Sorry I have been quiet guys, but as xmas is my real only time off, I switch off completely for 3 weeks... However I am tentatively getting back into the swing of things this week... As I am sure all of you are, as the first weekend of football approaches. Watch this space later this week (hopefully tomorrow) as I announce 2 competitors that i will run every month, for the community to win J4K gloves and gear. First, The value posts will be back - Now we have a better way to manage Secondly, my team is going to be going through all J4K sponsored keepers social media post and videos, and at random they will be picking what they think is the best posts and or keepers putting in the most effort.... This keeper will then win J4K gloves and or J4K gear. 💥 So watch out for another post explaining these competitions in more detail, either tomorrow or Friday. I look forward to helping you achieve your goalkeeper dreams in 2026.

If you want to become a pro goalkeeper, you have to develop a mindset, 'just like a pro keeper' - if you do not, the chances of you achieved your dreams is more or less zero. However the good new is, it is actually super easy to develop a super confident mindset when you know how - and i will show you how. In this free mindset program, i will walk you through every step that helped me to become a pro keeper, and also the techniques i used in Just4keepers to help literally hundreds of keepers achieve their dreams. It is a long course, but for the keepers and parents who go through this, and also complete the daily journal (see below) will be 99% ahead of their competition - period. As mindset is everything and actually MORE important that your goalkeeper skills on the field. https://j4ksports.co.uk/collections/goalkeeper-educate/products/course-workbook

I designed these the other day and love them. The green is the same as the green on the Plymouth argyle kit. I would love a pair of gloves like this

At the start of the season, my son was still fairly new to playing in goal. He is one of those lads who is good at most things he tries. A member of the management team (who is also the other goalkeeper’s dad) told us that my son would not get any games unless the other keeper was injured or ill. At the time, we accepted that because my son was still learning and needed more training. After three games, the other goalkeeper had a big confidence collapse. He is quite small and kept getting lobbed, and it really got to him. He then decided he did not want to play in goal anymore and wanted to play outfield instead. So my son stepped in. Ready or not, he took his chance and did really well. He improved a lot, looked comfortable in goal, and started and played 10 games. He kept clean sheets, got Man of the Match performances, and even saved penalties regularly. His confidence went through the roof. Then my son missed one game because he went on holiday for his birthday. The old goalkeeper came back in to cover that match. Since then, the old goalkeeper’s dad has decided his son wants to go back in goal again, and now my son has been dropped for tomorrow’s game so the other keeper can play in goal. I feel like this is going to damage my sons confidence, especially after he has worked so hard and performed well. What makes it even harder is that I am the goalkeeper coach for both of them. They are both good keepers, just with different strengths. But the match before Christmas, when the other keeper covered, he did not have much to do and, in my opinion, did not really “earn” the spot back—especially because he chose to leave the position months ago. Also, nobody has asked my opinion at all this season. No one has asked who has trained better, who is performing best, or what I think as the goalkeeper coach. The situation is complicated because the other goalkeeper’s dad helps with team selection, even though he is not a coach (he is the secretary). I am the goalkeeper coach, but I have no say in who gets picked.

The winner of the xmas image is @Erin Townsend - LOVE the idea of putting the J4K glove as a the xmas star on the tree 🎄 Please DM me @Erin Townsend so i can arrange your free goalkeeper gloves.