Gloves On

This week's episode is the last of the Gloves On Podcast season 2. We went live on Instagram to talk about what went on in season 2 and then the what we have in store for the upcoming season 3. We, furthermore, asked our audience to come with questions and we answered them. Enjoy this last episode of season 2 and stay tuned for season 3. It is right around the corner!

In this episode, we welcome back Richard Lee! We are having a chat about how he advises goalkeepers today, how he has used his own career to help current goalkeepers, how to recover mistakes, Ben Foster, and much more. A brilliant episode that we hope you will enjoy!

Noel Flannery, mind, performance, and elite sport coach joined us for this week’s episode of the Gloves On podcast. Noel has a background within race driving. He is a former British Champion and has managed race car teams to British, European, American, and World Championship titles! Noel found a passion in goalkeeping while working for a short period of time on a volunteer basis with the english league club, Hartlepool United, as he wanted to see what football was like. “It was brilliant. I loved it! Especially the goalkeeping side of it.” Therefore, we invited Noel on for a chat about The Goalkeeping Mindset. Enjoy!

Lee Baxter, Goalkeeper Coach at Kaizer Chiefs FC and the South African National Team joined us for this week's episode of the Gloves On podcast. The main discussion is Lee's knowledge regarding Approaching African Goalkeeping in a more Modern Way. We, furthermore, talk about the demands on a goalkeeper coach at the top level, how important it is to master the basics, how the preparations for goalkeeper training sessions has developed over the years, and of course we end up talking about goalkeeper gloves! 

David Preece, former pro goalkeeper and most recently goalkeeper coach at Östersunds FK joined us for this week’s episode of the Gloves On podcast. We talk about The Power of Preparation. All from, mental preparation, becoming familiar with the other team, and designing training sessions to prepare for them. We also touch on the benefits of meditation to prepare for games. Enjoy this week’s episode!

Jarkko Tuomisto, goalkeeper coach at the Turkish Super League team, Fatih Karagümrük, joined us for this week’s episode of the podcast. We chat about coaching abroad, about the different techniques and how it is to adapt as a coach in different environments. Then we of course have a chat about goalkeeping gloves. Enjoy!

George Berneanou, FC Viktoria Köln Goalkeeper Coach joined us for this week's episode of the Gloves On podcast. George tells us his coaching story beginning in Greece up to now in Germany. He tells us a lot of fascinating facts that he has written about in his book: “Football Goalkeeper Integration”. An interesting topic where we dig into what a goalkeeper could look like today. Enjoy!

Thomas Villadsen, Goalkeeper Coach at the Danish team, Lyngby joined us as this week’s guest. We talk about how a goalkeeper should be a Lyngby, what a future goalkeeper looks like, and how to play in & out of possession. We also chat about how he develops the goalkeepers on a daily basis. Last but not least, we talk about the importance of and how to build out from the back. Happy Friday and enjoy this week’s episode of your favorite goalkeeping podcast!

Tony Caig, Goalkeeping Coach, Tutor, and Scout at the Scottish Football Association joined us for this week’s episode of the Gloves On podcast. He is also a Head Coach at Sells Pro Training as well as a Head Consultant at “The Goalkeeping Consultants”. We talk a bit about him and his career. Then we dig deep into the over analysis of perceived mistakes that seems to come from all areas of the media and social media. A brilliant conversation that we hope and believe that you will enjoy!

Jyri Nieminen, First Team Goalkeeper Coach & Head of Goalkeeping at New York Red Bulls joined us for this week’s episode. The topic of the episode is building up from the back / playing out from the back. We, furthermore, talk about how it has developed, how you train it, the evolution of it as well as how the next generation is going to be ready for it. We also hear about how it is to be the GK coach at a big MLS club and of course, we chat about gloves. Enjoy!