Yesterday (December 6, 2021) MLS NEXT Pro announced the 21 clubs that will compete in the new professional league’s inaugural 2022 season. The new professional league will complete a player pathway from MLS NEXT through to the MLS pro-teams. The newly created league will offer youth players and some experienced professionals that opportunity to develop their talents while competing for…
ZEE GOALKEEPER ACADEMY – CESAR BAENA GOALKEEPER CLINIC – JANUARY 3RD 2022
Goalkeeper AcademyThe ZEE Goalkeeper Academy is excited to announce that it will be hosting a morning goalkeeper clinic with special guest Orlando City first team Goalkeeper Coach Cesar Baena! Coach Baena played professional football in Venezuela for Caracas FC. He obtained a total number of 21 caps for the Venezuela national football team. Coach Baena played in 3 Copa America and a FIFA…
Orlando City Soccer Club Homegrown Program – “Pathway to Professionalism”
Goalkeeper AcademyFounded In May of 2021 Orlando City Soccer School South is the only program within the Orlando City Soccer Club organization to be supervised directly by the MLS first team and the Orlando Academy coaches. The monitoring of the OCSS-South youth soccer players for the Orlando City academy coaches, will facilitate their guidance and approach to the Pro Pathway model…
Soccer Parents That Think Their Child is the Best Player on the Team
Youth SoccerI’ll start saying: The child isneverresponsible for the system breaking. 90% chance its the mom or dad! In 2018, 54% of sports drop-outs polled said they quit playing because it stopped being fun due to parental pressure. Moms and Dads have proven throughout the decades they are willing to pull out a lot of money to make sure their kids…
New Orlando City chairman Mark Wilf: “We want to win The MLS”
US SoccerThe Wilf family has wanted to gain access to the Major League Soccer for a long some time. The family group led by siblings Mark and Zygi and their cousin Lenny acquired a few months back a non-majority stake inNashville Soccer Club. Now, with the purchase ofOrlando City SCand Orlando Pride, the Wilfs finally have now a soccer club under…
New Stats Suggest Elite Shot-Stopping Goalkeeping Matters a Lot.
GoalkeepersThe Goalkeeper is arguably the hardest position to play effectively. People think its the easiest. At least in my experience, goalkeepers are the most underappreciated players on the pitch. Let’s ask anyone under the age of 21 who their favorite soccer player is. Messi, Ronaldo, Pulisic… the glory always goes to players who score goals, not the ones who stop…
ZEE – SELECT 2021 Winter Goalkeeper Camp December 27-28-29
Goalkeeper AcademyThe goalkeeper event of the 2021 Winter Season is called the ZEE SELECT Winter Goalkeeper Camp 2021 and has been announced – December 27-28-29 2021 – and is open to 40 goalkeepers on a“First to sign up basis”. This exclusive GK camp will take place on the week ofDecember 27-28-29for goalkeepers ages 8 to 18, from the starter athlete to…
Is Your Son or Daughter Fit to Be A Goalkeeper?
Goalkeeper AcademyFirst and foremost, any child that expresses interest in playing in goal deserves a lot of respect from the parent. Many young soccer players will either be hesitant or averse to the goalkeeper position, because they don’t want to bear all the responsibility of conceding a goal. Many young goalkeepers leave the role (almost right away) due to the heavy…
Goalkeepers Are Now Among the MLS Youngest Players
Goalkeeper AcademyThe trend of youth players making their marks in Major League Soccer continues. A Homegrown Player by the name of Hunter Sulte who is on the Timbers first team roster for the first time in 2021, Sulte became the second most youngest “Game Starting” goalkeeper in Major League Soccer history, 19 years and 6 days , second only to David Monsalve,…
Orlando City SC U17 2021 MLS NEXT Cup CHAMPIONS
Goalkeeper AcademyCongratulations to the Orlando City SC U17’s for winning the first edition of the MLS NEXT Cup 2021.Orlando City SC Academy took on PDA (NJ) in the final and saw a number of chances throughout the 90-minute match that ended in a 0-0 draw. The very best chance came for Orlando City’s Alex Freeman, that after a great setup his…