Sunshine Coast Fire Under 13 goalkeepers Kurt Moore-Barnard and Nathan Foster and Under 14 goalkeeper David Payne will put their skills to the test after being selected to attend the Football Federation Australia (FFA) Goalkeeper Development Camps at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) next week.
Only a few goalkeepers from each State were selected to attend the Camps, which will be overseen by FFA National Goalkeeper Coach Tony Franken, FFA Goalkeeper Staff Coach Dean May and AIS Goalkeeper Coach Fernando Alves.
Sunshine Coast FC Technical Director Kevin A’herne-Evans said Moore-Barnard, Foster and Payne’s selection for the Camp was a fantastic reflection on the boys and the Fire as a Club.
“The boys’ selection is reward for their hard work and dedication both in training and on the pitch over past two years with the Fire,” he said.
“The goalkeeping camp will offer the players an opportunity to train with respected goalkeeping coaches Tony Franken, Dean May and Fernando Alves and to work with the best U13 and U14 goalkeepers from the other States within the NPL competition. It will be an exciting opportunity to develop their skills in an intense and high-quality training environment.”
Moore-Barnard, Foster and Payne all said they were looking forward to the experience, and to working on different aspects of their game during the three-day camp.
“My main focus is to work hard on becoming technically sound,” Foster said. “Handling, distribution and shot stopping will be my focus for the remainder of this season.”
Moore-Barnard said he also wanted to work on his technical ability, while Payne said he wanted to improve his ability to collect crosses.
The boys will leave for Canberra on Thursday, August 14 and return on Sunday, August 17.
