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The pathway · Boys and girls · U6–U18

One goalkeeper pathway

One pathway, three phases, from a young keeper's first minutes in goal to a maturing goalkeeper.

Three phases

A pathway that grows with your keeper

Every keeper follows the same journey: Foundation for the younger years, Development as the game gets bigger, Performance as it gets real. We place each keeper with the group that fits them, not just by a cut-off date.

GK+ is for boys and girls from U6 to U18. We are not taking adult goalkeepers at the moment.

A young player's boots and the ball, mid-drill on a training pitch
U6–U12

Foundation

Playful, enjoyable and age-appropriate training that helps young goalkeepers develop a love for the position, while the fundamental goalkeeping techniques are introduced step by step.

A young goalkeeper at full stretch under the floodlights, catching the ball at evening training
U13–U15

Development

The fundamental techniques keep developing and improving, while we gradually introduce tactical theory, decision-making, game understanding and the goalkeeper's role within the team. Technique stays a priority throughout.

A goalkeeper in black working the ball at golden hour
U16–U18

Performance

Realistic game situations of growing complexity, where keepers work on decision-making, tactical understanding, movement and positioning, communication, the next action, and their role within the team's playing system.

The season

A season paced for growth

Three terms across 37 weeks, with regeneration weeks at the half-terms and games nights before the main breaks. Recovery is built into the season, so keepers stay fresh.

37Weeks across the year
3Terms

At launch

What GK+ provides when we open

The goalkeeper programme above: one structured pathway for boys and girls from U6 to U18, across the Foundation, Development and Performance phases, with everything the plus brings around it.

In future

Anything we add later will be announced when it is ready. Our longer-term plans are on our vision page, kept separate so it is always clear what is open today.

Get in touch

We are not open yet. If you have a question, or you would like to hear from us as places open, we would love to hear from you.