Gloves On

In this episode we talk with Glen Johnson, a goalkeeper coach, currently working at Queen's Park FC in Scotland. He also has his own goalkeeper glove company called PROGK. We discussed the evolution of the goalkeeper position and the benefits of creating an unpredictable environment for goalkeepers development. Enjoy! 

In this episode, we are joined by the danish legend Thomas Sørensen, a man who played over 350 Premier League games and over 100 games for the Danish National side. We covered Thomas' rise through football and what it was like moving to England to play in the Premier League. What it was like playing for Denmark at major tournaments, some goalkeepers to watch out for in Qatar and much more, of course we talk about gloves too, Enjoy! 

In this episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Rochdi Karaa. We talk about the history of diving forward, how to best perform a forward dive and also discussing what techniques present day goalkeepers use when performing 1 vs 1 saves. Plus much more! Of course we also discuss gloves... Enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach from Blackburn Rovers, Ben Benson. We talk about Ben's unconventional journey within goalkeeper coaching and the transition from youth to senior level. “Fail fast → fix fast”, the doubts from the outside with no professional background and the importance of a mentor. Of course, we talk about gloves. Enjoy! 

In todays episode, we are joined by goalkeeper Chloe Morgan. We talk about her career, how she had to work as a lawyer alongside playing football and then transitioning into the full time pro. We talked about Mary Earps during the Euro’s, communication as the most important aspect within goalkeeping and the progression of the women's game. Enjoy! 

In this episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Dimi Konstantopoulos. Dimi is a former professional player for Middlesbrough and AEK Athens and then he transitioned into a professional coach. We talked about the Schmeichel's, Dimi's professional career and what his biggest struggle was whilst playing. We then talked about how you can work on frustration, playing to your strengths and Dimi’s coaching philosophy. Of course, we ended up talking about gloves. Enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Erik Eisenhut. We talk about college goalkeeping, the united goalkeeping alliance and the five elements of development. Furthermore, we talk about youth communication, being comfortable about being uncomfortable and then we look at the psychological perspective. Enjoy! 

In todays episode, we are joined by FC Fleury goalkeeper, Katriina Talashati. Katriina is just 21 years old but already has an impressive resume! We talk about her winning the champions league, playing in the euro’s and training with Manuel Neuer, enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by the goalkeeper coach from New York Red Bulls, Jyri Nieminen. We talk about passion, training methodology and former guest Wayne Sandilands. Furthermore, we talk about feedback from the goalkeepers and the training environment. Lastly, we talk about being the 2nd & 3rd choice and who Jyri’s favourite goalkeeper from a mentality perspective is. Enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by Data Analyst, John Harrison. We talked about data in goalkeeping and more specifically data within scouting, performance and how it can be utilised within academies. Furthermore we talked about the importance of data, data on communication and within distribution. Enjoy!