Catching Up - Goalkeeping Podcast | Interviews with Pro Coaches and Keepers!
Have you ever wondered how goalkeeper coaches got started on their coaching journey?
How do you coach players like Peter Schmeichel, Shay Given, Nick Pope, and Jordan Pickford?
How DO you get over a bad game as a pro goalkeeper?
These are the sort of questions we set up the 'Catching Up' podcast to discuss.
Join our host, and dad to one of our young EVO Goalkeepers, as he interviews some of the best coaches and keepers in the business - finding out their story, what motivates them... and how they got their shot at becoming pro!
Episodes
7 episodes
The England Goalkeeper Blueprint: Advice From The England National GK Coach | Sam Meek
What does elite goalkeeper development actually look like inside the system shaping England’s next generation of top keepers?In this EVOGK episode, Paul sits down with Sam Meek to explore a coaching journey that runs from academy footbal...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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57:24
The Truth About Young Goalkeeper Development | Alan Fettis
Alan Fettis has lived one of the most remarkable journeys in modern goalkeeping. From idolising Pat Jennings on Belfast streets to carving out a professional career at Hull City and earning 25 caps for Northern Ireland, his story is built on re...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:54
What Sir Bobby Robson Taught Me | Simon Smith
From non-league beginnings to Champions League nights and England duty, Simon Smith’s story is a masterclass in resilience, adaptability, and pure goalkeeping obsession. As a player, coach, and mentor, he’s lived every level of the gam...
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Episode 4
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59:26
What Makes a World-Class Goalkeeper? | Eric Steele
When you’ve worked with Schmeichel, Van der Sar, and De Gea, you’ve seen everything there is to know about greatness between the posts. In this episode of the Catching Up, Eric Steele – the legendary former Manchester United goalkeeping coach –...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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58:45
Graft, Pressure and the Gloves | Jonathan Craig
Jonathan Craig’s story is about sacrifice, graft, and never waiting for luck to knock. In this episode of the Catching Up Podcast, Jonathan shares how he built his own opportunities through relentless hard work and a refusal to quit on his drea...
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Episode 2
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1:14:43
What It Really Takes to Be a Keeper | Iain Longstaff
What does it really take to be a goalkeeper? In this episode of Catching Up, we sit down with Iain Longstaff – a coach who has lived and breathed the highs, lows, and lessons of life between the posts.Iain shares his jour...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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27:49