FCCA Goalkeeping - Program and Curriculum FCCA understands how important the goalkeeping position is to a team's success and we believe that "Practice makes Permanent," thus it is very important that our goalkeepers are able to get as much goalkeeper specific training as possible. Therefore, we have designed a program to bring out the best in our goalkeepers and prevent bad habits. Our goalkeepers will train together in an interactive, age specific, group format. Our program is designed to challenge the goalkeeper physically and mentally. We will focus on the 4 most important parts of goalkeeping; 1. Technical abilities 2. Tactical understanding 3. Mental toughness 4. Physical toughness In addition to these four components our sessions are designed to teach good sportsmanship and leadership on and off the field. We have designed a year round goalkeeping program that will allow our goalkeepers to be successful at every level. Our goalkeepers will train once a week for 1 hour. However, goalkeepers are encouraged to attend other sessions when available. FCCA goalkeeper training is free of charge to FCCA goalkeepers. In addition to weekly goalkeeper training sessions there will also be a goalkeeper fitness session once a month. This will be done with all of the goalkeepers in the club training together and will be in the form of "pressure training." Pressure training is designed to challenge the goalkeeper's fitness level as well as their mental toughness using goalkeeper specific endurance exercises. Location and Dates: Location Day Time Age Location Dates Cabarrus  Monday 6:30-7:30pm U11-U12 Hayes/FLP     Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm U13-14 Hayes/FLP     Thursday 7:30-8:30pm U15-U18 Hayes/FLP               Huntersville  Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm U13-U14 NMP       7:30-8:30pm U15-U18 NMP               Rowan  Thursday 6:30-7:30pm All ages Salisbury Community Park   Curriculum:      [ Curriculum by Age Group ] - Footwork - Handling - Shot Stopping - Handling Crosses - One v One - Dealing with the Back Pass - Distribution/Starting the attack - Communication/Organization - Fitness - Conceding Goals Coaches Bios: JASON STRANGE Jason is the goalkeeping director for FCCA. He comes to FCCA from Greensboro United where he was the goalkeeping director for the past 3 years. Along with working with Greensboro United he was also a women’s assistant at Greensboro College where he primarily worked with the goalkeepers. Strange is on the North Carolina ODP staff as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach. JOSH GILLON Josh was a former standout at Lees-McRae. After his collegiate career he spent time training with the VA Beach Mariners of the USL. He was the Director of Coaching of the Burke Soccer Association. He is currently the men’s assistant and goalkeeper coach at Catawba College after being at Saint Leo University in Tampa Florida. Josh has been on the summer camp staff at UNC-Chapel Hill since 2005 and is also on the North Carolina ODP staff as a goalkeeper coach. Josh will be working with the goalkeepers in Rowan.