Attending SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School this summer will benefit any soccer player who is looking to improve their game. It is an experience unlike any other which will change your life on and off the field. However, to make the most of your camp experience, you need to be fully prepared. Here's some tips that will help.

Be Physically Prepared
Try to go into camp in your best physical condition. Every moment at camp is a valuable learning experience. You want to be able to be able to seize every opportunity to practice and learn. We all know that our ability to pay attention decreases when we are tired, our ability to train with a pulled muscle is reduced. The bottom line is that to take full advantage of everything that is offered at camp you must be in good physical shape.

Bring The Right Equipment
Bringing the right equipment is crucial to having a successful camp. Of course you will need to bring your usual goalkeeper gear; jersey, gloves, shorts. socks, shinguards and shoes. However, there are plenty of other things to think about.

Be Sure to Bring the Following:

Take Good Notes
Evening classrooms are designed to present students with information which time does not permit during the day. Most students are pretty tired by the end of the day but this is not the time to zone out or doze off. If you take good notes it will help you to pay attention and you will have a valuable asset to review when camp is over. It is also a good idea to jot down some of the exercises you did during the day. By the end of the week it will be hard to remember all that you have done.

Talk to the Coaches
Most coaches were students at some time in the past. They can relate to a lot of issues which concern you. Never be shy about talking with coaches. They are thereto help you. Many students develop lifelong relationships with their staff coaches. Exchange phone numbers and addresses so you can stay in touch during the season.

Stay Positive
A week can be a long time when you are training with intensity. There will be some high and low points. It is important that you minimize your low points and get back on track quickly. Ultimately, you will learn more and have more successes with a positive state of mind.

Be A Sponge
Probably the most important thing you can bring to camp is an open mind. You are about to be inundated with all types of technical, tactical, psychological and physiological information. No matter how good you are or how many successes you have enjoyed remember why you decided to go to camp... to get better by learning from the best. Camp is a learning environment like school. You are presented with a whole lot of information and then it is up to you to decide what to do with it. Your goal should be to absorb as much information as possible and then fit what you can into your game. You may not agree with everything but you owe it to yourself to open your mind and try new things. Remember why you signed up for camp.

The Never Ending Camp
Camp does not end at the end of the week. The improvement will continue throughout the year if you continue to apply what you learned at camp. Remember the exercises you did (hope you took good notes), the intensity level at which you worked, the discipline you showed on and off the field and the words of wisdom you picked up from the staff. Every time you step on the practice field you should relive your week at camp. You have been given the tools to make yourself a better keeper. By the end of the week you will be a better keeper, but why should the improvement stop there.

Enjoy your time at camp this summer. Strive to make the most of it as humanly possible and you will reap the rewards for the rest of your life.
Good Luck!