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We arrived to our away game at 8:30 this morning to find a coach from the other team telling us the match is off as the pitch is frozen at one end. Funnily enough they passed the message on to their team but hadn't thought to let us know until we turned up! Grassroots football eh 🙄 On the plus side it's given Dylan time to heal up before next week. He suffered this turf burn from his schools astro pitch in the week and can barely bend his leg. Dylan being Dylan, just bandaged it up and was ready to play through the pain barrier. (My suggestion of deep heat was met with a short two word answer 🤣🤣) Built different 💪🏻

Hi everyone, I was wondering if any of you are editing experts? I filmed parts of Xavier's game today, i know with this new team he is on, there are a couple of boys that can't be posted but not sure which, so was going to try and blur out most of the other players. I use capcut on my Samsung and I duplicated and overlayed the videos and then blurred out the top videos but after that got completely stuck, any ideas please? Kirsty

Every Saturday, I want to make this space about YOU — the parents of goalkeepers. When I was chasing my dream of becoming a professional goalkeeper, I saw first-hand how difficult it could be for my own father to know what to say, what to do, and how best to help me. And after more than 25 years of helping thousands of goalkeepers and their parents, I have seen the same struggles again and again. Parents often have to deal with things like: - Hearing their child being criticised from the sidelines - Watching teammates blame the goalkeeper for goals - Seeing their confidence disappear after a mistake - Not knowing what to say after a bad game - Feeling frustrated with coaches or team selection - Watching their goalkeeper want to give up - Simply not knowing whether to push, support or step back And sometimes, as a parent, you can feel completely helpless. That is why Saturdays are now going to become PARENT ZONE. If you are struggling with something involving your goalkeeper child at present, tell us what is happening below and ask for help, advice or another point of view. I will help where I can, and I am sure other experienced parents in this community will also share what has worked for them. And I would also LOVE to hear from the goalkeepers in here too. How would YOU like your parent to support you? What helps? What makes things worse? What do you wish parents understood more about being a goalkeeper? And this is the most important part: Now you have found the J4K TOTAL GOALKEEPING community — YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE. We are all here to help each other make the goalkeeper journey better for both the goalkeeper and the parent. So parents — what are you struggling with right now? Comment below and let’s help each other. Your friend, Ray Newland

Who are you playing this weekend, where are you playing, and what's your score prediction? 👇 But before you step onto that pitch, I want you to remember ONE thing… GO OUT THERE WITH ONE MISSION… 🔥 ENJOY EVERY SECOND AND HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE! And please remember something VERY important… NEVER, EVER allow another player, coach, parent or anyone shouting from the sidelines to make you feel worthless or doubt your ability as a goalkeeper! NOBODY – AND I MEAN NOBODY – IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO TAKE AWAY YOUR CONFIDENCE, YOUR HAPPINESS OR YOUR LOVE FOR GOALKEEPING! ❤️ You will make mistakes. EVERY goalkeeper does, even the world's best! But mistakes don't define you. What defines you is your courage to stand between those posts, give everything you've got and NEVER stop believing in yourself. Play with confidence. Play with pride. But above everything else, PLAY WITH A SMILE! 🧤💪 Good luck, everyone. I'm rooting for you all! Ray ❤️⚽