Lead From
The Back.

Individual and small-group goalkeeper training for keepers who want to organize a defense, own their box, and perform when the game is on the line.

U8–U15 Keepers Serving Chester County, PA 1:1 & Small Group
Training Programs
Individual

1:1 Private Training

$40 / session

One-on-one sessions built around your keeper: footwork, shot-stopping, distribution, and command of the box.

Small Roster

Small Group Training

$25 / session

Sessions capped at 4 goalkeepers, so every player gets real reps and direct coaching instead of standing in a line.

Film Study

Video Review & Feedback

$15 / video review

You provide the game or training video, Dean provides the breakdown: direct feedback on decision-making, positioning, and technique.

Flexible

Custom Package

Custom Pricing

A plan built around your keeper's season and goals, combining private sessions, group work, and film review as needed.

Mission

Develop goalkeepers who lead, organize, and perform under pressure.

Vision

Build confident goalkeepers who become the difference-maker for their team.

Dean at Last Line Goalkeeping
The Coach

Meet Dean

Dean's background wasn't in soccer at all. It was baseball, where he built a reputation as a left-handed pitcher known for pinpoint accuracy and off-speed control. In 7th grade, on a whim, he tried out as a goalkeeper for his middle school team. He made it, started every game, and helped lead two undefeated seasons. He was hooked.

Heading into his freshman year at Downingtown East High School, Dean set a goal: win the varsity starting job. He spent that summer waking up early for conditioning, lifting, and daily goalkeeper-specific training. By the fourth game of the season, he'd beaten out a senior, a junior, and an experienced sophomore to become the Cougars' starting keeper. He went on to start 14 varsity games as a freshman.

The next goal was to earn a spot on one of the top youth soccer teams in the region competing in the highest level of youth soccer in the country. A holiday goalkeeper clinic with this top club led to an invitation to train with the team for a week, and afterward, a roster spot. In under two years, Dean went from never playing organized soccer to earning a spot on that roster.

Dean now attends Downingtown STEM Academy, balancing that same drive across the classroom and the goal box. Last Line Goalkeeping is built on what got him there: relentless, position-specific work, and a belief that hard work, resilience, and faith can take a keeper farther than they imagined.

Required Paperwork

Two forms before the first session.

Every keeper needs a signed injury waiver and a photo/video release on file. Download a PDF to sign by hand, or fill out and submit the form online below.

Required

Injury Waiver & Release of Liability

Acknowledges the risks of goalkeeper training and releases Last Line Goalkeeping and its coaches from liability.

Complete & submit online
Required

Photo, Video & Promotional Content Release

Grants permission to use training photos and video on Last Line's website, social media, and promotional materials.

Complete & submit online
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Serving Chester County, PA

Training is currently offered to keepers throughout Chester County, including:

Lionville Downingtown Exton Chester Springs West Chester
U8–U15 Age Focus

Goes straight to Dean. Expect a reply within a couple of days.