VIENTIANE (28 Feb 2013) – Noriyuki Kawamata, the chief goalkeeper instructor from the Japan Football Association (JFA), was in Laos recently where he shared the finer goalkeeping pointers for the benefit of 20 Lao goalkeepers and four coaches have.
Organised by the Lao Football Federation (LFF), Kawamata shared basic goalkeeping techniques covering the fundamentals of positioning, footwork, handling, and shot-stopping, covering crosses, and setting up breakaways with aspiring Lao goalkeepers.
The clinic was also organized to support the Lao national team with their training and preparations for the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup 2014 qualifiers next month.
Laos are in Group C against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Mongolia with their first match slated for 2 March 2013 in Vientiane.
