The answer to are goalkeepers allowed to wear hats is simple. Yes, goalkeepers are allowed to wear hats. However, there are a ton of different things to keep in mind if you are going to wear a hat. You’re going to want to make sure that you’re wearing a specific type of hat. So that you won’t get too hot and also so that it’s comfortable for long periods of time. Also, although goalkeepers are allowed to wear hats it’s ultimately down to the ref of that particular game whether or not they’ll allow you to wear a hat. It’s kind of like with the GloveGlu article that I have on the site. It’s essentially legal to use it because the rules don’t specifically ban it.
There’s an issue with the rules in soccer/football though, and when you trace things back to the source you realize that the problem is the organized sport was started in England. Just a quick and extremely flawed lesson in law. Laws in the United States and England rely on a jury and judge to hear out different parties and determine the punishment that the accused should be given out. While there are in essence set laws that say if you do one thing, this will be your punishment most of the issues are up for interpretation. The rules in the game are much the same. Except in football/soccer the referee is the judge, the jury and the executioner. So although it’s legal for goalkeepers to wear a hat you may still be banned from wearing the particular hat that you have.
It’s Legal To Wear A Hat, But Not All Hats
This is something that you really want to be aware of. As I just mentioned it’s ultimately going to be up to the ref to decide which hats are allowed and which hats aren’t allowed. Again, since there are no set rules about hat wearing it’s hard to determine what’s ok and what isn’t. Technically a ref would be able to disallow the use of a hat if he deems it a risk to yourself or to the other players. There was a case in the Premier League a few years ago not involving a hat, but an external garment if you will. Argentine Carlos Tevez used to wear one of those ski masks for cold weather games. It was more like a bandana that he would put around his neck. It’s different from the full mask. I’ll leave a picture here.
Anyway the mask sparked a lot of debate, and ultimately the Premier League decided to ban the use of those particular masks. On the grounds that if he were to be pulled down by a defender he could be putting himself in serious risk of injury. What does this all have to do with hats? Just like the Premier League in the case of Tevez the referee at any of the games that you’re playing could deem the particular hat that you’re wearing unsafe for yourself or for the rest of the players on the field. If that’s the case he or she can forbid you to wear it during the game. Even though technically speaking goalkeepers can wear hats.
Why You’ll Want To Wear A Soft Hat Anyway
If we get into what type of hats may be more at risk of getting banned by referees we’d certainly have to say a hard ball cap. It would have to be a hat that features a large flat visor. There’s an argument to be made though that you won’t be wanting to wear one of these hats either. One of the major drawbacks from wearing a hat as a goalkeeper is that when you hit the ground there’s a good chance that the hat you’re wearing is going to come off. Hitting the ground with a large hard visor and having the hat come off probably doesn’t feel all too good for the person that’s wearing the hat.
Also, those can be deemed dangerous to other players because if you come out to cut a cross there’s always a chance that you’ll hit an opponent or a teammate with your visor and cause an injury. A counterargument to that would be to say that you’d rather hit them with your hat than have a head-to-head collision. That’s actually a decent argument. Ultimately it comes down to what you feel comfortable wearing as well as what the referee is going to allow you to wear. If you are keen to wear a hat I would strongly recommend some of those softer hats that Nike used to put out that tennis players liked to wear. Those are usually going to stay on your head even through a lot of movement or contact. Also, you’re more likely to get the ok from the refs.
The Sun Is The Major Reason Why Goalkeepers Wear Hats
This is one of the most obvious statements that have ever been uttered on this site. One of the main reasons why you want to wear a hat as a goalkeeper is the sun. The sun can be a real problem when it comes to locating high balls. Also, if you’ve got some type of skin condition that you’re dealing with, standing in the sun for 90 minutes isn’t going to be ideal. In that regard it may also be a good idea to wear enough sunscreen when you’re going to be playing games in the hot sun. If the sun is one of the reasons why you’re wearing hats then you’re also going to want to make sure you’re wearing a hat that doesn’t get too hot.
I talked about this already, but for some of the older guys like myself that are having trouble with hair loss hats can also be great friends. Again you’re going to be in the sun for a long time. Putting your bald head through that without enough protection is not ideal. Some of the same things that I’ve talked about apply. The type of hat that you wear doesn’t only have to comply with being labeled “safe” by the ref. At the same time you want to make sure that you’re wearing something that truly provides the type of benefits that you’re looking for! This is probably something that you’ve thought about if you’re keen to wear a hat, but I just wanted to make sure that I put it out here.
Why Don’t We See More Goalkeepers With Hats These Days?
There’s no question that the number of goalkeepers within the pro game that are wearing hats has decreased in the last couple of years. I feel there are some pretty clear reasons why this is the case. The first reason why hats aren’t necessarily a thing in the pro game anymore is because a lot of the games particularly in the top leagues have been moved to the evening or night. That in itself has more to do with the times that people tend to be watching TV. The Premier League still likes its early bird games, and in some other leagues across the world there are teams that traditionally played early games.
We’ve certainly lost a lot of that tradition. This is actually something that’s fairly recent at least in leagues across North America. For example in Liga MX we still have Pumas and Toluca playing their home games traditionally Sunday’s at noon. The local TV schedule has essentially worked around that. They are the only two teams left though with that traditional game time. When they play playoff games they are forced to play closer to prime time. Apart from the scheduling it has to be said that wearing a hat as a goalkeeper isn’t necessarily comfortable. Since you’re going to have to throw your body on the ground there’s a chance that your hat’s going to come flying off. That has certainly been an issue that discourages goalkeepers from wearing hats.
If You’re Going To Play With A Hat Train With One
This advice is one that I would extend to any type of external gear that you want to wear as a goalkeeper. I don’t get the goalkeepers that say they don’t like to train with a hat, but play with one. It just doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. The argument behind this idea revolves around the fact that you’re going to be diving more in training than you are in a game. That’s actually true, no doubt about it. However, if you’re going to be wearing a hat wouldn’t it be a good idea to get one that doesn’t fall off your head every time that you dive? What’s the best way to make sure that you find the right hat? That would be testing it in practice in my opinion.
In the interest of full disclosure I would have to say that I don’t wear a hat. That’s more on me because I don’t wear hats outside the field either. In general, I’m not a goalkeeper who likes to use all of the external gear that’s essentially out there for us to use. That’s because I value movement and comfort overprotection sometimes. When it comes to hats though I don’t think they are that big of an issue in general. I’m probably one of the few people that I can think of that literally despises hats. In any case, if you’re keen to wear one between the sticks my advice is still the same. Make sure you wear one at all times when playing.
