Former Bristol City goalkeeper Dean Gerken leads Bristol’s premier goalkeeper training academy, delivering specialist coaching for goalkeepers aged 8-16 years old. With sessions in both North and South Bristol, the academy provides professional-level training designed to refine technique, improve shot-stopping, and develop the confidence and decision-making needed to perform at the highest level.

Our sessions focus on positioning, handling, distribution, footwork, and game intelligence, ensuring goalkeepers receive the same high standards of training found in professional academies. A number of goalkeepers have progressed into both male and female professional academies from our sessions.

If you’re a dedicated goalkeeper looking to take your game to the next level, the Dean Gerken Goalkeeper Academy offers an elite training environment to make it happen.