Chris Sharpe, Colorado Rapids 1st Team Goalkeeper Coach | Ep. 3 Quarantine Series | Pro GK - a podcast by Omar Zeenni

I’ve been incredibly fortunate that some of the best goalkeeping minds have agreed to join me on the Pro Gk channel for Instagram Live Q&A’s. Your guys’ questions have been amazing, so keep those coming and keep an eye out on the Progk instagram stories for more information on any upcoming interviews!

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Topics:

:55 | How are you staying in-touch with the game during the Coronavirus?

1:41 | How are your goalkeepers with the Rapids staying sharp in this time off?

2:20 | What is your philosophy as a coach and priority with a goalkeeper?

4:20 | How can you help smaller stature goalkeepers find success in the USL & MLS?

8:24 | What tips do you have for goalkeepers trying to work on their positioning?

10:52 | Chris, what is your favorite topic to teach?

13:05 | Any advice for 2020 Seniors whose season has just been put on pause?

15:40 | What advice would you give goalkeepers who are going through MLS trials?

18:30 | How have you developed your goalkeeping unit & culture at the Rapids?

21:20 | How have you matured as a coach from when you started, to now?

24:10 | How important is the atmosphere & culture between goalkeepers within a session?

25:50 | What is the biggest aspect you’re looking for in younger goalkeepers?

27:50 | What tools do you use in your training? Do you ever coach on the fly?

29:40 | Looking at college gk’s, what do you find they need to work on to make it to the MLS?

32:00 | Do you have an idea of how you want to approach training when you’re back from the virus?

34:50 | In that first week of preseason OR when a gk is coming back from an injury, what is your priority?

36:50 | What do you think of the goalkeeping landscape on social media?

38:50 | How to deal with awkward bounces that dip right in front of you?

39:50 | Do you plan sessions the day before OR weeks in advance?

41:50 | Does height really matter and how important is size to you?

43:20 | How do you handle mixed ability groups if unable to group by ability?

45:15 | When you watch someones film, what are you looking for from it?

47:25 | Any suggestions for aspiring and inexperienced goalkeeper coaches?

48:50 | In your sessions w/ younger gk’s, do you serve or let them serve?

50:30 | Chris’ life updates

51:25 | What kind of feedback OR coaching points do you give your gk’s on match days?

52:40 | One word that defines what you look for in a starting goalkeeper?

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