MEET OURÂ TEAM

JOEL CANNING
Owner / Head Coach
Joel has been coaching goalkeepers for overl 20 years, combining a successful playing career with his coaching, sharing his experiences and knowledge with GK Icon goalkeepers of all ages.
Joel enjoys working with a wide range of abilities and supporting keepers as they make their way through their goalkeeping careers, taking great pleasure in every milestone along the way.
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Joel has been working with GK Icon since September 2016, building a number of successful coaching centres across the South East and progressing a number of goalkeepers on to professional clubs.
JULIUSZ
GK Icon lead coach
Juliusz has a real love for coaching and supporting young goalkeepers. Juliusz has a fantastic eye for detail and enjoys improving goalkeepers technically. Juliusz still plays to a high standard and continues to work extremely hard on his own game.
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Juliusz is particularly passionate about goalkeeping distribution and looks to incorperate modern techniques into his sessions at every opportunity.


BEN
GK Icon coach
Ben was a member of our Watford centre for a number of years, combining being a goalkeeper whilst still being capable of playing on pitch at times.
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Ben currently studies at UCFB and combines his education withn his coaching role at GK icon, alongside working for Watford FC and GK icon club partner, Titans.
TOM
GK Icon coach
Tom brings an enormous amount of enthusiasm and knowledge to GK Icon Aylesbury, specifically strong at motivating and finding ways for keepers to find more from within themselves to take their games further. Tom focusses on supporting elements of goalkeepers fitness and enjoys seeing keepers work hard to improve their fitness.


HARRY
GK Icon coach
Harry is an extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic coach. Hartry is very patient, methodical and enjoys supporting young goalkeepers and finding ways of integrating new goalkeepers into the GK Icon family.
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Harry has a genuine love for football which is eveident through his coaching, able to refer to instances during big games he is able to refer his coaching points to, making for really interesting and relevant session detail.
CIARAN
GK Icon coach
Like the majority of the team, Ciaran has progressed through the ranks at GK Icon, starting as a young goalkeeper within our sessions before taking a real shine to supporting others within his group.
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Ciaran has developed into a really supportive coach, able to work with keepers of all abilities and ages, with a specific eye for technique and footwork ability.
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GEORGE
GK Icon coach
Like the majority of the team, George has developed his goalkeeping for many years with GK Icon and has developed a keen interest in coaching, looking to pass on his experience to young goalkeepers and those looking for a pathway into academy football.
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George is currently studying in America, attending the prestigious Cumberland University, playing for their top level football side and training in a full time, elite football environment.
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George steps back into his coaching role at GK icon at every opportunity and the keepers love hearing how his ventures in the states are going.
TOBY
GK Icon coach
Toby has developed into a brilliant coach, initially gaining coaching experience when taking part in his duke of edinburgh award through school.
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Toby is a superb communicator and always knows when and how to deliver information. Despite his young age, Toby is able to step in and motivate young goalkeepers or provide excellent technical detail when called upon.


ALEX
GK Icon coach
Alex has been a massive part of our Watford centres since they opened back in 2017.
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A brilliant shot stopper, Alex now combines his training with GK icon with some coaching support, blending the two effortlessly and being able to pass on his own experiences to others across our centres.
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Alex is a local referee and his attention to detail and knowledge of new rules within the game have been invaluable and an added level of support for our young goalkeepers.
TOMMY
GK Icon coach
Tommy really enjoys supporting our young keepers and particularly enjoys helping young keepers who are new to the position, adding a strong foundation of catching technqiues to their game.
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Tommy has been working with GK Icon for a number of years and supports new starters really well, encouraging the use of their set position and taking time to go over the basic catching techniques over and over again.
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After a few years away from playing, Tommy has this season got his gloves on again, performing well for his local side and on occasions joining in with our older keepers in Aylesbury to discuss situations he has come across at the weekend.


JAY
GK Icon coach
​Jay has a real passion for coaching and despite his young age, has a superb way of delivering information to young goalkeepers. Jay is a highly dedicated and motivated young man who enjoys combining his GK icon work with his various roles at club partner, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.
​Jay has a real passion for coaching and despite his young age, has a superb way of delivering information to young goalkeepers. Jay is a highly dedicated and motivated young man who enjoys combining his GK icon work with his various roles at club partner, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.
AMY
GK Icon coach
Amy is another graduate of the GK icon system, having been a member of both the Watford and Aylesbury centres for many years, developing her goalkeeping and gaining opportunities at a number of clubs including Watford and Wycombe.
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Amy has progressed into a brilliant coach and has been a massive support to the ever growing female population of goalkeepers at our sessions.


BEN
GK Icon coach
Ben has been with GK Icon since 2017, developing as an outstanding goalkeeper before showing an interest in coaching and wanting to support young goalkeepers on their journey between the sticks.
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Ben has so much knowledge to pass on to our young keepers and a real lovel for goalkeeping, stats and technology.
LAWRENCE
GK Icon coach
Lawrence was previously a goalkeeper within our GK Icon sessions. Lawrence developed real leadership skills and soon found himself supporting younger goalkeepers.
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Lawrence also works with Watford FC, supporting their PDC goalkeepers with a particular focus on being a link between GK Icon and Watford FC, providing valuable feedback between the two.


LEWIS
GK Icon coach
Lewis has developed a real passion for coaching and enjoys sharing his own experiences with young goalkeepers. Lewis started with GK icon in 2018, mixing his time in goal with a talent on pitch too. This has seen Lewis develop into a really forward thinking, modern coach, looking to specifically help goalkeepers with their comfort with the ball at their feet.
MARCO
GK Icon coach
Marco has always been a very talented footballer, combining his training with GK icon with his passion for playing on pitch at Aylesbury United.
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Marco attends BASE academy and despite some major injuries in recent years has recently got back into playing himself and is able to offer our goalkeepers some great advice in terms of their understanding of the ball at feet, control, passing and distribution techniques.


JONATHAN
GK Icon coach
Jonathan is a very detailed coach who enjoys developing drills, adding layers of technical information as they evolve into game realistic situations.
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As a goalkeeper, Jonathan focussed a lot on his kicking and developed his range of distribution with Joel's support over a number of years. Jonathan now uses those skills in his own coaching delivering some great information and ideas for our keepers to take away and use in their own games.
GEORGE
GK Icon coach
George has been a goalkeeper for many years, working with Joel at the GK icon team to develop his own game since 2017.
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George has seen so many ups and downs in his own playing career and has now moved into a player / coach role delivering his own insights, experience and ideas to our young goalkeepers.
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George's footwork and speed around the goal has always been his main asset and something he is now able to explain and coach to a high standard, motivating our keepers to work their hardest in every drill.


Charlie
GK Icon coach
Like the rest of the GK icon team, Charlie has developed a passion for coaching through his support of other keepers within his own sessions at GK icon.​
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Charlie has a player / coach role and still plays at a good level. Charlie is a great motivator and his polie and caring manner mean he is always a popular member of the team.