Goalkeeping Hand Positioning
Writing by Forbze on Thursday, 1 of May , 2008 at 1:18 pm
A basic step often neglected, catching the ball and positioning of your hands is one of the most basic and fundamental techniques that a goalkeeper should learn. Good hands can make a difference between a average goalkeeper, who drops the ball every now and then and concedes an easy goal, and a excellent keeper who holds on to all the shots that he needs to.
Later, I’ll post about catching vs. parrying / punching, but for now, we’ll look at the following techniques used to handle varying types of shot.
- Catching High shots / crosses above the head
- Catching Mid-range shots
- Stopping Low shots
- Diving and stopping the ball
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