Spring 2008 Recreation Goalkeeper Training

Goal keeper training is available to all recreation players at no additional cost. All training will be conducted at Henderson Park Field 3. Training in the fundamentals will include: footwork, handling low and high balls, diving, distribution, dealing with crosses,  1v1, and communication.

2008 Summer Recreation Striker / Recreation Goalkeeper Camp Information

Recreation Goalkeeper Training for Spring 2008 at Henderson Complex at Field #3

Practice for Recreational Goalkeepers will take place starting Friday, February 22 .

For All Goalkeepers from ages 8 - 17 there will be recreation goalkeepers session held by our Director of Goalkeepers , Warren van der Westhuizen . The sessions will take place over 8 weeks, and the first week will begin on Friday, February 22 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Henderson Complex Field #3.

Please bring your water bottle, goalkeeper gloves and soccer ball.

Please contact Warren van der Westhuizen at 404-713-5043 with any further questions. Thank you and I look forward to helping you be the greatest goalkeeper you can possibly be.

*Times and Dates Subject to change*

Professional Goal Keeper Coach

Director of Goalkeepers : Warren van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Coaching Experience

Warren coached Atlanta Silverbacks' professional goalkeepers Ryan McIntosh, and Felipe Quintero, Mexican National Team goalkeeper. He is also the Goalkeeper Coach for the Silverbacks PDL team.

Warren is a Regional ODP Staff Member for Region III. He is also the ODP '91 Boys goalkeeper coach. One of his goalkeepers is the National u16 Goalkeeper.

Warren van der Westhuizen enters his 4th season as an assistant coach with the Clayton State University Laker soccer program who is ranked in the Top 15 in the Nation. In addition to his coaching duties, where he will specialize in coaching the keepers, he also assists in recruiting, scouting and daily soccer operations. Warren is currently coaching the USA under 20 National Team keeper , Michael Gustavson. Warren also coaches the Senior National Team Goalkeeper for Antigua and Barbuda and played in all the qualifying matches for the World Cup 2010.

Along with coaching at Clayton State, Warren also served in 2004 as an assistant coach and web page developer for the Great Lakes Division Professional Development Level (PDL) team, the West Michigan Edge.
 

Coaching Certification

*USSF B License (January 2008)

*NCAA National Goalkeeping License (January 2006)

*USSF National Youth Coaching License (January 2006)

*Licensed High School ASEP Coach (February 2001)

Playing Career

Professional

Warren started his playing professional playing career in 1997 at the age of 18 when he practiced with Morocco Swallows in the PSL (Professional Soccer League) in South Africa and then signed with Real Rovers of the PSL in South Africa that same year. He ended his professional playing career in South Africa so he could further his studies in the USA.

Semi Professional

He most recently played for the top team in the Heartland Division in the PDL (Professional Development League) for the Des Moines Menace in 2003. He had the 3rd lowest goals against average with a team-low .98 goals against average after logging a team-high 848 minutes.

College

He started at Clayton College and State University in May 1999 where he now is the assistant coach. Westhuizen, a four-year letter-winner at Clayton State, holds virtually all of the goalkeeper records in the National Record Books ,the Peach Belt Conference and at Clayton State. His .64 shutout percentage in 2000 ranks 5th best in NCAA Division II history, while his .47 goals against average that same year ranks among the top-15 all-time. His career .64 goals against average ranks seventh in NCAA history, while his 6,841 minutes ranks 15th.

Westhuizen was selected 3 times to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region and All-Peach Belt Conference teams.

                                                                                   Education
He graduated from Clayton State University in 2003 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology and in 2007 received his Bachelors in Science (Psychology). Warren is currently pursuing his Degree in Middle School Education at Clayton State University..