LLD Sports pathway model can best be described as a player-led philosophy that focuses on individual progress and creating a balance between technical and tactical progression. It is a set of principles that has proven to produce the best talent in the soccer world that have been adopted by the most successful professional academies in the world. This philosophy places an emphasis on the individual’s personal development with focus on core skills, technical proficiency while encouraging creativity, positive habits and a true passion for the sport of soccer.

LLD Sports spatialize at overall players and goalkeeper development. The goalkeeper is one of the most important players on the soccer field – they are the Last Line of Defence and the first line of attack. To play the position well requires specific skills and training. LLD’s overall mission is to provide training to youth and adult goalkeepers so that they may achieve their highest level of performance in the art of goal keeping. The combined efforts of LLD and the soccer community will assist in the development of top goal keeping athletes

Tomasz Janas, LLD Executive Director and Head Coach will head the Academy. Mr. Janas has over twenty-five years of soccer goal keeping experience. He was a goalkeeper for over ten years, of which five were played semi professionally/professionally; nine years as a goalkeeper coach, for both the National Training Centre (Prairies) through the Canadian Soccer Association and the Alberta Soccer Association Provincial Training Program. Currently holding position as GK Coach with FC Edmonton in NASL for his complete soccer curriculum vitae, visit LLD’s Staff page.