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"Coach Mike started training me my freshman year at
Reservoir High School when I had little to no formal training in the
position, but was the starting goalkeeper. His coaching and patience gave
me the comfort I needed to make mistakes, learn, and build each and
every day I trained. After that fall, I started to go to his training
sessions in the summer to touch up and prepare for every fall season. By my
junior year, I received the First Team All-County award and I was ranked #1
Goalie in Howard County with the statistics of 142 saves, 8 goals against, 9
shutouts, and a 95.3% save average for a 15 game season, ending with a
10-4-1 record. The playoffs of my senior year, I shut out 3 top-ranked
teams to win the 2 A South Regional Championship to become the Maryland
State Semi-Finalists. I am currently playing for Ohio University's Division
1 Women's Soccer Team in Athens, thanks to Coach Mike's training sessions.
I couldn't have done any of this without him. THANKS COACH MIKE!!!"
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Christa Puccio
Scaggsville, MD |
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"Training with Mike has not only made me a better
goalkeeper, but it has also provided me with the
confidence needed to play the game. For two years,
Mike has challenged and pushed me to the limit,
allowing me to reach my peak performance. With his
help, I earned a four year athletic scholarship to
Delaware State University and will be the starting
goalkeeper. I recommend this program to anyone who
wants to become a better goalkeeper and anyone who is
persistent and does not mind hard work. Mike, thanks
for pushing and believing in me - I won't let you down!
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Whitney N. James
Baltimore, MD |
"When I was looking around for a goalkeeper trainer for my daughter, Mike
came highly recommended by the assistant coach of Jocelyn’s soccer team--
and has turned out to be one of the best personal recommendations ever made to me.
Jocelyn has been training with Mike for almost a year now and the improvements
in her technical skills and (perhaps more importantly) her self-confidence have
been huge. Mike has been able to cultivate her own natural talent for the
goalie position and has "professionalized" her technique to a great extent.
The head coach of her soccer team has noticed the improvement in her skills level
and in her ability to "read the position" in the short time that she has been
training with Mike. Jocelyn developed a good rapport with Mike right out of the
gate as a result of Mike’s easy-going yet demanding approach to training. She likes
(and needs) a challenge- and she definitely gets that during training sessions
with Mike! I would not hesitate to recommend Shot Stoppers Academy to anyone looking
for professional-level expertise in goalie training."
Sharon Papciak
"My daughter has been a goalkeeper for some years and could not find anyone
that possessed technical knowledge and good communication skills, until we found
Mike Raphael. Not only does he teach well, he critiques well. My daughter looks
forward to the workouts he has set up for the goalkeepers! She has increased
her knowledge and skills as a goalkeeper in the short time she has worked with Mike."
Terri Buser
"Mike Raffael has been coaching my daughter Laura for the last 4 years.
In this time her play has improved immensely and she has gained better confidence
in her goalie play. Mike has stress the fundamentals as well as the mental part of
goalkeeping. His coaching is a big reason Laura was able to play up one year for ODP,
and she has been selected for the last 3 years for the Maryland ODP team. I would
encourage all parents of goalies to have Mike coach their child. His coaching will
improve their game and confidence."
Steve Pabst
"My daughter has been training with Mike year round for the past year and a half.
During this time, her skills have improved immensely. Mike's training focuses on the
technical, tactical, and mental skills required to play this very demanding position.
His effort, along with her hard work, has prepared her in a manner that has allowed her
to play at the highest levels of the Washington Area Girls Soccer league (WAGS) and the
Maryland Olympic Development Program (ODP). Should you have any questions, feel free to
contact me at flparker@comcast.net."
Frank Parker
"Shot Stoppers Academy" would like to thank all of the families and players
for providing testimonials for our website.
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