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Congratulations AAFC GU14 Lady Patriots

I have been coaching 4 goalkeepers (Olivia, Jesse, Karley, and Courtney) now for 3 years. In that time, I have helped coach Ken Reno with the team.

Bringing a team of young soccer players along, season after season, is an immense challenge and coach Reno has done a superb job with his GU14 Lady Patriots.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of helping/coaching the GU14 Lady Patriots get to the championship game of the Taylor, MI, Thanksgiving Indoor Challenge. They lost 4-2 in the final but the team came away with their heads held high.

Today, The Lady Patriots played an indoor game in Maumee, OH, against a division 1 local high school and win 4-0. Coach Reno should be rightly proud of his 6th, 7th and 8th graders for this performance.

And to my superb goalkeeper, Olivia, what an absolutely awesome display if indoor goalkeeper. I have worked with Olivia now for three years and she enters high school in the fall of '12. There is NOT a better 8th grade goalkeeper in NW Ohio than Olivia. Congratulations Olivia for being the student you are and the terrific goalkeeper you have become.

         
GU14 AAFC Lady Patriots                                                                                                                          Olivia Reno
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Welcome Emma Conlee

I would like to welcome Emma Conlee to the family of Goalkeepers Edge keepers. Emma plays for the GU14 Pacesetter Select in Sylvania, Ohio. Emma has developed into one of the very best GU14 goalkeepers in NW Ohio and I am proud that she is one of 'my' goalkeepers.
I would like
Recently, Emma set Goalkeepers Edge records for two catching techniques:

-- Dive Forwards: Emma performed 20 perfect dive forwards
-- High Basket Catches: Emma performed an astonishing 150 consequtive high basket catches.

Contratulations Emma, keep up the great work, I am so proud of you.


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Where it all began for Goalkeepers Edge

Three years ago, I got a call from a parent of a freshman high school goalkeeper for a high school called Woodmore. I had never heard of Woodmore, let along know where the village of Elmore was located (home of Woodmore). Cyndi asked me if I would be willing to help her son, Ryan, because he was asked to be the varsity goalkeeper and he needed help. I didn't return Cyndi's call. Cyndi was persistent and called me again and I said 'sure', thinking it was pretty close to home. Well, Woodmore is 20 miles east of where I live.

I travelled down to Woodmore on a June night in 2009 and gave Ryan an hour of my time. Within three practices I had Ryan and 6 - 8 keepers from the Woodmore girls varsity team practicing as well.

That season, I coached Ryan on a regular basis, preparing him for his freshman year as starting goalkeeper.

Ryan is now a junior at Woodmore, I am now the Head Coach of the girls varsity soccer program. I also own my own goalkeeper coaching business called "Goalkeepers Edge'. It all started with Cyndi's phone call three years ago.

Ryan was just named 1st team Northern Buckeye Conference goalkeeper and his boys varsity soccer team won the conference title with a 10-0 record.

Ryan has progressed into one of the top high school goalkeepers, at all levels, at all divisions, in the state of Ohio. He is an accomplished goalkeeper with incredible agility and superb technical ability and competence. His selection as #1 goalkeeper in the NBC is richly deserved.

I have now coached Ryan for three years and I take great pride in guiding Ryan's goalkeeping career all the way to the inevitable college recruitment. His work ethic is superb, his taste for goalkeeper learning is excellent, and his command of the final 1/3 of the field and his leadership as captain of the Woodmore boys varsity team is without equal.

I congratulate Ryan Paul for his progress and I want to say how very proud I am of his accomplishments for one of the smallest schools in NW Ohio.



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Congrats to Oregon Crew GU13 for winning the Championship at the Hudson, MI, Tournament



Backed by my two goalkeepers, Olivia and Emily, the GU13 Oregon Crew
won the Hudson, Mi, tournament division championship today (10/9/11).
Congrats 'Liv and Em.
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Latest clinic: GU10 Essl Arsenal:

Congrats to Jordan, Kourtney, Ali, and Mallory for a terrific keeper's clinic 9/5/11. Also, for 100 consecutive high basket catches among the four young goalkeepers. A high basket catch is defined as successfully using the correct catching technique when the ball is thrown up to 12 yards in the air.... these four 10 year olds performed 100 success high basket catches!


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Welcome Taylor McCutcheon

Taylor McCutcheon of Findlay, OH, is the latest young goalkeeper to join my growing family of goalkeepers in NW Ohio. Taylor is the starting goalkeeper for the Findlay Blue U12 Girls. Taylor joined the Goalkeepers Edge family several weeks ago and rapidly progressed through my fundamentals class and now now enters the next phase of her development as a goalkeeper.

In addition, on 9/10/11, Taylor performed 110 successful and consecutive high basket catches, a record as of today. In fact, Taylor performed 159 high basket catches with only one fumble.... a fantastic achievement for a young goalkeeper.

Congrats Taylor and welcome to my family of goalkeepers.


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New additions to the Goalkeepers Edge goalkeeping academy: Jenna Kill and Abby Snyder:




As a goalkeepers coach, I concentrate on making sure fundamental techniques are in place before progressing to a different goalkeeping discipline. A trademark of Goalkeepers Edge goalkeepers is the execution of basic and technical sound fundamentals.

To that end, I want to introduce the latest two additions to the Goalkeepers Edge growing number of goalkeepers in NW Ohio.

Jenna Kill and Abby Snyder play for Sylvania United GU12. Both are excellent young goalkeepers who have displayed enormous potential and a toolbox of good and solid goalkeeping fundamentals.

I challenge my goalkeepers to show me their technqiues by asking them to show me repeating technqiues. Today at practice, Jenna and Abby set three Goalkeepers Edge challenge records:

Most consecutive successfully executed high basket catches by two goalkeepers: 60

Most consecutive successfully executed high basket catches by a single goalkeeper: 100 by Abby Snyder

Most consecutive successfully executed side collapse saves, left and right by two goalkeepers: 60

Congrats to Jenna and Abby, the lastest additions to my wonderful group of young goalkeepers in NW Ohio

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Congrats to Emma Conlee

Emma Conlee is one of my Pacesetter goalkeepers. At a recent pre-season high school scrimmage, Woodmore girls high school varsity soccer captains - Taylor Avers, Shannon O'Connor, and Brittney Wolford - presented Emma with a Woodmore Soccer backpack and Emma was the mascot of the day.



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Latest club clinic: The Edge, July 2011




Latest goalkeepers camp: Pacesetter EPL Professional Coaches Soccer Camp, July 11 - July 22


Alan Wright, Bruce Petersson, Malcolm Edge, Leo Fortune-West, Greg McElroy, Dennis Bailey, Jimmy Walker Snr,                                                              Girls EPL Pro camp photo, July 2011
Jimmy Walker Jnr, Danny Fisher


My latest goalkeeping camp is underway at The Pacesetter EPL Professional Coaches Soccer Camp in Sylvania, OH

The first group has been great and an absolute pleasure to coach:


Back row: Ian, Will, Zach, Alyssa, Maddie, Kelly, Gina, Kathleen, Emma, and Sophie.
Front row: Logan, Ryan, and Keegan.

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Latest graduate of The Goalkeepers Edge 'Fundamentals of Goalkeeping' Course

The latest graduate from my 'Fundamentals of Goalkeeping', Session I and II courses is a terrific young goalkeeper from Millbury, Ohio: Emily Lovell. Emily plays on the Oregon Crew GU14 team in Oregon, OH.

Emily completed a combined goalkeeping course that included my Session I and Session II technqiues.

Congratulations, Emily, I am very proud of you and for the dedication you showed in every practice. I look forward to helping you during your keepers career and at the Oregon Crew, and in high school.


Emily Lovell, July 4, 2011

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BREAKING NEWS: I have been named goalkeepers coach for the fall season for the Oregon Crew in Oregon, OH. The Crew has 7 girls and 4 boys teams and I will be coaching keepers from all 11 teams:

Current coaching assignments:

- Head Coach, Woodmore High School girl's varsity soccer program
- Goalkeepers Coach, AAFC Patriots Soccer Club
- Goalkeepers Coach, Pacesetter Soccer Club
- Goalkeepers Coach, Oregon Crew Soccer Club, OH
- Private goalkeeper coaching in Sylvania, Woodville, Findlay, Millbury, and Elmore
- Goalkeepers Camp, Pacesetter Soccer Club, July 11 - 22, 2011
- Goalkeepers Camp, AAFC Patriots GU14, August 1 - 5, 2011
- Goalkeepers clinic, The Edge Soccer Club, July 2011

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AAFC Patriots GU13 (Lady Patriots) win OYSAN State 2nd division championship

With a 7-1 record, the Lady Patriots, led by goalkeepers Olivia Reno and Jessica Wegert, were crowned Ohio Youth State Asssociation North 2nd division champions on Saturday after a 4-0 home win againt NC of Ontario.

Congrats to the Lady Patriots and to my goalkeepers: Olivia Reno, Jessica Wegert, Karly Metzer, and Courtney Hefflinger.





AAFC Patriots goalkeeper Olivia Reno voted Match MVP at Westlake Invitational

My excellent AAFC Patriots U13 goalkeeper, Olivia Reno, was voted match MVP in a recent tournament loss at the Westlake Soccer Tournament in Ohio. The shorthanded U13 Patriots went to the Westlake tournament and came away with a 1-1-1 record in its division. In two of the games, Patriots players were voted MVP, including Olivia in the final game. Congrats, Olivia.



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Pacesetter U12 Girls White Wins Novi Invitational

Protected by my tremendous goalkeeper, Emma Conlee (front), the Pacesetter U12 girls team won the recent Novi Invitational.

Well done Pacesetter and a big 'congrats' to Emma, who also has given up the lowest number of goals in the current U12 divisional play

 

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Congratulations.... Rebekka Henck, midfielder/sweeper at Woodmore high school. Bekka has been recruited to play at Trine University in Indiana for the fall 2011 season. Great job, Bekka (see Woodmore high school page)

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One-day Goalkeepers Clinic May 7th, 2011

A one-day Goalkeeping Clinic is being offered to all area high school goalkeepers. It is scheduled for Saturday, May 7th at Well Park, Elmore, next to Woodmore High School.

This will be an exciting day for goalkeepers who want a dedicated session on fundamental and advanced goalkeeping techniques. It is open to all area boys and girls varsity goalkeepers who want to expand their goalkeeping skills from a goalkeeping coach who has played at the highest level of youth soccer.

The cost will be $50 per goalkeeper for the one-day clinic. All proceeds will be given to the Alexis M Taylor Memorial Scholarship for a graduating Woodmore senior in 2012/

For registration forms, please send an email to edge@goalkeepersedge.com



A terrific day at Woodmore high school with five super keepers. A great day of goalkeeping.

Photographed above are Emma, Sarah, Austin, Danny, and Matt.
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News: 02/17/11

I have been appointed Goalkeepers Coach for the Pacesetter Soccer Club in Sylvania.

Goalkeeper coaching started on April 4 with two groups of Pacesetter keepers: Group 1: U10 - U14 and Group 2: U15 - U18

U10 - U14

  

  Photo of one of my U11 keepers, Maddie Crandall

              
Pacesetter U12's after its 4-1 win at the PSI tournament                                                 A very muddy-faced Emma Conlee, team goalkeeper


This group of keepers is special to me, I love working with this very enthusiastic group of Pacesetter goalkeepers and I look forward to coaching each and every keeper through their high school careers.



U15 - U18

Photographed above are my varsity goalkeepers, the very best in NW Ohio 
From left to right: Nicole, Kathleen, Chloe, Alyssa, Nicole, Connor, Erik, Mike
(not pictured: Ian, Nate)

Pacesetter goalkeepers:

                U10 - U14                              U15 - U18

New coaching offerings

I can now offer coaching in all types of soccer disciplines: goalkeeping, foot and ball control skills, tactics and formations, passing and possession, shooting, defending, midfield play.

I am also available for 1 hour meetings on how to get high school players recruited to college. I work with several head coaches and I can offer advice on the best way to get a high school soccer player marketed and noticed by college soccer programs.

Contact me for details: edge@goalkeepersedge.com
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News:

I am now a National Federation of State High Schools (NFHS) accredited interscholastic coach, with a specialization in soccer.
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2011 goalkeeping coaching schedule:

I am now starting to develop my 2011 Spring, Summer, and Fall coaching schedule. Please send me a note if you are interested in any type of goalkeeper coaching in 2011 (club, private, high school): edge@goalkeepersedge.com
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Coming Soon:

Look for news about 2010/2011 winter goalkeeping clinics at the Woodville Elementary School. Sessions will be formed for several age groups. Six week courses will be taught for young area goalkeepers, grades 4 - 8. 

In addition, a 6-week foot and ball control skills 6-week clinic will be taught for Woodmore school district recreational players. If you live outside of the Woodmore school district, call to see if you can join this class (recreation players only).


               

     My Woodville goalkeeper clinic.                                                                     My Woodville foot and ball skills clinic. Young soccer players from the Woodmore,
     Young goalkeepers from the Woodmore, Oak Harbor, Genoa, and                    and Genoa schools districts participated. Included in the photo are Jessica Wolfe and         
     Eastwood schools participated.                                                                      Leah Henry of Woodmore girls varsity.
                       
     From left to right (back row): Breanna, Jacob, Gillian, Beckie (my helper),          From left to right (back row): Drew, Kevin, Emma, Tesse, and Connor
     Julia, Reid, and Lilly,                                                                                    From left to right (middle row): Anna, Madelyn,
     from left to right (front row): Ryan, Alex, Kenny, Cole, Connor, and Noah.          From left to right (front row): Matt, Rylee, Jessica, Maddie, Leah, Jordan, Mackenzie,
                                                                                                                      Nora, and Ryan.
     Super job, keepers.                                                            

Upcoming Schedule of Events

Courses at Woodville will begin week of January 10, 2011.

For information, email me at edge@goalkeepersedge.com
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Latest News:

Contratulations to my G-13 AAFC Patriots for winning the NWOYSL Div 1, November 2010. And special mention to my goalkeepers for a terrific season: Olivia, Jessica, Courtney, and Karly. You worked incredibly hard at your fundamentals this season and you got your reward with a divisional championship trophy. I look forward to continuing to help you progress you keeper skills when we start back for winter training. Great job keepers. 

       
Jessica Wegert, Olivia Reno,                               The ladies were 8-0-2, had the #1 offense with 36 goals scored and the hightest goal differental with +28 goals
Courtney Hefflinger, and Karly Metzer,
my AAFC Patriot goalkeepers.
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Malcolm has been appointed Head Coach of the Woodmore (OH) girls varsity soccer program for the fall 2010 season:

Malcolm Edge, Head Coach
Bob Berfield, JV Coach

Latest Camps:

AAFC Patriots U13 girls.

Goalkeepers camp August 2nd - August 5, 2010 

                        
Four fabulously talented U13 goalkeepers: Olivia, Jessica, Courtney, and Karly.
Great job, keepers, you know how proud I am of you, our work is not yet finished.
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Woodmore School District Young Keepers Clinic, July through August, 2010: I am very proud of Natalie Davis, Emma Rothert, and Lily Rothert.
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Oregon Crew U-9 girls and U12 boys, Session II,  August 2010

 
Congrats to: Grace, Caitlyn, Madison, Bella, Mia, Hannah, Elizabeth, Andrew, and Thomas..... terrific job keepers on a hot day.

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The Edge Soccer Club, Session II, July, 2010
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Oregon Crew U-9 girls, Session I, June 2010
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Arsenal: May 21, 2010: great job, Arsenal keepers


        
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My latest high school goalkeepers camp was conducted on Saturday, May 15th for Oak Harbor high school girls junior varsity and varsity goalkeepers. The camp was from 9am to 4pm on a very nice May Saturday in Oak Harbor, Ohio.

The camp concentrated on my 8 goalkeeping principles of catch, control, command, communication, coordination, anticipation, angles, and agility.

Below are photos of the four goalkeepers who went through the camp. I want to thank and contratulate all four goalkeepers (Chelsey, Kelsey, Amber, and Kaitlyn) for a super day. Their attention to my coaching, how they listened to all my advice and adjustments, and their execution of the drills was simply amazing. Coach Goldstein, head coach, is in the envious position of having four super keepers to choose from for her JV and V fall teams.

Contratulations to Kelsey Lacer, Kaitlyn Wahl, Chelsey Kaman, and Amber Moomey.

       

My name is Malcolm Edge and I live in Perrysburg, Ohio. I'm an experienced goalkeeper with an extensive playing career in both the UK and US. 

My background includes playing junior soccer for Sheffield United in England, playing for Sheffield Polytechnic college, and also for Bradwell Sports Football Club as an amateur in the Hope Valley League in Derbyshire, England.

In the US I played in goal for Toledo Pacesetters in the Michigan League and Ft. Wayne Sports Club in Indiana.

My soccer biography includes player of the year awards (3), signing a junior contract for a professional soccer club in England when I was 13, #1 goalkeeper for Bradwell Sports Club when I was 11, #1 varsity goalkeeper for my high school in England, #1 goalkeeper for my college, numerous championship and runner-up trophies, and chosen as #1 goalkeeper to represent the Hope Valley League in England.

My coaching experience includes coaching at the high school level in California, and most recently at Woodmore high school in Elmore, Ohio, private goalkeeping coaching, and U-12 team coaching.

My coaching credentials include Ohio Board of Education supervisor permit, Ohio Department of Education Coaches Clinic Pupil Activity Program, AHA Heartsaver AED program, and NSCAA State and Regional goalkeepers coaching diplomas.

I am a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the International Coaches Association (ICA).

I also am also a certified NFHS (National Federation of State High Schools) coach.

If you want a quality goalkeeping coach who is sensitive to the needs of the student goalkeepers and their parents, who will provide a fun learning environment, and who is empathetic in his coaching philosophy, please contact me for further details.

I am available for private coaching, team coaching, group coaching, and goalkeeping clinics in Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan. I will also consider areas beyond NW Ohio/SE Michigan as well.

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".... I have come to know Malcolm Edge the past few months through his goalkeeping teachings. He has helped my son improve and learn
  new goalkeeping skills this summer and throughout the fall. My son has come to respect him and enjoyed his teaching of his techniques and
  knowledge. Other athletes that have talked with him have informed their parents and myself that they enjoy having him around.

  While watching practices, I saw nothing but friendliness and professionalism. My son looked forward to each goalie practice. He will be
  an asset to the school's program"

  Parent of a student goalkeeper, 11/2/2009

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".... Malcolm, Thank you for all you have done for the girls soccer program. Also for being there for (player name) -> she really respects you 
  and your coaching of the game! Hope you'll be back next season"

  Parent of girls Varsity soccer player, 10/2009

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"Thank you so much for willing sharing your professional soccer expertise with her"

Parent of a student goalkeeper, 9/13/2009

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Woodmore goalkeeper comments from summer/fall 2010:

"Thank you so much for helping me with my goalie skills" (Brittany)
"Thank you so much for heping us" (Kate)
"Thanks a lot for all your help!" (Jessica)
"Thanks for the Help" (Ryan)
"Thank you for helping is to teach us better goalkeeping" (Colin)
"Thank You for helping us become better goalies" (Leah)
"Thaks so much" (Kelsey)
"THANK YOU VERY MUCH" (Hayley)

"Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put in to help me. Your coaching has helped me become a much better goalkeeper, and I wish that I would have been able to train with you longer.", Kate Wegert, Woodmore high school Varsity goalkeeper (senior), 2009 fall team MVP, 2009 1st team MSSL goalkeeper, 2009 2nd team SLL goalkeeper and starting goalkeeper at Trine University as a freshman.

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"I appreciate the effort you gave to our program.  We are the ones who
benefitted from your presence." 

"I cant thank you enough for all your doing and for your help, you have become a huge asset to the team"

Woodmore coaches comments, fall season 2009:

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"Just wanted you to know what a great job you have done with all our keepers"

AAFC Patriots Coach, Winter 2010

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"Malc,

Thanks.  Your professional approach to training goal keepers is unmatched in this area.  I appreciate all the preparation and work that you do with the girls.

Thanks again!"
omment from a coach of a local club for which I am coaching U-12 goalkeepers 

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