New Hire! Janine Szpara - Director of Goalkeeping & Coach Development

Janine Szpara is an inductee into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Women’s US National Team, the Colorado Springs Hall of Fame and the Colorado College Hall of Fame as an individual and part of the1985 team. During and then after a top level playing career, Janine began coaching and over the past 35 years has coached at every level in the US  and has also coached professionally and National teams overseas.

The four pillars of the game will be a part of every goalkeeper training session. Sessions will 1.5 -1.25 hours  once a week, exclusively for goalkeepers. We take the time to work on the details of Goalkeeper Technique and at the same time utilize economical training to build Goalkeeper Fitness. These sessions are focused on teaching the goalkeeper the habits they should be honing during their team training sessions or on their own. At every possible opportunity, goalkeeper coaches are at training to help to build on those techniques covered and incorporate the goalkeepers with their teams, building Tactical and Mental awareness. We also plan to build in a third day of goalkeeper work within team instruction.

Goalkeeper sessions involve everything from footwork and communication to the technical aspects of diving, recovering and starting the attack. We place a heavy focus on footwork, and on the goalkeeper training a technique as close to game speed as possible so that they are ready when they step on the field. Goalkeeper training sessions are typically divided by age range

The game of soccer continues to grow and evolve. We  continue to work hard to move with the demands of the game and lead the players to be successful in that environment.