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Bravo legend Alyssa Naeher is playing in Germany for Turbine Potsdam during this Boston Breakers off-season.

 

 

All New England GK Ashley Houghton after winning the Class S State Championship with Immaculate

 

 

Wesleyan resident monster Adam Purdy fends off the opposition.

 

 

Bravo keepers for nearly 10 years, and club teammates for 5, these two squared off in Div 1 play.

 From Left: Jami-Ann Kranich (Villanova '16), Coach Paul, Claire Pinciaro (Princeton '15)

 

 

Bravo elite Will Steiner in his junior season at Fairfield Prep.

 

 

Lifelong Bravo keeper Adam Margulies flying high in his senior season at Union.  Great Save!!!

 

 

 

Future home of Bravo Goalkeeping?

Timmy gettin' explosive!

King Kahn turns the other cheek.

Keller keeping the foot in.

Buffon is the bowling ball, S Korea are the pins.

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Future home of Bravo Goalkeeping?

 

 

 

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Long time Bravo training crew: (L to R) Drew Esposito (SCSU), JJ Comeau (UNH), Adam Margulies (Union), Coach Paul, Greg Cumpstone (Hofstra, Westchester Flames PDL), Nate Trucks (Lesley College), Tim Cahill (Middlebury, 2010 Div 3 All-American)

Bravo legend Alyssa Naeher about to save in her first career start for the Boston Breakers at FC Gold Pride on June 19, 2010

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Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. to the 1999 Women’s World Cup title and won a U.S. national team record 103 games, knows a thing or two about goalkeepers. He founded the renown SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School, and was ecstatic when Naeher was available with the final pick of the first round in January’s draft.

“She is a very good shot saver,” DiCicco said. “When she is on her game, she does a lot more than that. She comes and wins crosses, she has very good range when she feels like she can come and get the crosses. She is a good athlete so she can get the balls that a lot of other keepers can’t get to. When she is on her game, she dominates the penalty area.”

DiCicco believes Naeher’s future is incredibly bright, both with the WPS and the U.S. national team program.

Although she is one of five keepers currently in the player pool for the national team, only Hope Solo and Nicole Barnhart have played this season. Both have plenty of quality soccer remaining. Solo is 29 and Barnhart 28. Still, DiCicco sees big things on the horizon for Naeher.

“Alyssa in my opinion, if she keeps developing, is going to have the starting position for the U.S. national team at some point in her career,” DiCicco said

 

"What kind of a goalkeeper is the one who is not tormented by the goal he has allowed? He must be tormented! And if he is calm, that means the end.  No matter what he had in the past, he has no future." -   Lev Yashin

 

 

T-Buck Technique of the Week

Taylor Bucklin shows a textbook 2 step approach dropkick

1:  2 hand release while stepping with the kicking foot

2.  Big step with plant foot, heel to butt with kicking foot, and smash it off the bounce!