Um , and so we work a lot on mainly distribution now . I'd say the Style of goalkeeping and the actual play and our role on the field has changed a lot over the years , so it's a lot of using the feet . You really want to be the 11th field player , honestly , it's a lot of shot stopping , I think at the collegiate level , everything's bigger , faster , stronger , and so everything that you know from before on technique , that's absolutely going to carry you in , but everything's faster and again just harping on the Mental aspect , I think that's a huge thing off the field that we talk about and We have classroom sessions , we have film sessions , we spend more time off the field as a team than we do on the field , just in meetings with coaches and even sports psychologists still have team bonding and really getting us all into the mental aspect as goalkeepers , we're watching film for hours on end , um , we're kind of writing down our goals and with our team it's a very specific style of play and so You're learning as much as you would in an academic classroom , but it's soccer and it's a sport .
In life , especially even in the college process from day one , I was like , I want to attend USC and I want to play soccer there , and my mom was always saying , OK , then go out and do it , go write that story . So most important things I focus on in training aren't actually the physical aspects , it's all in goalkeeping majority mental , and I think a lot of people don't always understand that as the goalkeeper . You make a mistake and it's a goal .
Soccer will be a huge part of your life and really any sport , and to really take that step back and it's not just soccer on the field , but it's entirely a way of life and who you're around . Advice to a goalkeeper will always be mentally , that is the game . It is especially at the collegiate level skill wise , a lot of goalkeepers , you're right there and to separate yourself , it's all about the mental .
Advice to a goalkeeper will always be mentally , that is the game . It is especially at the collegiate level skill wise , a lot of goalkeepers , you're right there and to separate yourself , it's all about the mental . It's all about staying calm emotionally , it's being confident in yourself .
And to keep that energy up , especially most of the time we are the leaders on the field , whether that's communication wise or overall just energy in the back , and your team's gonna look at you and they need someone that is mentally strong and emotionally strong for them . And that is the majority of goalkeeping advice I would give to younger athletes and especially to my younger self , and I've told so many people this so many times because it's the best advice that I can ever give is to believe in yourself and don't listen to the outside noise . If it's positive , you can listen to it .
