Adrian Tucker has spent the past three years putting Swansea City’s first team goalkeepers through their paces.During that period, one of the most successful in the club’s history, Tucker has worked with esteemed names such at Holland international Michel Vorm and Dorus De Vries, now of Wolverhampton Wanderers.This week, however, has seen the affable Welsh man return to his coaching roots by sharing his vast experience with some of the Island’s aspiring young shot stoppers.“In my younger years I used to do a bit of coaching in America during the off-season but this is the first time I’ve done something like this in a while,” said the 35-year-old.“A contact of Cal Blankendal’s (the BBFS CEO) asked me if it was something I was interested in doing and invited me to come to Bermuda and give a bit of coaching to the young goalkeepers.“I have a young family now so my time away from football is precious but when an invite to travel to a lovely Island like Bermuda comes along you have to take it.”The five-day camp, hosted by Bermuda Brazilian Football School (BBFS) clinic at BAA Field, has been an enjoyable break from the pressures of the professional game for Tucker, who has been impressed by the enthusiasm and willingness shown by the youngsters.“One of my previous employments was with the Wales Football Trust where I was the goalkeeper coordinator. During that time I worked with keepers of all ages as I developed as a coach.“It’s been very enjoyable getting to know the kids and their qualities. I’ve been tinkering the sessions depending on the age group of the kids. It’s probably a bit easier with the older ones who I can relate more of the type of exercises I would do with the first team keepers at Swansea.”Tucker started his career as an apprentice goalkeeper at Torquay, where he played in the reserves.A shoulder injury cut his professional career short, but he returned to Wales to play for Ebbw Vale, Inter Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Merthyr.After hanging up his gloves, Tucker embarked on a coaching career, which saw him spend 12 years with the Welsh Football Trust before his dream move to the Swans in 2009.“I was a professional at Torquay but I finished at 20 because of some shoulder injuries which put me back a bit and I came back to Wales and played in the National League,” he said.“Coaching opportunities came up but football in Wales is only part-time and I wasn’t going to spend the rest of my life training on a Tuesday and Thursday and playing on a Saturday; I had to find a proper job.“I ended up going to university and studying a sports science degree and then started working with the Welsh Football Trust in 1997.”Next season will see a new coach in charge at Liberty Stadium after Brendon Rodgers left the club to take the reins at Premier League powerhouse Liverpool.Tucker admits Rodgers will be a tough act to follow, having led Swansea to an impressive 11th place finish last season, but is hopeful the club can build on their hugely encouraging debut Premier League campaign.“I’ve been at Swansea three years and it’s been a fantastic period. Last year was our first in the Premier League and we did extremely well and won a lot of friends through the course of the season,” said Tucker, who has coached Wales’ Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 national team keepers.“There will be a change of manager after Brendon Rodgers left to take up a position at Liverpool.“I’m sure the new manager will be looking to strengthen the squad and if we can build on an 11th place finish that would be fantastic. We need to be realistic, though, but at the same time there’s no reason why we can’t be a top half of the table teams.”Tucker considers Wales’ number one Wayne Hennessey as probably the best keeper he has worked with although he has backed Swansea’s first choice Michel Vorm to become a Premier League star.“At the younger age groups I worked with Wayne Hennessey who is now the Wales number one. At Swansea I’ve worked with Dorus de Vries and more recently Michel Vorm the Dutch international.“We signed Michel from Utrecht for $1.5 million and his value has soared. He’s a fantastic goalkeeper and was voted the club’s player of year, players’ player of the year and fans’ player of the year, which is nice when you’re the goalkeeper coach!”