EHF Goalkeeper Summit 2025

The EHF Goalkeeper Summit 2025, held in Vienna in October, saw 130 participants from 28 different countries gather to focus on goalkeepers’ coaching.

This was the second edition of the event, first held in 2023.

Participants heard from lecturers Mats Olsson, Mattias Andersson, Amandine Leynaud and Bobby White, all bringing different perspectives and experience to the table.

The programme included two days of theoretical sessions with goalkeeper positioning, techniques and tactics, followed by practical sessions and exercises with players from the Vienna-based Fivers club.

The main focus was on getting the basics right: positioning, reading and understanding the game. However, the lecturers said it was important to see how goalkeeping coaching was developing, and hearing from goalkeepers and coaches from a range of backgrounds and handball cultures.

The consensus was that goalkeeper coaches are a vital part in the success of any handball team, and that events such as the summit were critical to share knowledge and transfer theory into practice.