Something is bubbling between Spikeball/roundnet and the soccer/football world.
Cristiano Ronaldo recently casually posted a photo with a set next to him.
A bit after that, Paris Saint-Germain reached out asking if we'd like to do a collab/work together. A bit closer to Earth, high school and college soccer programs are posting and reaching out. Most recently, @CoachAliH (goalkeeper coach at Texas A&M) added Spikeball to his program.
Some of the best competitive roundnet players we’ve seen come from soccer backgrounds. The team-building, footwork, touch, spatial awareness, quick reactions, creativity, and competitiveness all translate really well.
From global soccer icons, to one of the biggest clubs in the world, to college soccer camps here in the U.S. — the connection between soccer and roundnet keeps getting easier to see.
As things go, this wasn't a part of the plan. It just happened. We'll continue to follow the community and support any we can.
Thanks for the shoutout, Ali.
Plenty more to come.
Huge congratulations to former Aggie Addie McCain (‘19) on helping lead Lexington Sporting Club to the USL Super League title and bringing home a championship!
Day-to-day insights into our world here at Texas A&M!
TEXAS A&M Goalkeepers Spring 2026 - Playing through under press & transitional shot stopping.
YouTube - https://t.co/vIF2h9wXNk
Thoughts/ Questions
How do we create high-pressure situations to play out under a press and not lead to just clearing the ball?
How does your teams game model, build-out phase, coordinate with goalkeeper training?
Building sessions for the goalkeepers to think about both sides of the ball and decisions in transition!
Continued competitiveness within the group from the start of the session!
#Gigem #SEC #NWSL #USSF #Goalkeeping #NCAA
TEXAS A&M Goalkeepers Spring 2026 - Introducing the spread save & reactions (Defend the goal to the area).
Youtube- https://t.co/A5urFwyUAp
Thoughts/ Questions
Spring development with introduction to new techniques
How do we add to the goalkegoalkeepers'epers toolkit and encourage them to use what they learn?
Building bravery within goalkeeping as a constant!
Creating game-like situations from announced to unannounced.
Overall thoughts on effectiveness of spread save?
#Gigem #SEC #NWSL #USSF #Goalkeeping #NCAA