Ian McCaldon’s Experience
Ian McCaldon is the head goalkeeping coach for Everton Women in Liverpool, England. He oversees scouting opposition and develops training and game plans for the Everton goalkeepers. This includes consistent video analysis of games and training sessions, consulting with the goalkeepers to devise solutions, and collaborating with a team of experts to improve all aspects of the goalkeeper game.
Over his career, he has worked with coaches and athletes to analyze video of athletes and provide verbal and written feedback and plans to improve goalkeeper performance.
From 2018 to 2020, McCaldon was the head goalkeeping coach for Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League. While there he was named 2020 Coach of the Year and marshaled goalkeeper Aubrey (Bledsoe) Kingsbury to train with the United States Women's National Team (USWNT.) Kingsbury is a member of the USWNT for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
McCaldon was the head goalkeeping coach for the Scottish Women’s National A Squad, where he traveled extensively, including 77 international games in Europe, the United States, and Brazil. In 2017, McCaldon helped lead the team to the Women’s European Championship Finals.
Prior to that, McCaldon coached goalkeepers at Livingston Football Club, National Performance Center for Female Footballers at Herriott Watt University Edinburgh, and Hibernian Ladies Football Club.
McCaldon played as a professional goalkeeper for twelve years at Livingston FC, St Mirren, Ross County FC, Peterhead FC, Berwick Rangers FC, Oxford United FC, and Chester City FC. As a part of his roles in developing talent for these clubs, he has worked with male and female youth goalkeepers aged 8-16. He has his SFA Goalkeeping License, UEFA ‘B’ License, and is a certified professional trainer.
McCaldon has a unique, effective, and professional approach to training emerging goalkeeper talent.