{"id":49458,"date":"2013-12-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/49458\/goalkeepers-training-clinicsorgoalkeeper-clinics-coming-uporcalling-on-all-goalkeepers\/"},"modified":"2013-12-04T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T08:40:52","slug":"goalkeepers-training-clinicsorgoalkeeper-clinics-coming-uporcalling-on-all-goalkeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2013\/12\/04\/goalkeepers-training-clinicsorgoalkeeper-clinics-coming-uporcalling-on-all-goalkeepers\/","title":{"rendered":"Goalkeeper clinics coming up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agility4Keepers (A4K) are calling on goalkeepers to look out for their training clinics.<\/p>\n<p>A4K will host one of their clinics at the Luso Africa Sports Club, in Primrose, from December 9 to 11. The clinics will commence at 9.30am to 3.30pm each day.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Shane Nienaber (UEFA B License) and Sheldon Bowes (SAFA B License) both run A4K and have arranged for international goalkeeper coach and instructor Ian Pledger to facilitate goalkeeper training clinics in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Both Nienaber and Bowes have produced goalkeepers who have gone on to be selected within the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Academy ranks and for international contracts.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Pledger holds his UEFA B Licence as well as most of his goalkeeper badges in goalkeeper coaching levels.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently head goalkeeper coach and instructor at Peterborough United FC, in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Pledger has coached many famous young goalkeepers who currently ply their trade in the English Premier League, Championship League and the Spainish League, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;South Africa has become the number one location and breeding ground for recruiting and scouting talented young goalkeepers for trials in Europe,&#8221; said Pledger, a former professional goalkeeper himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The attitude, high work ethic and overall skills level is higher than in other countries in which I coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This can be accredited to the standard of qualified goalkeeper coaching given to these boys and girls at an early age, while having fun is also a major factor in this success rate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, nine young goalkeepers were selected during a clinic, for trials in the United Kingdom; four boys were signed up with professional contracts.<\/p>\n<p>There will be celebrity guest appearances during the clinics, by current and former professional football players, with managers and coaches giving advice and sharing their experiences of the beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p>There will be prizes, as well as a coveted glove sponsorship, and Powerade is also the official hydration supplier for all participants.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are urged to make bookings as soon as possible, as the participation number is limited.<\/p>\n<p>A pair of the newly designed J4K Gloves will be given to the first 10 goalkeepers for free.<\/p>\n<p>For more information call Nienaber on 071 963 6320 or Bowes on 082 964 6929.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='becc9d7ac4cd63d3d57054f3e04c9709'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling on all goalkeepers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":49875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[2323,2324,2326,1589,979,2322,2325,2328,2329,2327,1724],"class_list":["post-49458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-a4k","tag-agility4keepers","tag-english-premier-league","tag-football","tag-germiston","tag-goalkeepers","tag-ian-pledger","tag-premier-soccer-league","tag-premier-soccer-league-academy","tag-psl","tag-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["A4K","Agility4Keepers","english premier league","football","germiston","Goalkeepers","Ian Pledger","Premier Soccer League","Premier Soccer League Academy","PSL","sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}