Abbotsford Juniors Football Club is pleased to announce that our first Intro to Goalkeeping training sessions for Girls will be held this Wednesday, 9th April as our first free football training event for Season 2025.
For those that are not aware, in the junior football ranks (Under 8 to Under 12), the position of goalkeeper is regularly rotated through all team members during the season. This free training event aims to introduce our youngest female players to some of the fundamentals of goalkeeping in a fun environment using a range of different skill activities and games.
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The Intro to Goalkeeper training sessions are open to all interested girls aged 7 to 14; whether they have played in goal before or not; with all skill levels welcome. Training will be led by Trudy Simmons (Football NSW Female Football Coordinator and Young Matilda’s Goalkeeper Coach) with assistance from Chris Williamson (certified Community Goalkeeper Coach).
Details for the training are as follows:
Event: Girls – Intro to Goalkeeping Training
Date: Wednesday 9th April 2025
Venue: Lysaght Park, NORTHWEST quarter, Bibby Street Chiswick
Format: 2 x age group based training sessions
Cost: Free
Goalkeeping Training Session 1 – Girls aged 7 to 9 years
Check-in Time: 4:45pm
Start Time: 5:00pm
End Time: 6:00pm
To Bring: Football training attire plus boots and shin-pads and water bottle; goalkeeper gloves not required
Goalkeeping Training Session 2 – Girls aged 10 to 14 years
Check-in Time: 6:00pm
Start Time: 6:15pm
End Time: 7:15pm
To Bring: Football training attire plus boots and shin-pads and water bottle; goalkeeper gloves not required
Girls – INTRO TO GOALKEEPING
Please see the AJFC Football Skills Development page for more information about our football development and training programs.