Keepers Resources 2.0

Tight shirt review

Abbo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:51:53 +0000

OBO Short sleeve goalie shirt review. So, here it is. The new Goalie shirt from OBO. And here it is in action: When it comes to keepers shirts there isn’t a lot on the market that takes my fancy, for the last 2 seasons I have been using a Nike Dri-Fit running shirt [...]

Goalkeeper speed work

Rachael Lynch — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:37:21 +0000

Two attributes that are very important for all goalkeepers are speed and agility. Being able to move your feet quickly both forward and laterally gives you the best chance of getting into the right position for every shot. Below is a video I have put together with the help of three of Australia’s greatest men’s [...]

How to do a gym workout on holidays

Rachael Lynch — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:54:00 +0000

As a travelling athlete I often find myself having to be creative in order to complete my gym workouts or rehab exercises whilst away. A holiday at the beach, a trip overseas, a night in a hotel or just time away from your local gym are not good enough reasons to miss or drop back [...]

Cleaning your gear

Rachael Lynch — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:58:29 +0000

As a goalkeeper I am fully aware of the reputation we hold of being ‘stinky’. This is something I am passionate about changing. I am convinced that a pair of shin guards will smell much worse than a well looked after set of goalkeeping gear. A few things I would suggest that may help prevent [...]

Congratulations to our bruise competition winner!

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:21:15 +0000

Cassandra Ferguson from Australia takes away the ROBO kickers and legguards for the entry below… Ours thanks to everyone who entered… we certainly learnt a lot! If you like this article...share it:

HI CONTROL vs HI REBOUND

A.T — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:35:41 +0000

Right Guys and Gals, There is a massive debate over the Hi-Control vs Hi-Rebound and being an owner of the HR and having tried out a friends HC I think that I can enlighten people as to which kit is best for them. I will start by giving a rough diagram of the rebound levels so [...]

Bruise competition round-up

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:45:56 +0000

OBOites! You have one day left to ‘like’ the best photo in our bruise competition. Here’s the current top 8 entries… Cameron Pitcairn Angharad Campbell Julien Buquat Angharad Campbell Anna Kellner Heather Ramsay Amy Rattenbury Cassandra Ferguson A pair of ROBO kickers and legguards goes to the lucky winner! If you like this article...share it:

Nutrition tips – diet of an elite athlete

Rachael Lynch — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:24:18 +0000

FRESH IS BEST Food plays a big part of my everyday life. I love shopping for it, I love preparing it and most of all I love eating it. Being an elite athlete I have a high energy requirement but also need a wide variety of different foods to keep my body in good shape. [...]

Improve your stick and glove saves

Rachael Lynch — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:44:17 +0000

This is one of my favourite drills to do as a goalkeeper. It is great to use in the preseason or just when you want to mix things up from your usual training in gear. I use it mainly to improve my hand speed and also my ability to save balls with my stick. It [...]

Book or PDF? Using an open source approach?!

Grim — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:39:29 +0000

Just a lot of random thoughts on how best to move forward with the plan of ever getting a book out there. Would be helpful to get comments and feedback on what people want or if at all they like the idea?!