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NEWS
FEBRUARY: FDS GOALKEEPING SCHOOL
Football Development Schools are delighted to be able to offer a great opportunity to goalkeepers in the local area. Finding a highly experienced and highly qualified goalkeeping coach is a very rare commodity for any club whether they are dealing with professional clubs or grass roots. In providing elite coaching FDS have been very aware that the standard of all coaching must be of the highest calibre and so following an extensive search and much patience we are delighted to welcome to our coaching team Kevin Oldham. Kevin has a wealth of experience and helped develop some top young goalkeepers in today’s game. He is well respected within the goalkeeping community and provides FDS with the perfect opportunity to take our Development Centre and Academy goalkeepers a step further towards reaching their potential.
KEVIN OLDHAM
Kevin is a highly qualified coach, with him being qualified to UEFA B standard at both out field and goalkeeping disciplines. Putting these qualifications into perspective, many goalkeeping coaches within the professional game do not have the UEFA B goalkeeping badge.
Kevin has worked in a number of youth programmes over two decades, having worked in Peterborough United’s highly acclaimed Academy of the early 1990’s before joining Northampton Town in 2003 where he worked closely with now Nottingham Forest and England U19 goalkeeping coach Dave Watson. He currently works within Histon’s Academy along with having his own goalkeeping school in the Peterborough area. Having worked with a number of top coaches within the English game the fact Kevin is prepared to come and work with FDS is a huge coup for the whole organisation.
Goalkeepers who have benefited from Kevin’s expertise and development minded sessions are Luke Steele (Peterborough United, Manchester United, Coventry City), Lee Crockett (Manchester United U18), John Chattfield (Luton Town & Peterborough United), Chris Dunn (Northampton Town).
FDS GOALKEEPING SCHOOL
Having been lucky enough to experience some of Kevin’s goalkeeping sessions at first hand. The developmental nature and enthusiasm he demonstrates consistently means FDS have full trust and confidence that our goalkeeping school will be second to no one within our region. Kevin will bring a professionalism to the goalkeeping sessions which means whether you are a goalkeeper or out field player, we believe our players will be receiving the best coaching possible in helping them reach their potential.
In providing this opportunity to goalkeepers we select to come into the programme, we will be using some of the best facilities region wide to host the school. Moulton College have spent millions of pounds in producing excellent facilities and we are delighted to be using their Rubber Crumb astro-turf at this venue.
Goalkeepers will be selected to attend the school, so that we can create the best possible environment for all the players to learn. Goalkeeping is a specialised position so the group numbers will remain small enabling the boys to receive the best attention from Kevin’s expertise. Individual’s invited should have a strong will to improve their goalkeeping and show considerable dedication in mastering the skills they will be taught. There is no substitute to hard work, and the sessions will reflect this ethos.
