PRO and college PLAYER TESTIMONIALS
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Matt freese//harvard crimson//NYC FC (MLS)//USMNT
“Vasili is one of the hardest working and most collaborative coaches I’ve trained with. He has really valuable insight on goalkeeper techniques and tactics that helped change my game. He also makes sure to make training sessions fun and enjoyable so that everyone is engaged and able to push their limits.”
Drake callender//cal berkeley bears//Inter Miami CF (MLS)//USMNT
“Having worked with Vasili for three summers, I’ve been able to experience a coaching style that allows goalkeepers to explore their craft. The drills and exercises that he ran me through instilled the fundamentals of goalkeeping and forced me to push my body and my mind. Working and coaching with Vasili has turned me into a more cerebral player, allowing me to improve my athletic intelligence within the position. He does this by incorporating drills that force you to think as well as react to all of the different situations goalkeepers face. Above all else, Vasili has introduced me to a world within the goalkeeping world, adding new techniques, mindsets, and work ethic to my craft.”
christian garner//Boston college eagles//charleston battery (usl Championship)
“As a coach, Vasili has been instrumental in my development as a goalkeeper. But more importantly, as a person, Vasili has been a mentor and leader in my life as someone I look up to. When it comes to goalkeeping, there is nobody better who helps develop young talent on and off the field.
I first began working with Vasili while I was at Boston College in 2018. Beginning as a walk-on and 4th string goalkeeper on the roster, Vasili is the only reason why I have gone on to play professional soccer. His coaching targets all areas of goalkeeping and specifically altered my kicking and distribution abilities. Vasili’s individualized coaching through intense training sessions and film review allowed me to expand my passing abilities with both feet, something that I greatly struggled with before working with him.
Vasili has a modern goalkeeping philosophy and has transformed the way in which I see the game. As soccer continues to evolve, so does the goalkeeping position. Vasili has all of the tools necessary to help beginner goalkeepers grow all the way to becoming top professionals and human beings.”
Claire ewen//Bentley university falcons
“I started working with Coach Vasili going into my freshman year of high school when I transitioned from being a field player to a full time goalkeeper. I had little no technical ability as a goalkeeper, yet his unique and effective drills allowed me to improve my skills over the years, and have now helped me prepare for my upcoming college seasons.
Vasili’s knowledge of the position and game in general is unlike any other coach I have ever worked with. His drills incorporate all aspects of the game, and aim to improve one’s game mentally and physically. I would not be the goalkeeper I am on or off the field if it were not for all that I have learned and improved on while working with Vasili. He is the real deal when it comes to goalkeeper coaching.”
antonio chavez-borrelli//Boston college eagles//Argja Bóltfelag (Faroe Islands Premier League)
“Vasili’s passion for goalkeeping and the professionalism he brings to coaching truly sets him apart. He is a coach who cares about the development of his goalkeepers both physically and psychologically. He goes above and beyond to provide quality coaching and guidance for goalkeepers of all ages. He is a great coach, and I hold him in the highest regard.”
Kyle parks//harvard crimson//CD Trofense (portugal)
“Vasili is a excellent, knowledgeable coach. His experience as a player himself helped me improve my physical skills as well as my mental preparation and confidence. He worked with me to understand what I wanted to achieve and improve upon and made me become a better keeper and especially teammate. ”
Jack VanRooyen//eastern conn. state warriors
“Vasili is the best coach I have ever worked with. He has helped make me a better goalkeeper.”
Shane LAnson//smu mustangs
“Coach Vasili only worked with me three times because of location issues, but it felt as though he had been coaching me for years. He does a great job at making players feel comfortable at training sessions and it shows with results. He focuses on every keeper at the sessions to make sure everyone is improving while also having a lot of fun. ”
“Coach Vasili is a great coach who had every session very well organized and planned out! He ensures that every goalkeeper he coaches improves in places they need work. This summer Coach Vasili helped me prepare for my college season out at Xavier University and he provided me with some of the best training I’ve had in a long time which really put me a step ahead when I went back out to school for the start of preseason! I could not recommend Coach Vasili enough!”