EVERYBODY SOCCER

The History of American Goalkeeping (Part 4)

The History of American Goalkeeping continues with its fourth installment. Goalkeeper junkie Chris Barocas joins the podcast to speak on his time growing up playing goalkeeper in the 80s and 90s and how that ultimately led him to his current role as a goalkeeper coach for Chattanooga FC. Prior to joining Chattanooga, Chris coached at Inter Miami, New York Red Bulls, and Orlando City. Although goalkeeper coaches are typically known for having well-thought philosophies, Chris came prepared for our...

The History of American Goalkeeping (Part 3)

The History of American Goalkeeping (Part 2)

USMNT Prospects Interview

0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Background 8:00 - What makes USMNTProspects unique 22:45 - What can the USMNT scouting community do better? 28:30 - Do you have a responsibility to publish content in a certain way? 37:30 - Discussion on personal sabbatical 45:45 - Charlie Keenan discussion 54:30 - Handling the haters 1:08:20 - Goalkeeper talk

S5E2: 2024 American Soccer Wars

2:45 - Steve’s background and intro 4:50 - What does the US Open Cup mean for American soccer’s history? 10:00 - How does the current struggle for power between MLS vs USSF compare to previous moments in American soccer? 16:45 - Where does history indicate we are heading to? 25:00 - Can we look for signs to see which side (MLS vs. USSF) has more power? 28:30 - What can we expect to see with two division one leagues in women’s soccer? (NWSL and USL Super League) 35:30 - How likely are we looking ...

S5E1: Surveying the State of American Goalkeeping

5:40 - 20 years ago, the USMNT starter had to be in Europe. Now that isn’t the case. What has changed? Is England (cutthroat territory) good for US gks right now? 12:00 - What went wrong with our American goalkeepers in England? 20:00 - US Soccer’s connection to goalkeeper development 26:30 - Demands from the game vs. what type of goalkeeper the US actually develops 37:40 - USOC vs. MLS drama / How does USOC help gks? And how do MLS and USOC help each other? Do they need each other? 53:35 - NWSL...

S4E1: The Three Training Areas for Young Goalkeepers (with Chad Prickett)

Chad Prickett is a former goalkeeper from the University of Kentucky and is now the founder of Columbus Goalkeeper Academy. His passion for the position made him the perfect person to talk to about development for teenage goalkeepers, specifically the connection between three training environments: individual training, team practice, and games. Although those three areas have a lot of nuance that we don’t quite get all the way into - the difference from coaching male and female gks, areas of the...

S3E15: Diving Into the Top 25 Goalkeeping Options for the US' 2022 World Cup Run

FC United’s Stan Anderson and Bill Reno take a deep dive on the USMNT goalkeeper depth chart. Prior to recording, Stan and Bill ranked their top USMNT goalkeeping options, then averaged the lists together, then counted up the list from 25 to 1. Check the episode notes to jump to a specific section in the podcast As an aside: I’ve been wanting to do something similar for the USWNT yet I’ve been unable to find a buyer. If you or someone you know knows the USWNT goalkeeping pool and can talk about ...

S3E14: Is the Panic Over the USMNT's Goalkeeping Situation Warranted?

S3E13: Grading Each MLS Goalkeeper Core (Eastern Conference)

Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Atlanta United 11:06 - Chicago Fire 20:37 - FC Cincinnati 29:41 - Columbus Crew 35:00 - DC United 43:06 - Inter Miami 49:05 - Club de Foot Montreal 54:24 - Nashville SC 58:33 - New England Revolution 01:06:55 - New York Red Bulls 01:11:07 - New York City FC 01:17:03 - Orlando City SC 01:23:17 - Philadelphia Union 01:29:57 - Toronto FC

S3E12: Grading Each MLS Goalkeeper Core (Western Conference)

Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:53 - Austin FC 6:25 - Colorado Rapids 11:50 - FC Dallas 19:00 - Houston Dynamo 24:00 - Los Angeles FC 30:16 - Los Angeles Galaxy 37:25 - Minnesota United 42:28 - Portland Timbers 49:25 - Real Salt Lake 1:50:51 - San Jose Earthquakes 1:08:52 - Seattle Sounders 1:13:15 - Sporting Kansas City 1:19:00 - Vancouver Whitecaps

S3E11: 1996 vs 2020 - How MLS Goalkeeping Changed in 25 years

0:00 - Intro 2:28 - Stan’s history as a goalkeeper and how goalkeeper gloves have changed over the years 11:30 - High priorities and responsibilities in the late 80s and Stan’s playing career 14:45 - Goalkeeping playing styles in MLS in 1996 25:20 - Goalkeeping playing styles in MLS in 2020 36:00 - What responsibilities modern managers place on goalkeepers 42:00 - Would modern goalkeepers be successful in 1996’s game? 56:15 - Would goalkeepers from 1996 be successful in the modern game? 1:04:30 ...

S3E10: Why are MLS and NWSL Backup Goalkeepers So Good?

4:20 Reggie Cannon’s response + “how do we keep people at the table on divisive issues?” 23:00 Why are MLS and NWSL backup goalkeepers so good? 46:00 Neuer vs ter Stegen 1:01:00 Jon Busch

S3E9: What Is the "American" Style of Goalkeeping?

2:10: What is an “American” style of goalkeeping 9:30: Modern, American goalkeeper training characteristics 14:30: 2019 U20 World Cup roster discussion 23:00: How NWSL/MLS have approached development for young goalkeepers 30:10: Recent changes in the professional goalkeeping world 37:30 Where has the country been doing well in goalkeeper development? 52:00 Where the US needs to improve moving forward

S3E8: 2020 American Goalkeeper Resolutions

Stan’s #1: 2:20 Stan’s #2: 8:10 Stan’s #3: 14:30 Bill’s #1: 22:10 Bill’s #2: 22:30 Bill’s #3: 25:00 Top goalkeepers from 2019: 34:00

S3E7: Making Sense of the American Goalkeeper Landscape

This episode we have long time returning guest Stan Anderson from FC United and UIC helping me dive into the American goalkeeper landscape. We start with the proposed split-season model for D1 men's soccer. Spoiler: we’re both fans of it. We then jump to a college success story in Zack Steffen and what has held him back on the international stage. From there, we recap the 2019 MLS season and where MLS teams are falling short in what they over and underrate, which bleeds over into a brief rant on...

S3E6: Justin Bryant (Goalkeeper Coach for NC State and Author of "Small Time")

Justin is a former professional goalkeeper, an accomplished writer, and the current goalkeeper coach for North Carolina State. I’ve really appreciated Justin’s analysis over the years. It’s clear he approaches the position with not only a wealth of knowledge from all the years he’s played and coached but also with a mind that really takes into account all the nuances for any given situation. He doesn’t fall back on tired slogans or one size fits all phrases, and in general, when everyone is look...

S3E5: Steve Holroyd (Hall of Fame, Upcoming MLS CBA, Bethlehem Steel)

We return after a summer break with Steve Holroyd to discuss a number of non-goalkeeping events, specifically the 2019 Hall of Fame class, the upcoming MLS CBA, and a mini-documentary PBS put out on the Bethlehem Steel. While Holroyd is not technically a goalkeeper, he provides a point of view as a historian and labor lawyer that many can’t match. So getting Steve in really fits the “everybody” in “everybody soccer”, although we’ll get back to goalkeeping in the next episodes.

S3E4: EJ Proctor (Duke University, Utah Royals)

EJ Proctor was a three year starter with the blue devils, finishing in the fall of 2017. For a goalkeeper who’s a little undersized, she never wavered in playing the position correctly and I think that really showed as Duke made deep trips in the national tournament each year with her in net. She would proceed to get drafted by the Utah Royals in 2018 and was set to backup Nicole Barnhart until the dissolution of the Boston Breakers bumped her to a practice player. EJ recaps her time at Duke as ...

S3E3: Connor Sparrow and Tim Kelly

Current Nashville SC and Creighton alum Connor Sparrow alongside St. Louis Gallagher goalkeeping director Tim Kelly. Tim has known Connor for over a decade know, being instrumental to his development. So we flip back the pages to hear about the two discuss their time together and how Tim approached Connor as a young goalkeeper.

S3E2: Top 10 NCAA Men's Goalkeepers (since 1970)

FC United’s one and only Stan Anderson returns to discuss why Michigan State’s men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo is getting backlash for his coaching style and if Stan has ever done anything to that degree in his coaching career. We move on to perennial underdog Spencer Richey’s chances at nailing down the starting job with Cincinnati after only recently becoming a starter. Finally Stan and Bill reveal their top ten collegiate goalkeepers from D1 play since 1970. If you have a top tier collegiate ...

Season 3, Episode 1 - Top NCAA Goalkeepers of All-Time and Foreign Goalkeepers in MLS

Stan Anderson of the developmental academy side FC United returns to cover a number of topics. 1) We bounce around top all-time collegiate goalkeepers. 2) Kepa Arrizabalaga 3) Foreign goalkeepers in MLS 4) GOTY predictions.

episode nine - stan anderson (mls goalkeeper round up)

Stan Anderson returns this week to discuss Zack Steffen's move to Manchester City, Evan Bush's new contract, and USL v the NCAA.

episode eight - steve holroyd (soccer historian)

episode seven - kyle ihn (reno 1868 fc)

episode six - tim kelly (st. louis scott gallagher)

episode five - eric klenofsky

episode four - brandon miller

episode three

Do goalkeepers receive too many fouls or not enough? Where is the line on player safety?

episode two

Tom Serratore (University of Oregon) discusses his work with the St. Baldrick's Foundation and why coaching isn't limited to just competing on the field.