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soccer
the soccer coach at my school wants me to try out for goalie. im going to do it. but ive never played soccer before. so, can anyone explain to me exactly what a goalie does besides block the ball? also, when i go to tryout, what all should i bring? if it helps, im 15/f
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Ive played goalie for a few (minor) clubs in my youth. Here are a few things off the top of my head about what a good keeper does:
- Parry the ball (with any and all limbs... lol even the ones that hurt)
- Catch the ball (even better, see below)
- Tackle the ball
- Throw the ball
- Goalkicks (a defender can take it for you, but a keeper must eventually develop a long powerful goalkick)
- Help direct the defense- In time, when you have experience, this will be required of you. The keeper is in the best position to see what is going on and who is in the wrong place.
Goalkeeper attributes:
- The ablitity to catch the ball, rather than just block it is invaluable. Parrying the thing back out into the box is dangerous and can create new chances. Of course, trying to catch it, failing, and dropping the ball creates even worse chances. Nonetheless, in football (soccer)manager games they call this ability "handling".
- Reflexes... need I say more?
- Agility... also self explanatory. The further you can dive, the higher you can jump, the better. If you play regular 11 a side football (there are other variants), you will find that goal to be enormous. Also, the ability to drop and stand as quickly as possible is very useful. Goalkeeper training is actually one of the most intense there is.
- Anticipation. Sometimes less agile keepers are always in the way of the ball.
- Fearlessness/ bravery. The more able you are to enter into a tackle with an oncoming forward, the better you are.
Of course, no one excels at all of these (save perhaps the great pros). The more you have the better.
As for stuff, the person below listed a bunch of things. All you really need are a pair of goalkeeping gloves (provided often by the club/school/etc) and football shoes. They also make goalkeeping pants which are padded on the sides (where you land in the dives), but they are hardly "neccessary". I would just wear something like a tracksuit (avoid shorts when in goal) without any zippers or anything.
Edit: Oh... and I almost forgot the most important thing. Shin guards. Trust me, they are really neccessary (the school might provide them though, so maybe you should ask).
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heres a list of things you NEED to bring
List:
knee pads
goalie gloves
long socks
water
cleets
i dont know how to explain..goalies kind of simple you block the ball and you need to know when to do it..you need to have goo reflexes and you need to know how to save it. practice throwing the ball in the air and kicking it. i hope i helped you out!
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