— The People Behind SGK
Meet The Team

Qualified coaches with professional experience. Passionate about developing every goalkeeper to their full potential.

— Founder & Director of Coaching
The Founder
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Founder & Director
Ross Ballantyne
Founder · Director of Coaching · UEFA Goalkeeping A Licence

Ross Ballantyne is the founder of Savehands Goalkeeping and is currently Head of Goalkeeping at Heart of Midlothian FC and Scotland Under 19s Goalkeeping Coach.

Qualifications
UEFA A Goalkeeping Licence
UEFA B Outfield Licence
Head of Academy Goalkeeping — Heart of Midlothian FC
Professional Career
Albion Rovers FC — 2013–2016 · League 2 Winners 2014/15
Livingston FC — 2016–2018 · League 1 Winners 2016/17
Queen of the South — 2018–2021
Heart of Midlothian FC — Head of Goalkeeping (Current)
Scotland Under 19s — Goalkeeping Coach (Current)
Some of the Professional Goalkeepers Ross Has Worked With
Craig Gordon
Zander Clark
Jamie MacDonald
Robby McCrorie
Ryan Fulton
Liam Kelly
Josh Rae
Sol Bryne
Harry Stone
Liam McFarlane
Ronan Ferguson
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"My goal from day one has been to make professional goalkeeping coaching accessible to every goalkeeper in Scotland. Development is our number one focus — and that will never change."
Ross Ballantyne · Founder, SGK
— The Coaches
SGK Coaching Team
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Ryan
Pow
Lead Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s
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Bernie
White
Lead Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
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Gerry
Kelly
Lead Club Partnerships Coach
🤝 Club Partnerships
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s
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Jack
Haugh
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
🤝 Club Partnerships
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Kobe
Barber
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
📍 Glasgow East — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
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Dom
Duffy
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
📍 Glasgow East — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
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Louie
Smile
SGK Coach
🤝 Club Partnerships
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s
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Euan
Hope
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s
🤝 Club Partnerships
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Lewis
Cox
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s
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Josh
McCann
SGK Coach
📍 Glasgow Toryglen — Group Sessions
🕐 Monday 1-2-1s
🕐 Friday 1-2-1s

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— What Drives Us
Our Values
Excellence

We hold ourselves to the highest professional standards in everything we do.

Passion

We love goalkeeping and that passion shows in every session we deliver.

Development

Every goalkeeper we work with gets better. That is our commitment.

Accessibility

Professional coaching should be available to every goalkeeper — not just the elite.

LEARN · DEVELOP · GROW · INSPIRE
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