Gloves On

In episode #128, we welcome a friend of the two podcast host, Antonio Chavez Borrelli. Antonio is the owner of Glovus, a goalkeeper glove brand and he talks about the unique story of what the gloves mean to him.

In episode 127, we welcome back a friend of the podcast, Oliver Christensen. Oliver went to the World Cup with Denmark in Qatar, furthermore, we talked about what happened from our last episode, where he was a 2nd choice at Hertha Berlin to now being the starting GK in Serie A for Fiorentina. We talk about the difference in technique from Denmark to Bundesliga to Italy.

In episode 126, we are joined by Aron Hyde who is the Goalkeeper coach from Charlotte and former U.S. Men's national team GK coach. We talked about the difference in coaching a national team vs. a club team. Furthermore, we talked about the relationship between GK and GK coach, Brad Guzan, Matt Turner, and much more. Enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by former professional goalkeeper, Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard. Kevin played in various clubs throughout Europe and we talked about his journey in his career and choosing to retire. Today's topic ended up being about communication and the importance of creating a language that both you as a GK and, especially, your defenders understand.

In episode 125, we are inviting Michael Quinn back with us. We talked with Michael back in 2020 and since then, he has done a lot of goalkeeper specific research that you can listen to in this podcast. Enjoy!

In episode 124, we are joined by GK coach David Rouse. David Rouse has been in many clubs and has a wide knowledge base. We talk about the importance of calmness, passing the calmness on the keepers and dealing with emotions and mistakes. Enjoy!

In episode 123, Markus and Alexander talked about what happened the last year and what they are doing now. Furthermore, they give a preview into the new season 5 and what guests we will have on. Enjoy!

Part two of our summer special! The second half of our talk with Henrik Hjarsbæk a leading phycologist, we discuss if confidence is important or not and how to regain it when it is lost. Plus much more, enjoy!

Hello guys, it is good to be back! In a two-part summer special we sat down in person with top sports phycologist and mental trainer, Henrik Hjarsbæk. We discuss the recent performance of Denmark at the 2022 World Cup, the mental pressure behind penalties, breathing to calm the nerves, anxiety and much more! Enjoy.

In todays episode, we are joined by Leeds United Goalkeeper coach, Marcos Abad. We talk about the Spanish GK coaches success in the Premier League, working with Illan Meslier and the pressure of staying in the Premier League. Furthermore, we talk about Marcos' journey to Leeds, working for Leeds and then he gives us loads of advice and top insight. Enjoy!

In todays episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Justinas Gasiunas from OFI Crete. We talk about Justinas' career, how he has gone from coaching youth to mens football in different countries and how he has been shaped as a GK coach.  He talks about his experience with legendary keepers Kalinic & Subasic to the development of Spanish International Robert Sanchez in Brighton. There are m...

This week’s guest is goalkeeper consultant and performance coach, Martin Ruiz. The main topic of the episode is t he impact of mutual growth between the gk and the gk coach. Furthermore, mastering the position in different ways, personalizing the session, building your sessions as a gk coach and learning from your goalkeepers as a gk coach. Enjoy!

We are back! We hope you all are having a great and productive start to 2023, our first episode back is with Real Monarchs goalkeeper coach Mirza Harambasic. We discuss the entire journey of recruiting an academy goalkeeper and developing them, to making that jump to first team football. We hope you enjoy! 

In todays episode, we are joined by Norwegian national team goalkeeper, Sten Grytebust. We talk about his career, his great years in Denmark and the ups and downs throughout the duration of his career. Of course, we talk about gloves. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Phil Wheddon. We talk about the psychological component of young keepers and pros. We talk about the connection between the goalkeeper and the coach, their mentoring relationship, and the MLS growth. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we are re-joined by a goalkeeper from Aalesund, Mike Lansing. We talk about his move to Norway, being the 1st GK then sitting on the bench after promotion. Furthermore, we talk about the GK union, the mental aspect, and how important it is while going through different stages of your career. Enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by Venezia goalkeeper Jesse Joronen. We start of by talking about the mental aspect and then going into his time in Academy football in England, his time in Denmark and with the finish national team and then moving to play in the Seria A. Enjoy!

In this Episode we sat down and talked with Tor Erik Larsen! During which we covered; his unconventional road to the pro's, Tor’s journey from Norway to college, transferring in college, knocking on doors to get a trial, from college to Professional and his current situation! Enjoy. 

In this episode, we are joined by goalkeeper coach Stefan Toonen. Our main topic in this episode was cognitive training where Stefan talked about why he thinks it is important and give examples of how to do it in training. We also talk about gloves, enjoy! 

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 cour...

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 coa...