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Goalkeeping Tips, Tidbits and Random ThoughtsAn athlete talking to themsleves during competition is hardly a new phenomenon.... The talk does not have to be vocal. By merely thinking you are talking to yourself and sending a message. If you have a question, comment or rebuttal you'd like to see addressed here, send me email. I will post your mail to the blog at my discretion unless you specify otherwise.
Insult to injuryOuch. Talk about adding insult to injury... almost literally:"Norwich goalkeeper [Robert Green], who came on for David James during the interval, injured himself when his leg seemed to collapse on him while taking a goal kick and Vitaly Kutuzov had the simple task of firing the ball into the unguarded net." (SportingLife.com) Always make sure you are well warmed up before working on goalkicks. Labels: Matchday observations Youth goalkeeper weaknessesAfter watching a number of youth games this weekend, here are, in general, a few major weaknesses of most youth goalkeepers:
If you're a goalkeeper, what are you doing to improve these parts of your game if they are weak? If you're a coach, how are you helping your goalkeepers get better in these areas? Even U8s and U10s can start to learn to judge crosses, even if they won't see many in a game, or be encouraged to throw or roll the ball out to teammates rather than put up a 50/50 punt every time. Labels: Matchday observations | ||||
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