MEET OUR TEAM
Our coaches are dedicated to providing professional goalkeeper training for all our PGK goalkeepers in a competitive and fun environment.
PAUL ROGERS
Owner of Performance Goalkeeping | Director of Goalkeeping & 1st Team Goalkeeper Coach for FC Cincinnati of the MLS
UEFA Licensed Coach
USSF Licensed Coach
NSCAA Licensed Coach
Director of Goalkeeping & First Team Goalkeeping Coach (MLS) | FC Cincinnati
Former Head of Goalkeeping & First Team Goalkeeping Coach (MLS) | Houston Dynamo FC
Former Assistant/GK Coach | US National Team
Former Goalkeeping Coach | Canadian National Team
USSF Coach Educator
Former Professional Goalkeeper
Represented Great Britain, ’03 World Games
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Paul is the owner of Performance Goalkeeping and runs the PGK training sessions. A goalkeeping junkie Paul is a UEFA, UEFA GK, USSF, NSCAA qualified coach as well as a USSF coach educator.
Paul is currently Director of Goalkeeping and 1st team goalkeeping coach for FC Cincinnati of the MLS. Formerly of the Houston Dynamo FC, the US Women’s National Team, and Canadian National Team. In his time with the US National Team he has Won Gold at the 2012 London Olympics, a runner up at the FIFA World Cup in 2011 and won 2 Algarve cups to name a few.
Before his time with FC Cincinnati, Houston Dynamo and US Soccer Paul coached with the Canadian Women’s National Team in a similar roll. In his time with the Canadians Paul was on the coaching staff that qualified and participated at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where they made it to the quarter finals. In addition to the Men’s Pro game and International coaching experience, Paul has worked in the Women’s Professional game with St. Louis Athletica (WPS) and collegiate game with Tulane, University of Louisville and Florida State University. With FSU Rogers helped the Seminoles to the NCAA College Cup Final.
Paul is also an instructor (educator) for U.S. Soccer (USSF), where he teaches the Goalkeeping License and the goalkeeping section of the USSF A, B, and C Licenses. Rogers also coaches at the USL Pro combine to help prepare goalkeepers and out field players alike for the showcase event.
A native of Brighton, England, Rogers’ coaching background also includes stints as a youth coach with Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. (English Pro), a Region 1 GK coach, Region II GK coach, and an Indiana and Kentucky ODP coach.
As a goalkeeper, Rogers had spells at numerous professional and semi-professional clubs in England, spending time with Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, and Brighton and Hove Albion in the professional ranks and Crawley Town, Fisher Athletic, Lewes FC, and Bognor Regis Town in the Nationwide Conference. He also represented Great Britain in the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea, in 2003 and played professionally in the United States for the A-League Indiana Blast.
On top of the coaching qualifications, Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration.
RYAN COULTER
MLS Next Pro and Academy GK coach for FC Cincinnati
UEFA Licensed Coach
FAI Licensed Coach
NSCAA Licensed Coach
MLS Next Pro Goalkeeping Coach | FC Cincinnati
Academy Goalkeeping Coach | FC Cincinnati
Former Academy Goalkeeping Coach | Houston Dynamo
Former Goalkeeper Coach | RGV
Former Goalkeeper/Goalkeeper Coach | Forward Madison
Former Goalkeeping Coach | UCF
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Ryan began in Ireland working with several underage International development squads while playing in the League of Ireland, and spent time with Bray wanderers in the LOI while working as the GK coach for the u17 academy team.
Ryan went into full time coaching in 2018 at the University of Central Florida, a top #10 soccer program here in the US, where he was part of a coaching staff of the year.Following his stint in Florida Ryan signed with Forward Madison in February 2019 in a dual role working as both a player and a goalkeeper coach for the USL league One. Ryan went onto have his first season as a professional GK coach, forcing him to learn & grow massively.
In 2020 Ryan took a big step forward by joining the Houston Dynamo organization of the MLS, working with their USL affiliate RGV Toros.
Ryan has said he enjoy’s the challenges the dual role presents through playing & coaching, but manages his time to review & analyze after each & every session. Ryan takes massive pride in the organization of sessions where everything is meticulously planned, recorded, and broken down for review.
JASON GRUBB
1st Team Goalkeeper Coach San Diego FC
USSF Licensed Coach
UEFA Licensed Coach
NSCAA Licensed Coach
Former Head Academy Goalkeeping Coach | Houston Dynamo
Former Goalkeeper Coach | IMG
Former Assistant Coach | Quinnipiac University
Goalkeeping Educator | NSCAA
U.S Training Center Goalkeeping Director | CT/NY
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Jason has been working with PGK since 2013. A UEFA and USSF licensed coach, Jason has experience coaching in the Youth and College game as well as Coach Education roles with the NSCAA. He currently serves as the Goalkeeper coach for Houston Dynamo of the MLS. Jason comes to the Dynamo from IMG, before his time their Jason was the goalkeeper coach for Quinnipiac University in CT. Jason has also held roles as a Director of Goalkeeping at FSA, Director of Staffing at SoccerPlus camps and the U.S Training center’s Goalkeeper coach for CT and NY.
Prior to moving to America to begin a career in coaching, Jason played at the Forest Green Rovers Academy in England. He Represented his county, Wiltshire at the U18, U21 Level.