Keeper Skool Interviews Clayton Ince

Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Clayton Ince has proved to be a commanding presence in goal for English League 1 team Walsall. Apart from his solid goalkeeping performances in English League Football, Ince has also proved to have some staying power between the sticks for The Soca Warriors, gaining 79 caps to date for his country. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Billy Stewart

Billy Stewart is not a name you may recognize instantly, though this former professional goalkeeper is responsible today for the development of some of the very best young goalkeepers in England, and foreign goalkeepers playing in the Premier League to boot. Billy hails from Liverpool, England, and had started his career with The Reds as an apprentice, becoming a professional player. Though, never getting the chance to showcase his ability with Liverpool FC, he moved onto clubs such as Wigan, Chester City and Southport. Over 9 years at Chester City, Billy played over 272 professional games under managers such as the great Harry McNally, traveling to Wembley Stadium on two occasions with both Chester City and Southport. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Dr. Joe Machnik

What do names such as Frans Hoek, Kevin Hartman, Brad Friedel, Joe Cannon, Nick Rimando, Jon Busch and Tony Meola have in common? Not only are these names synonymous with the best goalkeeper coaches internationally, and US goalkeepers to boot. Each of the above names, plus a whole many more, have been influenced by the goalkeeper training principles of Dr. Joe Machnik. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Shaka Hislop

Longevity at the top flight of Premiership football takes resilience, and determination. Shaka Hislop earned his reputation for outstanding goalkeeping ability over 15 years with some of the largest clubs in England. Reading, Portsmouth, West Ham United and Newcastle United, had all experienced the looming presence of Shaka between the sticks. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Andrew Sparkes

Hailing from Wales, Andrew Sparkes knows what it takes to come up through the youth ranks of elite level teams, so much so, that he has transitioned his experiences goalkeeping in Europe, to helping develop new goalkeeping talent at New York Red Bulls of the MLS. You can also visit Andrew’s website at Andrew Sparkes Goalkeeping. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Simon Smith

Goalkeeper coach Simon Smith is larger than life in goalkeeping circles. The former Newcastle United goalkeeper coach and owner of Simon Smith Goalkeeping and Consultancy client list reads like the “who’s who” of top flight goalkeepers from all around the world. His seminars and coaching resources, including titles such as “Goalkeeping Practices” and “Goalkeeping for Soccer” provide an inside look into how a leading Premiership goalkeeper coach trained the likes of Shay Given and many others. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Vince Bartram

Vince Bartram knows a whole lot about what it takes to cut the grade as a professional goalkeeper. As understudy to English goalkeeping great David Seaman, Bartram’s rise to success was not an overnight adventure. It took many years of playing League Football to master his trade before Arsene Wenger’s stellar Gunners oufit came calling. Vince’s tale is truly one of persistence and successfully accepting the fact that goalkeeping is an art that takes many years of laborious study to master. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Everton Goalkeeping Great Neville Southall

Keeper Skool recently had the opportunity to interview Neville Southall, arguably one of the best English goalkeepers of his generation. Neville started his career in 1980 at Bury FC, but after one season made a move to the team that he would become synonymous with, Everton.

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Keeper Skool Interviews Mark Williams; Williams Soccer Performance Systems LLC

Mark Williams is no stranger to the fine art of goalkeeping, having played at the college level (in the USA) with Montclair State University, winning all conference honors for his performances between the sticks. Mark took his experiences as a goalkeeper at the collegiate level and utilized it to develop some of the biggest names in goalkeeping as a strength and conditioning coach (Williams Soccer Performance Systems LLC) for the likes of Tim Howard (Manchester United & Everton), Keeper Skool’s good friend Tony Meola, Karina Leblanc of the Canadian Women’s National Team and LA Sol of the newly created WPS League, and Jon Conway of Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bull. Read more

Keeper Skool Interviews Nick Sakiewicz; Philadelphia MLS 2010

Nick Sakiewicz is no stranger to the fine art of goalkeeping. Apart from being the CEO & Operating Partner of Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC, the ownership group of the Philadelphia Major League Soccer expansion team which launches play in 2010, Nick was also a very talented goalkeeper growing up. At the University of New Haven where he was recruited by legendary coach, Dr. Joe Machnik, Nick gained All-New England honors in 1980-82 and NCAA Division II All-American honors in 1981 and 1982. To this day, Nick still holds every major goalkeeping record at the University of New Haven. After graduation and since there was no premier professional league in the US, Nick decided to head straight to Europe to consolidate his goalkeeping ability playing for the likes of F.C. Nantes in the French First Division in 1982. He then played for Dr. Machnik with the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) during the 1983 season and then with F.C. Belenenses of the Portuguese First Division the following year. He later played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the APSL during the 1989 season. Read more

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