Steven Drinkell is a goalkeeper coach at the Westminister School in Atlanta, Georgia and an assistant Varsity Coach. Soccer Coach Weekly head coach Dave Clarke spoke with Steve to gain an insight into the secrets of coaching what is probably the most difficult position in the team.
In this podcast Dave talks to Steve about the problems facing coaches when they have to coach the goalkeeper in training and motivate them in matches:
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