We have all seen it – the warm up before the game where a team lines up and take turns to shoot at the keeper. He is expected to dive around a bit and – voila! – he’s warmed up. However, as we’ve said on this site and to our...

                  Many of our young keepers may not realise the significance of the name of our goalkeeping school – Last Line. The “last line of defence” is often the term used to describe the position our club members play in because they...

  Listening to Graeme Smith’s excellent talk at the Last Line presentation night got me thinking. What makes the difference that allows the very best players to perform in sport at the very top level? On comparison, quite different sports are very similar. Mental toughness and “bounce back ability” can...