About

Jack Hilton is an aspiring professional goalkeeper.

He is brave, an excellent communicator, focused, determined and willing to endure criticism and disappointments.

Jack is motivated about and dedicated to his training and maintains a very high level of fitness.

On the field Jack demonstrates great speed, agility, strength and shot stopping ability. He presents a strong physical presence and has excellent distribution skills.

Jack is a steady-but-tough team player who strives to constantly improve.

His coaches describe him as 'very coachable', 'leader', 'quick learner', 'brave', ‘team player’ and 'talented with good technical ability'.

25.03.2010

DOB

1.81m

HEIGHT

64kg

WEIGHT

Right

PREFERRED FOOT

Goalkeeper

POSITION

Communication:

  • Jack has great organisational and communication skills

  • shows assertiveness to arrange his players for a set piece

  • gives loud direct and constructive orders to his team during games

  • ability to visualise, anticipate and communicate possible situations

  • commands his area in both a vocal and physical sense

Physical:

  • an impressive physical presence with a muscular build

  • strong with short, intense and fast jumps and movements

  • quick response and speed

  • great hand and foot coordination with good defensive actions

  • tall and has the ability to reach above attackers and gather the ball, or gain extra inches when diving at full stretch for a shot

Technical-tactical skills:

Jack’s technical ability is strongly enhanced by his ability to read the game and make wise choices. He has great positional awareness and an eye for anticipating what is going to happen next.

  • good blocking and deflecting technique

  • ability to play with both feet

  • great movement and positioning

  • able to distribute the ball the required distances via dead ball kicks, drop kicks, underarm rolls and overarm throws

  • able to accurately pick out a player by distributing the ball

  • agile with quick sharp footsteps

  • handling technique which allows him to keep spillages to a minimum

  • comfortable at handling the ball and strives to bring the ball to safety in as many situations as possible

Outfield Attributes:

  • maintains a very high level of fitness and has a strong mentality

  • demonstrates exceptional speed and agility

  • excellent control, and confidence with the ball at his feet

  • ability to produce highly accurate passes and long balls

  • anticipates the ball and produces well-timed challengesagile with quick sharp footsteps

Jack plays a sweeper keeper role and demonstrates ‘on-field’ attributes in order to play the role of last defender.

Call

082 7311 311

Home Base

Cape Town, Western Cape

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