AJFC’s Goalkeeper Skills Training program is focused on providing a skills development opportunity for those AJFC junior and youth players who regularly act as a goalkeeper for their teams and who are motivated to improve their goalkeeper play in this position. Training sessions through the season will cover all aspects of goalkeeping including positioning, movement, diving, ball distribution, passing and striking the ball.
Training sessions will be 75 minutes duration with appropriate warm-up and warm-down activity. Sessions size will also be capped to 12 participants to ensure the effectiveness of the training. The Club may elect to offer an additional session times should participant demand exceed the session size limit.
2026 Goalkeeper Skills Training (Boys and Girls)
2026 Winter Season Program
- Program Duration: 14-weeks
- Commencement Date: Thursday 23 April
- Scheduled End Date: Thursday 6 August
- Program breaks for School Holiday weeks (9 and 16 July)
- Open to AJFC members only
- Player Ages: 8 to 16 years
- Session Duration: 60 minutes (75 minutes if >5 participants register)
- Sessions led by AJFC goalkeeper training partner Chris Marques (GKU Academy)
- Venue: Campbell Park Field 2 (SOUTHWEST QUARTER)
- Schedule Times (confirmed):
| Start Time | End Time | Ages |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm | 7:15pm | Combined Session (Boys and Girls aged 8 to 11 and Boys and Girls aged 12 to 16) |
| 7:15pm | 8:30pm | On Hold due to numbers |
Cost
- Cost: $450 for full program; $275 for half (7-week) program
Visit our Football Skills Development page for information about the full range of football development programs at Abbotsford Juniors Football Club.