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Founder &
Director
Gerald “Jerry” Hare: Founder and Director
of Hare Goalkeeper Academy. He also works as an Assistant Soccer Coach / Goalkeeper
Coach for DIII Westminster College (PA) Men’s & Women’s Soccer teams.
Coach Hare has been coaching for twenty-seven years with specialty in
goalkeeping. His coaching stops have included Hampton High School Boys’
Varsity Soccer (goalkeeper coach), Hampton Soccer Club (Head Coach for U-14
Girls), North Catholic High School Girls’ Varsity Soccer (Head Coach) and
Woodland Hills High School Boys’ Soccer (Assistant Varsity Soccer and Head JV
Coach). For the past nineteen years, he has been a
Varsity Assistant Soccer Coach / Goalkeeper Coach at Shady Side Academy for
the boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer teams, as well as Assistant Coach for 7th
& 8th Grade Coed Soccer
team. Currently, he continues to work in the same position for the Varsity
Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer teams as well as Assistant Coach for 7th
& 8th Grade Coed Soccer
team.
Post-season experience has included Boys - Section Champions (1990,
1999-2002, 2004-2008, 2013) WPIAL Class AA
Champions (1990, 2017) WPIAL Class AA
Runner-up (2002, 2016) WPIAL Class A Runner-up
(2006, 2008) WPIAL Class A Third
Place (2007) WPIAL Class AA
Semifinalists (2001, 2013) PIAA Class AA State
Champions (1990) PIAA Class AA
Semifinalist (2001, 2016) PIAA Class A
Semifinalist (2008) PIAA Class AA
Quarterfinalist (2002, 2017) PIAA Class A
Quarterfinalist (2006-2007) Girls - Section Champions (2017) WPIAL Class A Champions (2010,
2013, 2016) WPIAL Class AA Runner-up
(2004-2005) WPIAL Class A Runner-up
(2017) WPIAL Class A Third
Place (2012, 2014, 2015) PIAA Class A State
Champions (2017) PIAA Class A Runner-Up
(2016) PIAA Class A
Semifinalist (2012-2013) PIAA Class A
Quarterfinalist (2010-2011) PIAA Class AA
Quarterfinalist (2004) His playing experience has included Hampton High
School (1982-1983), Community College of Allegheny County Center North Indoor
Soccer Club (1983-1984), Southern Illinois University Soccer Club (1984-1987)
and adult soccer leagues for eight years. Coach Hare holds NSCAA National
Goalkeeper Diploma, NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma and NSCAA High School
Coaches Diploma. Coach Hare is a certified CPR Trainer and Sport Safety
Trainer (American Red Cross). Director’s
Message to Parents
Dear Parents, Coaching Philosophy / Training for Goalkeepers: As
an experienced and caring goalkeeper coach, I will give personal and
professional attention to players, especially goalkeepers, of all ages and
skill levels. Players will be divided based on age and / or skill level in
all activities. I believe in the systematic training of players. I
start with foundational elements of goalkeeping and continue building on
those elements throughout the week. I keep up with the latest methods in
soccer training to ensure that players receive age-appropriate training. A
typical day includes individual ball skills, coordination drills with a
soccer ball, small-sided games, team competitions, and lots of fun. My goal
is to enhance a player's confidence with the ball and their decision-making
skills (tactics) so that he/she can make a contribution to their respective
teams. Players will get instant feedback from me, as well as other coaches,
in the small-sided games and team competitions, so they can apply the coach's
instruction as they go through the day of training. A
variety of training techniques are employed to aid goalkeepers at every
level. The daily activities include hand/eye coordination drills, flexibility
exercises, strength and conditioning drills, and footwork exercises. The
fundamental skills are taught and reinforced at various levels, as the
individual goalkeeper is capable. These skills include catching/receiving
balls, distribution, angle play, collapsing, diving, 1v1 breakaways, corner
kicks and penalty kicks. More tactical aspects of goalkeeping are also
discussed. Goalkeepers participate in the daily scrimmages with the field
players and receive feedback from the coaching staff about their individual
game play. My
goal is to create a professional training atmosphere in which goalkeepers of
all levels can further their passion for soccer and find their inner
potential, becoming a complete player. Soccer
is a game of passion and should be taught that way. I believe in creating
passionate, confidant and technically solid players. By creating a solid
technical base a player can take their game to whatever level their passion
desires. I
have been coaching soccer since 1990 and have developed a proven program in
helping players to play at the highest level. My soccer coaching philosophy
incorporates everyone who has an influence on the individual player. My
method equips the player for the demands of the game at all levels with a
particular emphasis on the coach and player relationship. For
the past twenty-seven years, as Goalkeeper Coach at various schools and clubs
in the Pittsburgh, PA area, I have created a goalkeeping program for all
keepers from the ages of 7-21 years. My work has produced players who have
gone on to play at the college level and beyond. Many of my players came from
a variety of backgrounds and nationalities, including England, Wales, Japan,
Chile, Puerto Rico and Italy. “The
new challenge for me now is keeping up with the ever changing technology and
new methods of teaching or coaching goalkeepers and to produce the “young and
new goalkeeper coaches” who could produce the next generation of keepers” I
look forward to many more years helping student-athletes to enjoy and excel
in the wonderful game of soccer. Coach Jerry Hare |
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