This is another article about gear that I feel is very important to cover. Personally, I wore headgear for a short amount of time. This was right after I bumped heads with my own defender trying to clear a ball out outside the box! Decision making was not the strongest part of my game at …
Looking back on my years in and near the pro game, you would think that this would be a topic of discussion between keepers. From experience though, it really wasn’t something that I thought about a lot over the years. Until very recently when I had a scare playing a pick up 7v7 game on …
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Goalkeepers have the luxury of being able to well virtually whatever they want when they are out on the field. This is something that actually attracts a lot of people to the position. Even some of the top names in the game admit that they were initially drawn to the goal because they liked the …
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How should goalkeeper gloves fit? Finding the right fit for goalkeeper gloves can be harder than most people expect. To this day more than 20 years after I put on my first pair of goalkeeper gloves I struggle to find a consistent fit. There are a couple of reasons for that. I would say that …
One of the most important duties of a goalkeeper is to make sure that their defensive line is properly positioned at all times. Also, it’s the goalkeeper’s job to alert their team members of upcoming pressure when that player has his or her back turned to where the pressure is coming from. In short, as …
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This is a question that a lot of parents want to know the answer to because it dictates how much you’re going to be spending on equipment. The same thing goes for keepers that have to buy their own gear of course. The real answer to the question, “How long should goalkeeper gloves last?”, can …
If you’ve ever shopped for a new pair of goalkeeper gloves whether it be online or anywhere else there is a good chance that you realized something quickly. You can find pairs of gloves at a wide variety of prices. Goalkeeper gloves cost can vary a lot. There are gloves that are going to go …
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This is certainly one of the most exciting articles that I’ve written to this point. How to dive as a goalkeeper! There is plenty of information about diving properly and good technique as a keeper. Also, you can take a look at plenty of videos on how to get this done. Of course, I want …
If you are a keeper or your kid has gotten the itch to get in goal this is certainly one of the things that you’ll inevitably look into. Both training and games can be tough on a goalkeeper’s knees. You are going to have to bend and lower your knees when dealing with a low …
In the early 2000s, Adidas took the goalkeeping world by storm by releasing their Fingersave gloves. These were the firsrt modern goalkeeper gloves with finger protection. Originally what these gloves featured was a small metal rod on the backhand of the glove where your fingers go. The idea was that the harder surface was going …
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