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Played Soccer from the age of 4 years old up until I was 21 years old. I had the pleasure of playing club soccer at Arsenal for 8 years along with 4 years at the high school level at Hamilton (2013-2017). I was fortunate enough to win a 6A State Championship at Hamilton and enjoyed a successful 8 years playing in the first division of Arizona club soccer. I went on to accept a scholarship at CGCC here in Arizona.

I have a tremendous grasp of what it takes to be a top level goalkeeper in today's soccer. The soccer that was played 10 years ago is a lot different than it is now. The keeper has to be involved as the 11th player on the field and can no longer exclusively be a "between the pipes" goalkeeper. I have curated drills to reactions, footwork, distribution, catching, positioning, effective communication, and so much more. I believe I can enhance your skillset and abilities with a positive muscle memory development. My past experience along with my knowledge in psychology, I believe I offer more than the average coach.

Introductions. May ask them to fill out a mental skills questionnaire or something similar if I feel it is necessary at the first training session. I like to get a grasp of what I am working with so I will run through some basic footwork, positioning, and hands testing to grab a basis for practice. Once I have that figured out, we can discuss a training schedule of what we feel we need to work on. Ask the athlete what they feel they are confident in and what are they not so confident in even after the testing of skills. I prioritize stretching. I, myself, am very flexible and I can't tell you how many times my flexibility made some saves or saved me from injury. A proper warmup and a solid stretching session will be followed up with goalkeeper training. I usually do hour to hour and a half sessions. The more goalkeepers there are, the more I can do. 1 on 1s are the hardest to instruct just because a lot of drills require multiple steps or progressions and I need more bodies to serve, shoot, help with a 2,3,4 step drill.

Best coach I've ever had was Jeff Perry. He was the coaching director at Arsenal and the head coach at Gilbert High School. I had the pleasure to play under his supervision during my last 2 years of club soccer and played against him in my senior year state semi final game. He was the best coach I ever played for because he knew how to connect to us no matter the skill, position, ethnic background, or technical ability. He could get the best out of us all. Coach Perry was mature in dealing with negative reactions, he was stoic, he was unfiltered and real with you directly. He asked for input from the leaders on the team and allowed me to play my game and dictate what happens during the game. He knew how to communicate effectively to all of our different personalities. I am eternally grateful for his teaching and support.

I care about your child and your child's passion. I care about the relationship I develop with you parents and the athlete being coached. I am honest, supportive, motivated, and respectable. I can communicate effectively and work with your schedules. I believe in my practices, training, mental education, and motivation and I hope these future students can absorb what I offer and become better soccer players while also becoming better humans by gaining more knowledge about their own mental health, motivation, & behaviors.