GS Men's Soccer Hosts Goalkeeper Summit February 25th
1/22/2018 10:29:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Head Coach John Murphy will hold his Soccer Academy's first Goalkeeper Summit in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Georgia Southern Head Men's Soccer Coach John Murphy and the Eagles will be hosting the John Murphy Eagle Soccer Academy Winter Goalkeeper Summit on Sunday, February 25th, at the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University in Savannah.
There will be three field sessions and two classroom sessions during the all-day affair, which is open to high school-aged boys and girls goalkeepers. The summit begins at 9 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. For more information or to register, please visit the JM Eagle Soccer Academy website.
"We are excited about starting out Goalkeeper Summit concept this February," Head Coach John Murphy said. "It is a flexible and affordable training format that will allow high school goalkeepers to gain a training spike in-season. We will focus on routines to improve technique and tactical sense that the goalkeeper and their coaches can use back with their own teams. The fact that we can hold our first camp at Georgia Southern's Armstrong campus in Savannah is also a big plus, as we further showcase our program brand closer to our neighbors in Florida and South Carolina."
Murphy brings more than 20 years of coaching experience, including 10 years in the professional ranks covering more than 300 professional matches - and his reputation successfully working with goalkeepers extends beyond his stints in Scotland (Livingston FC), with the MLS (New England Revolution, Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids) and his collegiate career at Clemson, Brown, Anderson (SC) and his alma mater, Massasoit CC. He holds the UEFA Pro Badge from the Scottish Football Association, a U.S. Soccer "A" License and a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma. He was also the first foreign-born coach to earn an English Football Association "A" Goalkeeper Coaching License in 2003.
The schedule for the Goalkeeper Summit is below:
- 8:30am: Check in
- 9:00am: Overview
- 9:15am: Classroom session 1
- 10:30am: Field session 1
- 11:45am: Field session 2
- 1:00pm: Break
- 1:45pm: Classroom session 2
- 2:30pm: Field session 3
- 3:45pm: Debrief and Dismiss
