Private, small-group, camp, and video-analysis training for serious youth goalkeepers, led by Aleksandar “Sarke” Saric. Built for players who want to develop like professionals — and for parents who want a direct, honest path to information.
UEFA “A” Licensed Coach
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Serbia U20 World Cup Staff
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Former Chicago Fire Assistant / GK Coach
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LOY Loyola Chicago Women’s Soccer Assistant
01 · Programs
Four distinct ways to train with Coach Sarke. Every path focuses on technical repetition, decision-making, and the specific demands of modern goalkeeping.
Individualized sessions built around the player’s current level, club demands, and the specific technical areas that need work.
Competitive, goalkeeper-only training with keepers of similar age and level. Minimum three keepers per group.
Focused seasonal camps that concentrate a meaningful block of development into a short window.
Film-based breakdown of a keeper’s real matches — positioning, distribution, set pieces, technical and mental patterns.
02 · Credentials
Coach Sarke trains goalkeepers the way he was coached as a professional — with technical precision, pro-level standards, and real accountability.
UEFA “A”
Licensed
One of the highest-level coaching licenses in European football.
Serbia U20
World Cup Staff
International youth national team experience at World Cup level.
Chicago Fire
Background
Former Chicago Fire assistant / goalkeeper coach (2016 – 2020).
Loyola Chicago
Women’s Soccer
Current assistant coach — active in NCAA Division I.
Professional
Playing Career
Former professional goalkeeper with international playing experience.
B1keeper
Academy
Founded 2010. Training Chicagoland goalkeepers since 2017.
Founder & Head Coach
Aleksandar “Sarke” Saric
03 · Coach
Sarke is a former professional goalkeeper, UEFA “A” licensed coach, and former member of the Serbia U20 World Cup staff. He served as an assistant / goalkeeper coach with the Chicago Fire (2016 – 2020) and is currently an assistant coach with Loyola Chicago women’s soccer.
B1keeper is where that professional coaching lineage gets applied to youth goalkeepers — honest feedback, technical repetition, and session-by-session accountability.
UEFA A
Licensed coach.
A clear credential parents can understand before they ever reach the contact form.
SERBIA U20
World Cup staff.
International-level experience surfaced as proof, not buried deep in a paragraph.
CHICAGO
Local pathway.
Former Chicago Fire role, current Loyola role, and B1keeper’s Chicagoland training base.
04 · Development
Eight technical & mental areas
01
Handling
Shape, grip, and catching under pressure at game speed.
02
Footwork
Power steps, crossovers, recovery mechanics.
03
Angles
Starting position, shot narrowing, line of the ball.
04
Diving
Low, mid, and extension saves with efficient technique.
05
Crosses
Reading service, claiming, and punching decisions.
06
Distribution
Throws, drop-kicks, and ball-playing under press.
07
Communication
Directing the back line, set-piece calls, tempo.
08
Mental Game
Focus, composure, and response to mistakes.
05 · Camps
B1keeper runs goalkeeper-focused spring and summer camps in the Chicago area. Upcoming dates and venues should be confirmed directly with the academy before registration.
Pre-season technical block to sharpen handling, footwork, and decision-making before the spring club season.
Dates & venue to be confirmed with academy
A concentrated block of goalkeeper-only training during the summer window — technical, tactical, and mental development.
Dates & venue to be confirmed with academy
For current dates, venues, and availability, parents should contact the academy directly through one clear inquiry path.
06 · Analysis
Video analysis sessions review the keeper’s real matches — frame by frame — so players see what coaches see and learn to recognize patterns in their own decision-making.
07 · Community
Mihajlo M.
Goalkeeper · B1 Alumnus
“He puts a lot of effort and care in every practice, every goalkeeper, every rep. I have learned a lot from him in every aspect of the goalkeeping.”
Giora
Parent · Public Review
“As a goalkeeping coach he is very dedicated, meticulous in detail, and worked personally with every goalkeeper, working according to a modern plan.”
Jose
Player · Public Review
“Sarke is an example of work, great professional, very hardworking, good methods and great leadership skills.”
Quotes shown above are pulled from B1keeper’s public testimonial page and can be shortened or reordered with academy approval.
Credibility at a glance
The homepage gives parents the proof they need before they choose a training path.
Former CFC role
UEFA A
Serbia U20
08 · Inquiry
Share a few basics about your goalkeeper and Coach Sarke will follow up directly. No dashboards, no booking maze — a real person replies.
