GOALKING founder Armando Sanchez has trained more than 700 goalkeepers in Alberta since 2007 in the Edmonton region. Armando is a former professional soccer player from Mexico. Currently, Armando is the Regional Women’s Excel (REX) Goalkeeper Coach for the Alberta Soccer Association and FC Edmonton, in partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and also Armando is the goalkeeper coach and trainer for University of Alberta Women’s Jr Pandas Training program. Armando was also selected previously to co-run the 2015 FC BARCELONA Camp for goalkeepers in Edmonton, working in conjunction with FC BARCELONA trainers from Spain. Armando holds an Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma (Coach and Trainer) from the United Soccer Coaches organization (formally known as NSCAA), specialized in goalkeeper training, and a National B-License from the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA).In addition, Armando has international experience coaching for the SoccerPlus Residential Camps in the USA, to which he brings each summer a group of advanced players from Alberta. Many of the GOALKING goalkeepers and field players who participated from Alberta in the SoccerPlus camps are participating today in elite programs in Canada, such as the FC Edmonton REX program, the FC Edmonton Academy, the University of Alberta Women’s Pandas and Jr Pandas soccer programs, ASA Winter training program, and ASA Alberta teams. This January 2019, 4 of the GOALKING Academy members have been officially invited to showcase their skills at the MLS Montreal Impact Academy tryouts, a unique opportunity for these players who have been working so hard in the GOALKING Academy.

FC Edmonton’s REX Program aims to prepare and develop players to move onwards to the national and collegiate levels of women’s soccer. The program formerly known as the Regional Performance Centre (RPC) will now fall under Canada Soccer Association Women’s EXCEL program.Source: http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2016/09/20/an-introduction-to-fc-edmontons-rex-girls-program

About the Junior Pandas Soccer Program:The University of Alberta Pandas Soccer Program is pleased to offer Y3 the Junior Pandas Soccer Program. This High Performance Player Development Opportunity is geared toward advanced players entering Grades 10 to 12 & University Players as of September 2017.The mission of the Junior Pandas Soccer Program is to develop female athletes to be future leaders in women’s soccer. We envision each leader to be an athlete who excels at the USports (formerly the Canadian Interuniversity Sport/CIS) level of soccer. While a high level of performance provincially and nationally is expected of our athletes, excellence is measured by our athletes’ long-term development rather than by their record of wins and losses. The final programming is dynamic and will be determined as summer personnel is confirmed.Source: http://www.pandasoccer.ca/junior-pandas-soccer-progra/2017-junior-pandas-springsu.html