Coaches & Camps

Owner of keeperstop.com. Current Hartford City FC Head Coach. Former Central Connecticut State Men's Assistant Coach 2007 - 2017, CT Olympic Development, as well as trains keepers and coaches all throughout New England from recreational, youth national team level, college, to professional.  Available for private, small group training, to camps in CT and MA. USSF C and NSCAA Advanced National GK Diploma.  Email: [email protected]

Simon Shipley – Current Goalkeeping/Assistant Coach for Wheaton College Women’s Soccer (NEWMAC).  Director of Goalkeeping for NOVA Premier Soccer Club (MA) and Head Coach for their GU11 and GU16 teams.  Conducts goalkeeper training and clinics throughout the year for many high schools, camps and town programs in southeastern Massachusetts.  Native of North London in England with over 40 years of playing and coaching experience and currently plays both outdoor and indoor leagues year round.  Licenses: USSF C and NSCAA National Goalkeeper Certification. Email: [email protected]

SoccerPlus Camps offers a Goalkeeper School and Field Player Academy that teach soccer skills to young men and women in a safe and humanistic camp environment. Utilizing the best soccer instructors and curriculum, SoccerPlus Camps presents a series of challenges to our students, designed to expand their physical and mental soccer abilities while delivering success and building self esteem on and off the soccer field. Email: [email protected]

Dan brings over 10 years of experience coaching goalkeepers ranging in age and skill from introductory Goalkeeping to Club and Olympic Development Program, Collegiate Goalkeeping and Semi-Professionals. Dan currently holds his "D" License as well as multiple Goalkeeping Licenses through the NSCAA. At the current time Dan coaches goalkeepers for Sidekick Soccer Academy in Waltham, MA, Mill City FC in Chelmsford, MA, FC Boston North, Massachusetts Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program, and Pine Manor College, an NCAA Division 3 program located in Chestnut Hill, MA. Email: [email protected]

Zach is the current Goalkeeper coach for Newbury College Men's Soccer. Zach also serves as the assistant coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is also a Goalkeeper coach for the MA ODP program. Zach holds the NSCAA Level 1 Goalkeeping Diploma. Email: [email protected]

Pawel has been the Assistant Head Men’s Coach at Salem State College for more than five years after being the starting goalkeeper as a player. He also been Assistant Men's Coach at Springfield College. Also a veteran of club soccer, Pawel has worked at NEFC, SF Vikings, and Wellesley United. He has experience coaching goalkeepers ranging in age and skill from introductory Goalkeeping to Club and Olympic Development Program, Collegiate Goalkeeping and Semi-Professionals. Pawel holds the NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping and the Advanced National Diploma through the NSCAA. Pawel coaches goalkeepers for Sidekick Soccer Academy in Waltham, MA. Email: [email protected]

Adrian Carvalho Jr. "JR" -  Started Top Level Goalkeeping in 2015. He works in the Southcoast Area with aspiring goalkeepers of every age. JR played semi-professional soccer at L.A.S.A. in both Division 1 & 2, in which he won 2 Golden Glove Awards. He was named High-school All-American Team and now holds a NSCAA Level 1 diploma and can be contacted via email at [email protected] 

Over the past 20 years, Top Hand Goalkeeping founder, Kevin Murphy has coaching experience across all levels of soccer. In addition to his role as Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach for the Merrimack College Men’s Soccer team, Murphy was also a Director of Goalkeeping for Aztec Soccer Club. Off the field, Murphy enjoys a full-time career in teaching Physical Education at Haverhill Public Schools.

Other stops along the way have included the South Shore Scorpions FC and South Shore Select as Goalkeeping Director. As well as a three-year stint at Bridgewater State College as an Assistant and Goalkeepers Coach.

Murphy has a US Soccer Federation “D” License and earned the United Soccer Coaches' Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. Email Kevin for private and group training [email protected]