Chris Pike is a goalkeeping and set piece coach in the England U23's women's programme. Formally of Tottenham Hotspur Women's 1st team, Arsenal academy and Watford, Chris has a wealth of experience of supporting goalkeeping development in every age of their journey.

Show notes:

01:10 - Chris's grounding as a professional goalkeeper coach

03:40 - Planning sessions suitable for every age group within an academy

07:00 - Helping goalkeepers develop their technical ability with their feet

09:00- Helping players identify the risk and reward of play out from the back.

13:30 - How do you challenge players to develop skills they don't get easy access to

15:50 - Developing player buy in to skill development

20:00 - Managing training repetition load

23:15 - The challenges of growth and maturation in goalkeeper coordination

30:42 - The use of individual development plans in coaching across the age groups

36:40 - Managing confirmation bias once developing such close working relationships

39:00 - Gaining validity as a coach

43:00 - Managing game specific challenges/research

47:00 - The squad selection process

50:00 - How would Chris like to be described in 3 words

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