We founded PhoenixGK in 2023 after searching for goalkeeper training that combined high-quality coaching, small groups, and players matched by ability rather than age. When I could not find exactly what my son needed, I decided to build it.

PhoenixGK now provides private lessons, small-group training, weekly sessions, masterclasses, and goalkeeper camps for players ages 8 through college across Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and the Triangle. My role is to bring together experienced goalkeeper coaches and create programs that are organized, purposeful, and focused on each player’s development.

Our approach is built around several principles: strong technical fundamentals, game-realistic training, low player-to-coach ratios, and an environment where goalkeepers are challenged while still supporting one another. We also incorporate video whenever it improves instruction. Players often cannot feel a technical mistake during a repetition, but they can recognize and correct it when they see it immediately on video.

My professional background is in mechanical engineering and industrial energy reduction. I was also a Division I cross-country and track athlete in college. Those experiences shaped how I think about training: improvement comes from joy, pursuit of mastery, sound fundamentals, deliberate practice, useful feedback, and attention to detail.

I have always been drawn to the intersection of sports and data. Before starting PhoenixGK, I built statistical models for several sports and spent two years working professionally in daily fantasy sports. That analytical background remains part of PhoenixGK, but it serves the training rather than defining it. The objective is always to give players clearer feedback and help coaches make instruction more specific.

I live in Cary with my wife, Michelle, and our two children. Most weekends, I can be found at a soccer field or at a musical theatre performance (including set building!)

PhoenixGK exists to give goalkeepers throughout the Triangle access to serious, position-specific training and the support needed to reach their individual goals. (Phoenix GK)