Inside the box scenarios 🧤🔥 - Shots from cover - Delayed finishes - 1v1s - Touch into sight & Quick Finish These are some of the situations we’d try to create with only one attacker. #themoderndaygk #gk #goalkeepers #gktraining
💡 If you look long, you’ll still see the short. ⛔️ But if you only look short, you’ll never see the long. Goalkeepers are getting better with the ball at their feet — and more managers expect it. But we believe the issues lie in: ❌ Some are discouraged from going long ❌ Some don’t want to take the responsibility ❌ Some can’t go long ❌ So they stop looking for it ❌ And then… they become predictable The best keepers have the range — and the vision — to hurt teams when the space is there. Yes, it might go against a manager’s instructions — so the pressure to get it right increases. But the better you are at it, the lower that risk feels. 💡 Improving your longer passing game will improve your shorter passing game. Once you’re known for having that longer pass: Defences stretch. Gaps appear in front. Your short game becomes easier. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. If you’re a coach or keeper unwilling to adapt — you’ll be left behind. ✅ Work on your longer passing with intent: • Shorter run-ups • Different sides/angles of the box • Outside the box • Switches of play • First-time passes • ‘Weaker foot’ strikes • Carries under pressure • Passes with obstructions A good goalkeeper doesn’t just control their box. They control moments in games.
🗣️ Work on your COMMUNICATION. 💭 Even if you think you’re good at it. Communication is a huge part of your PRESENCE. You’ll play with all kinds of players. Good communication reduces unpredictable moments — whether you don’t know the players around you, or when players aren’t fully switched on. How to REALLY work on it: ✅ Add a ‘defender’ into different situations — both in and out of possession — to give you opportunities to work on what to say. ✅ Add decisions between you and your ‘defender’. ✅ Use pre-agreed trigger words with teammates. There has to be a reason to communicate — and that reason comes from what you see in front of you. 👀 This is why working on your communication will also improve your scanning — you can only communicate what you actually see. 🔑 Remember: it’s not just what you say, but how you say it. How you deliver a message can create urgency or bring calmness.
Off-Season Training Comp 🧤🇵🇹 Guilherme has just finished his best season in the third tier of Portugal. After a well-earned break with his family, he flew over to work with us during his off-season. He’s been a credit to have around — always bringing energy, raising the level in every session, and setting the tone with his attitude and professionalism. We’ve built a real friendship over the last couple of years, and now we’re helping him prepare for his next move. One thing we’re proud to offer as a collective — The Modern-Day GK x VOS — is that we work with our VOS Athletes for free, whether that’s advice they need during their career or work on the pitch, we can actually help improve the player. It’s not just about them wearing / taking “free gloves” — it’s about genuinely helping goalkeepers who believe in us. Guilherme is a free agent now, and he deserves a chance to be play higher.