{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chasing the Game - Youth Soccer in America","title":"Are We Asking Too Much of Young Goalkeepers?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2600,"description":"Are We Asking Too Much of Young Goalkeepers?\nYour young goalkeeper lets in a goal. Before you decide what went wrong, what was it reasonable to expect them to do?\nSebastiano Mana, Met Oval's head of goalkeeping, wants young keepers to attempt things they haven't mastered yet. He explains why mistakes belong in training, how he reviews what a child could have done differently, and why some expectations from the sideline don't match the player's stage of development.\nLiron and Matt ask what this means when parents choose a team. Sebastiano's answer comes with ages: up to U15 or U16, he says, consistent goalkeeper coaching matters more than minutes, and splitting playing time is fine. From U17, when colleges start looking, the minutes matter and it may be time to move. He also talks about size in scouting and the basics he finds some experienced young keepers were never taught.\nThen he speaks as a dad: his smaller midfielder son playing a year down with a younger birth year, a frustrating college search, and the backup plan his family had before a late opportunity.\nIn this episode:\nWhat Sebastiano looks for in a young goalkeeper beyond saves\nWhy technical details still matter after years of playing\nHow size influences scouting without telling the whole story\nWhy he puts coaching over minutes up to U15 or U16, and minutes first from U17\nWhy he encourages mistakes while teaching better decisions\nHow video review separates responsibility from unrealistic expectations\nHis family's experience with bio-banding and a late college opportunity\nWhy his family kept a backup plan during recruiting\nSR Goalkeeping: the NYC goalkeeper training program Sebastiano runs with Alex Rando. srgoalkeeping.com\nChasing the Game is a weekly show for parents trying to navigate youth soccer in America: the money, the leagues, the pressure, and what actually develops a player.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pf68ZmEGGzhD_L4GqN2MPEzSyl3kwuk7GVB4PlA2yzk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZWVh/ODMyNzJlMTg1NDQ3/NWZmZjlhOTAwOWEy/ZGJmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}