Welcome to DC Way’s Goalkeeping School – the ultimate destination for young soccer enthusiasts aged 7 to 15 to embark on an exceptional journey of goalkeeping development. At our club, we are passionate about refining the skills of our future goalkeeping champions, fostering technical proficiency, tactical awareness, psychological approach, and physical ability.
Whether your child is a beginner or an intermediate player, our goalkeeping program is tailored to meet their unique needs. Beginners will grasp the fundamentals and master all necessary components, while our intermediate students will thrive in a more demanding and challenging structure. Secure your spot in this transformative journey to becoming a confident and skilled goalkeeper!
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| Days | Ages | Time | Start Date | End Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays | Ages 7-9 | 5:30-6:30 pm | 01/07 | 02/18 | RFK Fields |
| Tuesdays | Ages 10-12 | 6:30-7:30 pm | 01/07 | 02/18 | RFK Fields |
| Tuesdays | Ages 13-15 | 7:30-8:30 pm | 01/07 | 02/18 | RFK Fields |
Dates: January 7 – February 18 (Tuesdays)
Location: The Fields at RFK Campus
Directed By: Coach Alex
Fee: $175 for 9 Sessions | $30 for One Day
What to Bring: Shinguards, water bottle, and goalie gloves (optional)
FRIENDS, GAMES, FUN… What more could you ask for?
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At DC Way, we see goalkeeping as an exciting journey that demands courage, skill, and passion. Our weekly sessions are designed to guide young goalkeepers through every aspect of the game, ensuring they develop the key skills needed to excel. Here’s what they can expect:
Warm-up routine, stretching, ball familiarity, and ready position
Ways of catching, footwork, and positioning
Shot stopping, diving, and parrying
Distribution and 1v1 situations
Penalty kicks and secrets of saving
Decision making and group plays
Recap, competitions, and bigger-sized games
Each 60-minute session offers a well-rounded experience. We kick off with a club-wide warm-up, followed by group demonstrations, hands-on practice, and personalized feedback from our certified goalkeeping coaches.
Our weekly clinics focus on improving the unique physical and cognitive skills required of goalkeepers. From diving saves to controlling the penalty area, we ensure every session is packed with fun, engaging drills that will have young goalkeepers learning, laughing, and leading their team from the back!
REGISTER NOWJoining our Goalkeeping School is the perfect way to unlock your child’s full potential as a goalkeeper. At DC Way, we provide specialized training designed to build not only technical skills like shot-stopping, diving, and positioning but also essential mental qualities such as confidence, decision-making, and game awareness.
Whether your child is just starting or looking to level up, our goalkeeping school ensures they develop the skills needed to command the field and stand out as a true game-changer!
DC Way follows DCPS mask policies. To learn more about DCPS policies, please click here.
Each player is expected to bring their own water bottle and other belongings.
If a session is canceled due to weather conditions, we will always schedule a makeup session.
Our team is looking forward to providing you and your children with the best soccer experience in all of Capitol Hill! If you have specific questions not addressed here or on our website, please feel free to reach out to us at contact@dcway.com or call (240) 936-7890.
Our certified team runs weekly goalkeeping clinics to improve different physical and cognitive skills than outfield players to prepare our athletes for every situation in a game. All sessions will support beginners through advanced players.
Our goalkeeping clinics are open for boys and girls ages 7 to 15.
The DC Way coaches are a group of amazing men and women who have obtained a professional license to coach. We are truly proud to say that every member of our staff has exceptional personality traits and coaching skills such as a positive approach to coaching, honesty and fairness with players, a love for the game, a passion for teaching and instructing, and extensive knowledge of games, activities, and skills to develop players.
All of the DC Way coaches are certified soccer coaches with extensive experience working with children. Our coaches have all passed mandatory background checks, have at least two years of experience working with children, and have received First Aid training.
Goalkeepers need to possess a wide range of athletic skills which include talking to teammates, quick reflexes, covering angles, reading opponents, diving, and game with the feet.
At our clinics, we focus on ball familiarity, ready position, ways of catching, footwork, positioning, shot stopping, diving, parrying, distribution, 1v1 situations, penalty kicks, secrets of saving, decision-making, group plays, bigger-sized games, and more.
The Fields at RFK Campus
The fee is $175 for 7 weeks.
The fee for the one day option is $30.
If you wish to purchase a DC Way t-shirt, we have an option at the registration (+25.)
All players should bring a water bottle, shin guards, and goalie gloves (optional).
Goalkeeping School runs from January 7 to February 18.
Please click the button below to register online:
If you want to register for a program that has already started, please send us an email at contact@dcway.com or call (240) 936-7890 and we will help you with the registration. Don’t worry about registering midway; you can join our Goalkeeping School any week.
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