2026 tki coaching course

 

In the current state of goalkeeper coaching in our country, we have little to no specific courses or licenses that goalkeeper coaches can pursue to advance their knowledge of the game and coaching. We are all left to quarterback our own development, which can be especially difficult when you have one eye on getting results and the other eye on recruiting. We want to help goalkeeper coaches establish their own methods and design more effective practice sessions that will ultimately help facilitate developing skill. 

This course will be a comprehensive educational resource available to goalkeeper coaches who want to understand the game more deeply, apply the principles to their session design, and ultimately aid in the development of the goalkeepers they work alongside. This four month course will establish principles of play for the goalkeeper position that help guide goalkeepers to more effective decision making in games, help coaches to learn the principles of session design decision that underpin skill acquisition, identify common errors in each task of the gk and develop problems to promote adjustment, and form a framework for WHAT coaches trying to develop and HOW to design an environment that promotes those skills.

We would like to create a space for all of us to collaborate, learn, and grow together.  Jill Loyden will be hosting eight one-hour zoom sessions each month from April to July to intentionally aid in goalkeeper coaching development.

SERIES Objectives

This cohort will examine in and out of possession principles of play, principles of session design, and what to expect learning to look like on that journey toward mastery.  The cohort’s aim is to provide a space for coaches to collaborate and ultimately, maximize the opportunities for growth and development of goalkeepers.

 

Specific AIMS:

  1. To develop a knowledge of the major principles of in and out of possession goalkeeping.

  2. Provide a framework for session design + teaching interventions.

  3. Identify common errors in each task of the goalkeeper and develop problems to help promote adjustment. 

  4. Form a roadmap for WHAT coaches are trying to develop and HOW to design an environment that promotes those skills. 

  5. Fuel curiosity about the way things have always been done.

SERIES OUTLINE:

Monday 830 PM EST or Tuesdays 12PM EST 
Week 1- April 6th or 7th, What Are We Trying to Develop + Fundamentals of Goalkeeping 

Week 2- April 20th or 21st, Principles of Session Design + Environment Necessities

Week 3- May 4th or 5th, Principles of Goal Defense

Week 4- May 18th or 19th, Goal Defense + Solving Pressure + Session Design Review

Week 5- June 8th or 9th, Training Session Expectations

Week 6- June 22nd or 23rd, Manipulating a Block + Goal Area Defense

Week 7- June 29th or 30th, Space Defense + Close Range Shot Stopping

Week 8- July 20th or 21st, Working with Multiple Goalkeepers in a Small Group

REGISTER HERE!

If you would like a member of the TKI team to reach out to answer any questions, please submit your information below.