Andre Blake, the National Senior Reggae Boyz captain, is set to host a goalkeeper clinic at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence, UWI Mona, on Thursday, December 14, and Friday, December 15. The clinic is scheduled to run from 2 pm to 5 pm each day.

According to a release on Monday, the clinic will provide goalkeeper training to over 24 youth goalkeepers selected from the top ISSA Manning & daCosta Cup teams and two female goalkeepers from Reinas Academy.

The goalkeepers will receive training led by the experienced Phil Wheddon, also Andre Blake’s goalkeeper coach at Philadelphia Union. Wheddon is the only goalkeeper coach in US history to have coached both the Men’s and Women’s National Teams in a FIFA World Cup. He has coached in three World Cups and won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA.

Other participating goalkeeper coaches include Jamaica Under-20 coach Andrew Sewell, National Goalkeepers Andre Blake and Jahmali Waite, Reinas Academy’s Neo Oxford, and Kingston College’s Robert Beckford.

“To whom much is given, much is required, and so this is my way of supporting the next generation of goalkeepers. I want to see what these goalkeepers look like and try to educate them on what it will take to get to the next level. Having Phil on board is great because he brings an extensive amount of knowledge and experience with him,” Blake explained.

Blake also used the opportunity to acknowledge those who provided support to the Andre Blake Goalkeeper Clinic.

“I would like to thank all the coaches for their voluntary service; the JFF and ISSA have also provided tremendous support, and so has the Sagicor Foundation, Spectrum Systems Limited, Tru Shake, Powerade, The Courtyard Marriott, Leep Marketing, and Uhlsport. Thank you all so much,” he said.