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Goalkeepers Union runs FREE regular training for goalkeepers of all levels and ages in the Queanbeyan and Canberra area.
WHAT IS GOALKEEPERS UNION DOING NOW?

The second year of FREE goalkeeper sessions in Term 4/Term1 is over, so now it is over to clubs for the 2026 season. Goalkeepers Union will be working with Tuggeranong United FC NPLG/W, Canberra Croatia FC NPLG/W and Woden Valley SC to look after goalkeepers in the 2026 season. Well done to these clubs for making GK training a priority!

Some things Goalkeepers Union has in mind for the future are: 1) FREE girls sessions, 2) club GK clinics (get your club to contact me using the form below), 3) intensive holiday clinics (but these will have a cost), and 4) a new batch of Goalkeepers Union shirts!

In the meantime, Blair will keep progressing towards the next qualification so we can build more ways to train great goalkeepers.
  • BLAIR HAS NOw finished the FA/AFC B DIPLOMA to go with his fa/AFC goalkeeping b diploma
  • PLEASE Use the FORM below to register for A session OR ASK A QUESTION

    • Check out the photos from the 28 Feb 26 session, thanks Jane (Gallery Here).

    • Thanks to all the GKs who were part of Term 4, 2025  (Gallery Here).

    • Thank you to the goalies and strikers who part of the January 2025 Goalies vs Strikers sessions (Gallery Here).

    • In Term 1 of 2025 we had Queanbeyan sessions AND Watson sessions. Thanks to the young GKs for coming along to the sessions.

    • Thank you to the great young (U10-13) and NPL Youth GKs who were part of the first Goalkeepers Union sessions in Term 4 of 2024 (Gallery Here).
About GOALKEEPERS UNION

Goalkeepers Union is run by Blair Machin and aims to provide goalkeeper training to footballers in the Queanbeyan and Canberra area. Whilst our region has excellent participation rates in football, there is a lack of dedicated training for aspiring goalkeepers. Goalkeepers Union will seek broad engagement with clubs across all levels and sees goalkeeper advocacy as a key responsibility.

In an effort to provide access to goalkeeper training in the off-season (school terms 1 and 4), Goalkeepers Union runs FREE regular training for all levels and ages to promote goalkeeping and develop the fundamental skills for the position, including first touch and striking the ball.

Blair has coached goalkeepers from Brindabella, Gungahlin United, Monaro, Majura, Olympic, Canberra Croatia, O'Connor Knights, Queanbeyan City, Radford College, Burgmann School, Tigers, Tuggeranong United, Weston Molonglo, Woden Valley and White Eagles.

About Blair

Blair holds both the Football Australia B Diploma and the Goalkeeping B Diploma. Blair provides training based on the Football Australia principles and training methodology. He also holds NSW Working With Children Check, ACT Working With Vulnerable People registration, and insurance for the training activities.

Blair grew up in Canberra and was a goalkeeper with Belnorth as a junior and represented the ACT at junior, schoolboy and senior levels. He played for Canberra Olympic and Belconnen United in the ACT Premier League, and the ACT Academy of Sport in the National Youth League. At age 20 Blair travelled to the UK and, after trials and training spells in London, spent a season in the Scottish League with Queen’s Park. Blair’s passion for football was re-ignited when his children started playing. As they have grown with the game so has his interest and involvement in coaching both players and goalkeepers.
  • REGISTER HERE OR ASK A QUESTION:
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