Our Mission
We are proud to be Columbia, South Carolina’s best goalkeeper training endeavor. Alpha Goalkeeper Training provides age specific training to young aspiring goalkeepers focusing on technique, decision-making and strength and conditioning. Throughout the training process leadership skills, sportsmanship and resiliency are by-products of the process of developing Alpha Goalkeepers that have a better understanding of the position allowing them to reach their goals.
Alpha GK provides training to aspiring goalkeeper of all ages and skills levels giving them the foundation to reach their goals. There is a great deal of potential in everyone, we are here to bring that to reality. Our goal is to develop great goalkeepers but more importantly great people.
Training Groups
Grassroots
Ages u10-u12
Introductory training to the position focusing on the fundamental base needed to properly develop in the a great goalkeeper. Goalkeepers will receive training focusing on basic catching, diving, distribution and crosses.
*we have a position at Alpha GK training that we don’t want players to specialize in one position too early. We feel a good age to start goalkeeper training is around 10 years old and the transition into the 9v9 size game. If your child is playing 5v5 we believe that is too young for this type of training. If your child is in 7v7, we are open to doing an evaluation as there are always the exceptions. We love to hear young players have a passion for goalkeeping, but for us, 5v5 and 7v7 aged players’ main focus should be that of developing as a soccer player.
Foundation
Ages u13-u16
Training will still provide focus on the fundamentals but also add some fitness elements to introduce some strength training specific to the goalkeeper position. Some game like situational training will be introduce to begin making the goalkeeper work on decision making will using their fundamental base to correctly execute their decisions. Training will begin to focus in all aspects of the goalkeeper position. Goalkeepers can also begin to request training that focuses on certain areas they believe may need more attention.
Elite
Ages u17-u18/19+
With a solid foundational base, goalkeepers will receive training the entails an all encompassing session. Each session will cover a specific skill that gradually progresses from the basic technical skill ending with a game-like exercise where the goalkeeper’s abilities and decisions will be challenged in every repetition. Goalkeepers can request training that focuses on certain areas they believe may need more attention.
