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Gools Montage Long time Bravo student and Union GK Adam Margulies in action
Jill Mastroianni called into u23 National Camp She a 2x All American, a BC Sophomore, and a Durham Native
U.S. U-23 WNT TO HOLD TRAINING CAMP IN SUNRISE, FLA.: U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team head coach Bill Irwin will bring 24 players to a training camp in Sunrise, Fla., from March 7-14. Irwin’s roster reflects some of the top underclassmen in the college game.
U.S. U-23 WNT Roster By Position:
Kranich Commits to Villanova Wildcats have signed scholastic player and 8 year Bravo keeper Jami Kranich to National Letter of Intent
Feb. 27, 2010 VILLANOVA, Pa. - Villanova women's soccer head coach John Byford announced today that the Wildcats have started their 2010 signing class with the addition of goalkeeper Jami Kranich (Hamden, Conn.) who will enroll at Villanova for the fall 2010 semester. Kranich played her third season of soccer for Hamden High School this past fall and has also starred in club soccer with the Connecticut Football Club since 2002. The team has won the Connecticut state cup each year since 2005 to advance to the Region 1 championships. In 2007, the CFC team was a semifinalist at the Region 1 championships and the Disney Showcase. The club also was a US Club national finalist in 2008. Kranich played in 2009 for the CFC Passion in the W-League and also plays for the 2010 team in the WPSL. She has been a member of the Connecticut state and Region 1 ODP teams since 2007. As a scholastic student-athlete, Kranich has earned high honors every semester in high school. She has been inducted into the Spanish Honor Society and is a Science Scholar. Kranich is also a recipient of her school's Scholar-Athlete award. "Jami Kranich is, without doubt, the best goalkeeper in the region," Byford said. "She has been very successful at the high school and club levels and has been on the Region 1 ODP Regional Team for many years. Jami is an excellent shot stopper and has a great presence in goal. I am very excited that Jami is joining our program; she will definitely make us a better team." Villanova is coming off a 2009 season in which it reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006 and finished the year with an 11-6-5 record. It marked the 13th straight season that the Wildcats finished the year with at least a .500 record and the team's 11th consecutive winning season.
John Byford
Picture of the Week Long time Bravo GK Alyssa Naeher begins her Pro career after being drafted first round by Boston.
Glove of the Week Uhlsport Sala Rough Profile
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Video of the Week Bravo Legend Alyssa Naeher goes upper 90 in goal for Penn State.
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Picture Gallery A few of Bravo's finest!
Adam Purdy in goal for Wesleyan
Are You On The Path? On the roller-coaster ride that is goalkeeping, one thing must remain consistent - Training. While the team and fans want a shutout victory, a goalkeeper requires shots, goals-against, and even losses to get better. Where will you find those shots? Will you wait until the cup final to realize that you must lead with your hands on a breakaway? Or will you accomplish that in training and be prepared to be the hero in the final? Imagine a keeper who sees very little action because of a strong defense, and has a shutout almost every game - are they prepared for the next level? or does it create complacency? It would take lots of training to make up for what you aren't seeing in those games, therefore good results actually mean more training. It is only painful, sometimes embarrassing results that will ensure progress and intensity - it's what keeps the fires lit inside. Through ups and downs, the training must remain constant - to correct what went wrong, is not-right, and is bound to happen.
A big part of goalkeeping is experience because it allows you to play at a high level while minimizing fluctuation and inconsistency. Development as a goalkeeper not only requires many hours of preparation, but also a strong mental game. As results rise and fall, a keeper must remain focused and on the path of development. Every shot you face as a keeper must be your most important yet - concern not for what has happened and cannot be changed, only for what's coming next. Emotions are best suppressed, and should not reflect the scoreboard nor those concerned with it. It is in this difficult facet that a goalkeeper coach is most crucial... a keeper coach who has both sunk and swum between the posts. When goalkeeping chooses you, choose Bravo... because you can't win 'em all, and we're counting on that.
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