The United Goalkeeping Alliance (UGKA) emphasizes the goalkeeper culture while supporting goalkeepers around the world through every stage of their development. The UGKA is an ever-growing network of goalkeeper coaches with agreed upon goals of educating generations of goalkeepers. UGKA mission is to create a goalkeeping culture and further develop every aspect of goalkeeping for participating coaches, goalkeepers, and parents alike.

UGKA primarily focuses on the 5 elements of a goalkeeper's development: tactical development, technical knowledge, physical growth, psychological balance and social connection.