VOS Train 2.0

VOS Train 2.0 (Non-Grip Gloves)

THE BENEFITS

1. Adaptable Hands: Learn to adjust hand shape and positioning to handle spin, speed, and ball movement.

2. Better Focus: Sharpen your attention to every detail—ball flight, spin, and timing.

3. Stronger Hands: Build strength and coordination in your hands for better handling and control.

4. No Reliance on Grip: Develop confidence in your technique, not in your gloves. No latex to "fix" errors.

5. Mental Resilience: Embrace challenges and adapt under pressure, making tough training second nature.

6. Parrying Precision: Refine ball manipulation for controlled, effective deflections.

7. Understanding Failure: Normalise mistakes as part of growth, building a fearless mindset.

8. Durability: Handle high-intensity training and abrasive surfaces like artificial turf, protecting match gloves.

9. Universal Benefits: Suitable for all ages and levels, from beginners to professionals.

10. Enhanced All-Round Focus: Improves focus on every task, from handling to positioning and reactions.

Features: Goalkeeping's Best Training tool just got even better!

- Featuring a new thicker 3+3mm neoprene palm, making it the perfect pair up with our Match gloves

- Rolled thumb and pinky (just enough) to be in constant contact when handling the ball

- Cut out between thumb and first finger for maximum mobility 

- New backhand design featuring rubber embossed VOS Logo and the beautiful printed Strap

FEEL THE CHANGE

The Train 2.0 is a specialised goalkeeper glove designed to improve a goalkeeper's total control of the ball (handling + parrying) and overall performance on the field. Unlike traditional goalkeeper gloves that have a tacky grip, the Train 2.0 has an anti-grip palm that makes it extremely difficult to catch / control the ball.

BECOME MORE SKILFUL AS A GOALKEEPER
The anti-grip palm of the Train 2.0 forces the goalkeeper to develop the most effective technique for catching each ball. Proper hand positioning, timing, and grip pressure to secure or manipulate the ball. These results can lead to fewer errors, the confidence to catch more and play more positively.

IMPROVED FOCUS & CONFIDENCE

The Train 2.0 also helps to improve a goalkeeper's focus. With the anti-grip palm, the goalkeeper must concentrate and be fully engaged in catching the ball. If they aren’t, they will make mistakes. This gives the GK an opportunity to deal with adversity.

DEVELOP MORE STRENGTH

In addition to improving technique, focus and confidence the Train 2.0 glove also helps to develop hand and forearm strength. The anti-grip palm requires the goalkeeper to use more force and strength to catch the ball. This, in turn, could prevent injuries by strengthening the muscles and tendons in the hand and forearm, making them less susceptible to strains or sprains.

PERFECT FOR ANY LEVEL

Train 2.0 goalkeeper glove is an excellent tool for any goalkeeper at any level looking to improve. With its anti-grip palm, increasing the difficulty of absolutely any GK task, this glove can help take your game to the next level and help you perform at your best on the field.

SAVE MONEY

Not only will they help you save more shots and chances, they’ll help you save money due to the extremely durable palm. This means you can save your match gloves just for games.

BACKED BY SCIENCE

At VOS, we don’t just believe in innovation—we back it with proven principles. The use of non-grip gloves is more than a training hack; it’s rooted in the science of constraint-based learning.

Why It Works:

By removing the grip, goalkeepers are placed in an environment where focus becomes non-negotiable. It serves as a task constraint, forcing goalkeepers to adapt their movements and refine their hand positioning, technique, and decision-making.

This targeted constraint fosters exploratory learning, encouraging goalkeepers to find effective solutions for ball control, parrying, and catching under more demanding conditions.

This approach aligns with the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA), a coaching methodology that challenges athletes by altering equipment or conditions to enhance their skills.

Key Benefits of CLA Principles with Non-Grip Gloves:

1. Enhanced Focus and Awareness

Without grip, your attention naturally sharpens on every detail—ball trajectory, hand positioning, and even your body language. This heightened focus trains you to stay present, not just for the catch, but for every moment leading up to it.

2. Forces Intentionality

• Removing grip acts as a task constraint, forcing the goalkeeper to adapt their movements and refine their hand positioning, angles, and timing.

• This aligns with CLA’s focus on learning through exploration and adjusting to environmental constraints.

3. Enhances Body Awareness

• CLA emphasizes perception-action coupling, where athletes improve their ability to perceive environmental feedback and adjust their movements accordingly.

• Non-grip gloves amplify the feedback loop between the ball and hands, encouraging goalkeepers to fine-tune their technique based on real-time sensory input.

4. Builds Confidence Under Pressure

• Training under challenging constraints simulates representative learning design, where the training environment mimics the pressure and difficulty of real-game situations.

• Goalkeepers make more mistakes, giving them opportunities to learn how to deal with and overcome errors.

• This builds mental resilience and confidence for high-stakes scenarios.

5. Improves Anticipation and Decision-Making

• The lack of grip forces goalkeepers to rely on attunement to affordances, a CLA principle that focuses on identifying opportunities for action (e.g., when to parry or catch).

• This enhances their ability to read the game and react proactively.

6. Reinforces Technical Precision

• Non-grip gloves encourage goalkeepers to refine micro-skills that are often overlooked—such as fingertip control, palm placement, and redirecting shots with subtle adjustments.

• This precision strengthens their handling and improves their ability to adapt to varied ball movements and situations.

7. Promotes Mastery of Handling Dynamics

• By eliminating reliance on grip, goalkeepers develop a deeper understanding of how to manipulate the ball effectively.

• Whether dealing with spin, speed, or awkward angles, non-grip gloves train goalkeepers to handle the ball with skill and intentionality, ensuring better control in real-game scenarios.

Final Thoughts

VOS Non-Grip Gloves are not just training tools—they are a scientifically-proven method to enhance focus, adaptability, and skill. Train smarter. Play better.