The most important technique for a goalkeeper is the basic positioning because it is the foundation for all of the other techniques (e.g. low and high saves). This video provides you with …
The position you take up before the striker shoots goes a long way to determining how easy it is to make the save or get to the shot. Positioning and footwork are just as important to shot-stopping as your …
Second, the goalkeeper must always try to position themselves on an imaginary line that runs from the center of the goal to the ball (Fig. 1). This puts them in ...
3 servers are placed in front of the goal with a small gate to aim for in front of them. The gate helps for the goalkeeper to know what angle he is at and his ...
The Fundamentals of Goalkeeper Positioning ... Footwork, hand-eye coordination, and reflexes are three core areas of improvement that goalkeepers at all levels ...
A goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring (putting the ball over the goal-line of the goal). This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or d…
Before starting on positioning, make sure your goalkeeper doesn’t stand like a “rabbit frozen in the headlights” when an attacker is bearing down on them. When the …
Goalkeepers need to understand when to close down an attacker and their shooting angle and when to stay in goal and protect their position. In addition, good …
One of the hardest and most overlooked aspects of being a Goalkeeper is positioning. Good positioning is vital for pulling out saves, putting in a defensive …
Our results showed that goalkeepers adopted a starting position with a stance width of 33 ± 1% of leg length, knee flexion angle of 62 ± 18° and hip flexion angle …
Positioning is a very key aspect of goalkeeping so in this video I tell you how to position correctly as a goalkeeper making your job so much easier. This video tells you the basics of...