Matt Doyle, Birmingham City FC Head of Academy Goalkeeping | Ep.12 Quarantine Series | Pro Gk - a podcast by Omar Zeenni

from 2020-05-14T13:00

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What's up guys, I hope that you're all enjoying the series in this time of quarantine!

Here is an episode with Matt Doyle, Head of Academy Goalkeeping for Birmingham City FC.

Matt Doyle

:00 | Intro

:30 | What were you like as a goalkeeper?

1:55 | Do emphasize certain personality traits with your goalkeepers?

3:15 | How important are social skills for coaches?

4:35 | What kind of mistakes did you make as a young coach?

6:20 | What attracted you to your first coaching job?

7:55 | What did you ideal goalkeeper look like as a 21yr old coach?

9:30 | Did you always put emphasis on goalkeeping psychology?

11:20 | How was it being involved with the 1st team as a player/coach?

13:00 | Did you try and prove yourself as a coach with your first job?

14:30 | What was your role at Stoke City FC?

16:00 | What was the interview process like with Stoke City?

17:15 | Did you have freedom to coach your style at Stoke City?

19:00 | Did your session structure differ with the 1st Team at Barnet vs Stoke City youth?

20:30 | Did any of your Academy gk’s go into the 1st team with Stoke City?

22:00 | Did anything separate your Barnet gk’s from the EPL talent at Stoke?

24:00 | What was your experience like moving to Malaysia for a 1st team role?

27:55 | How important is the collaboration between the outfield players & the goalkeeping department?

31:15 | What were Malaysian goalkeepers like?

33:15 | Did you try to change your goalkeepers’ technique?

36:00 | What goalkeeping trends are you on top of?

38:50 | How was that move back to Barnet FC and the Head of Goalkeeping?

41:15 | What would someones impression be of your gk environment at Birmingham City FC?

43:30 | What are temperament traits that some of your best gk’s share?

46:30 | What are young goalkeepers not prioritizing that they should be?

49:00 | How has your coach to player relationships evolved?

50:45 | What do you want your legacy to be as a coach?

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