Hi Everyone, My name is Ash and I am on here for my 8 year old son Cameron. He is following his dads footsteps and taken on the responsibility of the gloves. Proud dad here!! He trains with J4K and is with Charing FC. Like most keepers he is a confidence keeper and a perfectionist. I have told him we all make mistakes but wondered what other parents / coaches do / say to help him with this.

Hello everyone, I thought I would share an experience I recently had with my son. Chelsea Academy sent an email to his school about an open trial locally. It was a chance to play within their player development programme. My son was very excited so I agreed to take him along. What I witnessed at this trial was some very substandard coaching…..and that’s putting it mildly. I was so disappointed with the level of coaching and lack of energy put in to it. My son goes to a private GK coach and our Saturday team has a dedicated GK coach that works solely with him. Both are miles better, he learns so much and has improved rapidly as a result. I feel sorry for people who don’t know the difference and will pay the monthly fee (£43 a month, £90 signing on fee) at these academies because of the name attached. I know there are some really good ones out there and don’t want to paint every academy with the same brush but I was shocked how terrible the standard of coaching was. My son was successful in the trial and offered a place but I’ve turned it down. It was hard to explain to my son and the pyramid scheme that Chelsea run but I honestly know I made the right decision.

Here is a snippet of Flying Fraser at the weekend. An assist but a tough loss and lessons learned but that’s what it is all about. Rough with the smooth

The value post winner for last period is... @Rebeccah Bagshaw .. With her post on should keepers wear finger save goalkeeper gloves or not ? (Please drop me a DM Rebeccah, so I can arrange your goalkeeper gloves) PLEASE send Rebeccah your congratulation below guys! THE NEXT VALUE post competition is now LIVE - all you have to do for a chance to win a free pair of goalkeeper gloves, is write a quality post and add a quality image or video. The post that get the most likes and comments by February the 14th wins!!! Simple! GOOD LUCK!! IMPORTANT: The value post is not written below - but must be a new post you create. LETS KEEP INSPIRING EACH OTHER!!!

Does anyone use a camera either in the goal or on their goalie? Is it beneficial? What are the best types? Do they get in the way?