Jillian Loyden founded The Keeper Institute in 2013, towards the end of her professional playing career. She is a former member of  the U.S. Women’s National Team, and Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Jillian joined the Broadcast Smarter, Coach Better podcast to talk about coaching, building confidence in goalkeepers, and using Spiideo to show goalkeepers how every match is constantly changing. 

SHOW NOTES:

(0:08 ) - Jillian talks about their background in soccer and how they started the Keeper Institute to change the landscape of goalkeeping

(5:45 ) - How has training has evolved over time? Jillian explains that they use an ecological dynamics framework to teach and design sessions that allow players to experiment and find different ways to solve problems. They also use Spiideo to show players how alive the game is and how often it changes.

(12:31 ) - Building confidence in goalkeepers, and Jillian’s approach of giving positive feedback and encouraging players to play to their strengths

(14:45 ) - The importance of coaches seeing potential in players and  the benefits of exposing young athletes to a broad range of experiences to help them understand the game differently.

(16:17 ) - Why young goalkeepers should play other sports to develop athleticism and physical literacy

(21:22 ) - A dive into the mental strength and tactical acumen needed for top-level goalkeeping, and how the position has evolved to become more involved in possession play

(33:03 ) - An update on the Jillian Lloyd Foundation, the Keeper Institute, and the upcoming NWSL season.