper outfit.

J4K would like to thank Mitchell who is one of our up and coming students for being the first student to wear our goalkeeping kit.


Best of Goalkeeping

Ray Newland

Just4keepers Netherlands

Recently I was invited to the Netherlands which is run by the director of J4K Holland Marcel Loer

Marcel Ran a fantastic Goalkeeper course where 40 goalkeeper students where in attendance. This was held in one of the most beautiful places I have visited, Groningen, North Holland. The venue was excellent and the goalkeeper students where a credit to their parents and to Marcel who ran one of the best goalkeeper courses I have attended.

Myself far left and Marcel far right with the J4K students of Groningen, Netherlands.

This was a nice touch from Marcel. He had the English flag where J4K began over a decade ago and the Dutch flag. Marcel had a Goalkeeper diving from the English flag to the Dutch, as a sign that J4K is now very much in Holland. For the full goalkeeper camp pictures, please click the link: Just4keepers Holland This was one of the best goalkeeping experiences I had Ray Newland Founder of Just4keepers

Simon

Do not let people play behind your goal:

I use to hate this when I played as a youngsetr

You are trying to concentrate on your game while playing and you have local kids using the back of your goal for their goal!

This can be VERY off putting!

Especially when they kick their ball on the pitch and they ask you to kick it back. If you have watched my videos on the importance of concentrating, you will understand that a little lapse of concentration for a keeper can result in a goal!!!

So what do you do?

It’s not worth you arguing with them and asking them to move (because some will not move). Instead pre-warn your manager, coach or parent. Explain what you have read here and that you want NOBODY playing behind your goal.

If you can educate others that is not cool these guys using your goal as their goal when you play, hopefully these local kids will get moved on swiftly, allowing you to focus 100% on what you are doing!

I hope this tip helps?

Ray

J4K Coaches Go ape!

Recently some of the J4K coaches got together for a team building day at GO APE. I will not mention names but some of our so called brave professional goalkeepers go vertigo just 6ft up climbing the trees. lol

One Just4keepers Goalkeeper Coach  clung to a tree 30ft in he air for close to 45 minutes until he was rescued. So calling all Just4keepers Students ask your J4K coach  was he the tree hugger???

Just some of the J4K coaches looking weary after nearly 3 hours clambering through trees and hire wires!

Cyprus Champion wears J4K Gloves

This is a picture of Nuno Santos who plays for Ethnikos A FC who play in Cyprus who won a major cup wearing the J4K glove.

Every week there is at least one professional goalkeeper who turns to the Just4keepers Goalkeeper Glove!

See Nuno wearing the J4K PRO Glove, the professional goalkeepers choice!

Young Goalkeepers!

Its looks like the goalkeepers we are now getting at J4K are getting even younger! Check out picture below!

This is the new addition to the J4K family! May we all wish Paul Whitfield (J4K North Wales) a BIG congratulations with the birth of his baby girl, Holly.

Ray newland

J4K Coach Legend Jim Leighton

This is a great picture of J4K coach and legend Jim leighton who is the current goalkeeper coach for the scottish National team!

Click here to see the Sun atricle:

Also great to seeing him wear the J4K gloves!



http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/3482416/Dont-be-beaten-by-THAT-badge.html