At the PRO-GK Academy, we aim to promote and instill the following skills and ideas in the goalkeepers we work with:
- Confidence
- Self-awareness
- Adaptation to new surroundings
- Concentration
- Control
- Open-minded approach
- Winning mentality
We work from a yearly 42 week training macrocycle, which is broken down into 6 week mesocycles. Each week’s theme is a microcycle. Topics include:
- Footwork & Handling.
- Footwork & Diving Shape.
- Central & Angled shot stopping.
- Reaction saves.
- 1v1s.
- Highballs & Distribution.
Our Venues
Carlisle
£36.00 per month
Monthly fee includes weekly training session & discount code for the PRO-GK shop.
Creighton RUFC, Sycamore Lane, Carlisle, CA1 3SR
(grass pitches past the building)
Wednesdays
U7s – U10s: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
U11s – U16s: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Workington
£36.00 per month
Monthly fee includes weekly training session & discount code for the PRO-GK shop.
Vulcan Park, 14 Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2QA
Park Lane side
Mondays
U7s – U10s: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
U11s – U16s: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Carlisle & Workington
£45.00 per month
Monthly fee includes weekly training session & discount code for the PRO-GK shop.
Workington
Mondays
U7s – U10s: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
U11s – U16s: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Carlisle
Wednesdays
U7s – U10s: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
U11s – U16s: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Manchester
£XX.XX per session
Address TBC
Days and Times TBC
Jersey
TBC
Essex
TBC
Our Coaches
Tony Caig
Director of Goalkeeping Tony is a former Pro Player in the UK and North America (1992 – 2011) playing in the EPL , EFL , SPL , MLS & USL, making close to 500 career first team appearances for 10 different clubs and current Head of Academy Goalkeeping at Newcastle United.
UEFA GK Course Tutor, UEFA A GK Diploma, UEFA B Licence, SFA GK Licence.
FA Youth Award, NLP Associate Practitioner, S&C Fundamentals Coach, SBI ‘Football Marketing & Management’
Roman Caig
A UEFA ‘B’ GK Licence Coach, Roman Caig is the Head Goalkeeping Coach at PRO-GK Academy Cumbria, running both Carlisle and Workington venues. Roman has over three years of coaching experience coaching with PRO-GK Academy Cumbria, learning & developing from and working with Tony Caig, Director of Goalkeeping at PRO-GK Academy Cumbria.
Roman is currently Academy Goalkeeping Coach at Carlisle United and has previous coaching experience includes Annan Athletic Youth Goalkeeping Coach, Workington Reds In The Community Youth Goalkeeping Coach and Kendal Town FC Head Goalkeeping Coach.
Glen Johnson
A UEFA ‘A’ GK Licence Coach, Glen was previously Head of Goalkeeping at Queen’s Park Football Club, the oldest football club in Scotland, and recently worked with Scotland’s U17s goalkeepers during their UEFA U17 Championship campaign.
Glen has worked with goalkeepers at all levels of the game, all over the world, from grass roots goalkeepers to international goalkeepers in the professional ranks, in both the Men’s game & Women’s game.