Nationwide Senior Reggae Boyz captain and goalkeeper, Andre Blake, has taken on the position of mentor for aspiring younger goalkeepers as he’s set to host a goalkeeping clinic.
The Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence on the College of the West Indies, Mona, would be the stage for this initiative, scheduled to happen on December 14 and 15, with day by day periods operating from 2 p.m. to five p.m.
Elevating goalkeeping abilities
This specialised clinic will elevate the abilities of greater than 24 youth goalkeepers fastidiously chosen from the cream of the crop within the ISSA Manning Cup and daCosta Cup groups.
Moreover, two feminine goalkeepers from Reinas Academy may even profit from the initiative.
When discussing the inspiration behind this admirable initiative, Andre Blake expressed his need to contribute to the training of goalkeepers, enlightening them in regards to the necessities to succeed in larger ranges of efficiency.
Main the cost in offering top-notch coaching is the extremely skilled Phil Wheddon.
Wheddon serves as Andre Blake’s goalkeeper coach at Philadelphia Union, including a wealth of experience to the clinic.
His credentials embody being the one goalkeeper coach in US historical past to have coached each the boys’s and girls’s nationwide groups in a FIFA World Cup.
He additionally has three World Cup teaching experiences and two Olympic gold medals gained with Staff USA.
The teaching workforce
Becoming a member of Wheddon is a roster of esteemed goalkeeper coaches, together with Jamaica Beneath-20 coach Andrew Sewell, nationwide goalkeeper Jahmali Waite, Reinas Academy’s Neo Oxford, and Kingston School’s Robert Beckford.
Expressing gratitude
Receiving beneficiant backing of this initiative, Blake prolonged his appreciation to those that have rallied behind the Andre Blake Goalkeeper Clinic.
He thanked all of the coaches for his or her voluntary service, the Jamaica Soccer Federation, and the Inter-Secondary Faculties Sports activities Affiliation (ISSA) for his or her help.
He additionally acknowledged the Sagicor Basis, Spectrum Programs Restricted, Tru Shake, Powerade, The Courtyard Marriott, Leep Advertising, and Uhlsport for offering invaluable contributions to make the initiative.
