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The Community Sports Foundation’s Goalkeeper Development Programme is designed to help young talented goalkeepers, both male and female, reach their full potential.
With age groups from U7-U16, our programme is tailored to give goalkeepers the opportunity to progress technically and tactically in the game, as well as aiming to develop the individual socially and psychologically.
The Goalkeeper Development Centre offers goalkeepers the chance to receive quality technical coaching sessions, across 32 weeks, at venues situated in key areas around Norfolk (Carrow Park, The Nest, Brundall, Gorleston and Dereham).
DC Goalkeepers will also be offered the chance to attend four Goalkeeper Development Days during half-terms at a central Norwich venue.
While the primary focus of the GK DC is to deliver a technical training programme, there will be select opportunities for players to take part in both an internal fixture programme, and to be selected to play in DC representative fixtures.
The Advanced Development Centre offers players the chance to train twice per week at a central Norwich venue, alongside a squad of selected ADC players of similar potential. Within each ADC squad there are two selected goalkeepers per age group, who will train in both goalkeeper specific training sessions and within team based matchplay sessions.
A comprehensive fixture programme forms a key part of the ADC.
To date, the fixture programme has included matches against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Swansea City, Stoke City and Watford.
The Girls Goalkeeper Development Centre offers goalkeepers the chance to receive quality technical coaching sessions, across 32 weeks, at a new central location of Brundall Sports Hub.
DC Goalkeepers will also be offered the chance to attend four Goalkeeper Development Days during half-terms at a central Norwich venue.
While the primary focus of the GK DC is to deliver a technical training programme, there is also the opportunity to be selected to play in Girls ADC and DC representative fixtures.
The Academy Development Programme is the top tier of our girls’ football provision and includes 32 weeks of training at The Nest. Alongside this, the ADP receive a competitive fixture programme across the season which sees matches against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham, and Boys Development teams, as well as opportunities to take part in festivals, development days and tours.
The FA Emerging Talent Centre sits within the FA girls’ talent pathway and is delivered by Norwich City Community Sports Foundation. Aimed at girls aged 8–16, the national network of ETCs runs for at least 30 weeks each season and is built around five key principles:
ADP/ETC goalkeepers also receive specific, technical goalkeeper coaching at The Nest twice a week.
We are extremely proud of the pathway we are able to offer our young people.
From U7-U16 there are weekly sessions available to players relevant to their age and ability.
The Foundation’s Boys U16 ADC compete in the Thurlow Nunn U18 Youth League, while the Girls U16 ADP play in the U14 Boys Junior Premier League – providing goalkeepers with a consistently high standard of football and the right level of challenge to support their development.
Post 16, the Foundation’s Football & Education programmes (Male | Female) offers students the chance to swap a traditional classroom for a learning environment immersed within a professional football club, while continuing their development on the pitch.
Beyond that, there are opportunities to find employment with the Foundation as part of our coaching team.
To find out more about the GK specific programme, please email [email protected].
Players ranging from under-7 to under-16 are invited to Goalkeeper taster evenings with the Community Sports Foundation.
Held at various locations across Norfolk, the evenings are for players not currently involved in our football & education programme pathway.
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We’re very proud of the large number of programme participants that have gone on to achieve great things, both on or off the field.
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