Gloves On

This weeks episode is the last of the Gloves On Podcast season 1. We went live on Instagram where we talked about our inspiration for starting this podcast and our highlight from the first season of Gloves On. We furthermore, answered questions from the followers which included topics such as, mentality, goalkeeper workout and diet, tips on handling, does size and height matter, dealing with pressure and nerves, and we ended up talking about the preparation for next season of the Gloves On Podcast.

In this weeks episode we have, Mauro Boerchio as our guest. Mauro is a former professional goalkeeper, who went from playing in Italy to be playing in various countries in Asia, where he had a great career. We talk about his career in Asia, the different techniques that he has learned in various countries, what his future is looking like and, of course, what his favorite gloves are.

In this week's episode we have Gustavo Moino goalkeeper coach at FC Solothurn in Switzerland as our guest. Our main talk is about how to plan a session. Furthermore, we talk about goalkeepers in Europe compared to Brazil, the mindset of a goalkeeper coach, valuation aftera training sessions, and of course we end by talking about gloves.

In this episode, our guest is York City goalkeeper coach, Andy Collett. We talk with Andy about his transition from professional goalkeeper to goalkeeper coach, what the difference is between a lower league goalkeeper and a top level goalkeeper, how goalkeepers can grow their mentality, and of course we finish the episode of by talking about gloves.

In this episode, we have Italian goalkeeper, Jacopo Viola as our guest.  We talk about his 9 years at AC Milan, his career thus far and what the future holds. Jacopo also talks about his Instagram, the importance of hard work and mentality.

In this episode, we talk with the founder of the game-changing technology, Okkulo, Mel O’Connor. We talk about what Okkulo is, how it can help a goalkeeper (and other athletes), the development of Okkulo and what the future plans are. Okkulo can be a game-changer for many goalkeepers, as the lights reduce reaction time and it’ll make you faster in a real game.

In this episode, we talk with Michael Quinn, aka. @thegoalkeeperpsychologist. We talk about why goalkeepers should study/listen to goalkeeper related psychology, about the free e-book called “A Basic Guide to Goalkeeper Psychology, that Mikey just created with @themoderndaygk and the essential takeaways from the e-book. We also go through some fan questions like how to deal with a bad run of games, what proper coping mechanisms you can do to forget mistakes, and how to prepare for a game mentally. This episode is full of great advice to both players, coaches, and people interested in sports, from a knowledgeable Mikey Quinn. Of course, we also talk about his favorite gloves.

In this episode, we talk with Carsten Böge. Carsten Böge is a goalkeeper coach at Justusgoalkeepers, and we talked about the bridge between amateur's and pro’s, which he have experienced at his time with JustUs. Carsten is writing his Master Thesis about this topic, so he shares his knowledge with us, and on how to combine university studies and goalkeeping, and of course, we end up talking about gloves.

In this episode, we talk with Rafael Romo, a Venezuelan international who has played in many different countries. He shares his knowledge about the position, his experiences in e.g., Italy, and at a world cup. We talk a lot about the different goalkeeping techniques he has tried in the different countries and how it was to train with Alexander, Markus, and Fabian from Justusgoalkeepers.

In today's episode, we have Premier League and Serie A goalkeeper, Asmir Begovíc as our guest. We talk about the difference in playing in the Premier League vs. Serie A, how he at a young age was loaned out a lot and what his mentality has been while being both a first choice and a second choice. We talk about his own goalkeeping gloves brand, his academy and a bit about what the future holds.