About CIGK
Built Around The Goalkeeper
Champion Insight Goalkeeping exists to give committed goalkeepers the environment, structure and feedback normally reserved for professional academies.
What We Stand For
Our Coaching Principles
Our Philosophy
Goalkeepers are developed, not discovered. We coach the person as well as the position.
Long-Term Development
Progress is measured across seasons, not sessions. Every block builds towards the next stage.
Safe Learning Environment
Safeguarded, inclusive sessions where mistakes are part of the learning process.
Modern Coaching Methods
Game-realistic practice design, constraint-led tasks and evidence-based repetition.
Professional Standards
Academy-level planning, reporting and communication for every goalkeeper.
Video Analysis
Objective footage review turns opinion into evidence and evidence into action.
Player-Centred Coaching
Sessions are shaped by the goalkeeper's profile, club demands and personal goals.
Continuous Improvement
Coaches review, reflect and refine the curriculum every single block.
Coach Profile
Charlie Irwin
Founder | Head Goalkeeper Coach
A specialist goalkeeper coach with experience playing within a professional club academy environment and coaching in semi professional men's and women's football. Working in first-team recruitment in the Championship. Combining modern coaching methods with professional analysis to deliver structured, player-centred goalkeeper development.
Qualifications
- UEFA C Licence
- Working Towards National Goalkeeper Course
- PFSA Level 2 Performance & Opposition Analysis
- PFSA Level 2 Talent ID
- MSc Football Performance
Experience
- First-Team Player ID Analyst – Charlton Athletic
- Championship & League One recruitment experience
- Former professional club academy goalkeeper
- Specialist goalkeeper coach
Coaching History
- Solent University Women's First Team Manager
- AMFA Head of Goalkeeping
- Sholing Women's Goalkeeper Coach
- Southampton Women's FC Goalkeeper Coach
Coaching Philosophy
- Person before player
- Evidence, not opinion
- Match-relevant learning
- Gaining the extra 1%
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Ready To Develop?
Start with an introduction 1-2-1 session and we'll build your development plan from there.