MY STRONG POINT FOR DEFENDING THE GOAL

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MY STORONG POINT

Some people belives the play for defending the goal by goalkeeper is separated 2 types.

First one is “The play for receiving the ball.”
This one is the play that goalkeeper receive the shoot from striker.
Normally,goalkeeper’s training session is spent a lot of time for this play such us catching,diving,agility,blocking,and so on.

Second one is “The play for stealing the ball.”
This play means that goalkeeper deal with the ball before striker shoot.
The example of this play is to come out to grab or punch away cross ball.
In addition,in oder to cover the space behind 4or3backs,coming out to the outside box is also included this play.

This season was the most meaningful season because playing as a visa player made me think a lot how you have individual skill to contribute the team and how you can make difference from other goalkeepers.

To be honest,I feel my shoot stopping skill(first one) is not better than other goalkeeper cause I don’t have big body and long arm.Although I’m confident of reaction speed to shoot,I think long arm is much bigger advantage than reaction skill.(It depends on the situation.)

However,through play as a visa player in Australia 2nd devision,what I realized is to be able to make difference by “the play for stealing the ball.”

As most of goalkeeper knows,this play is very difficult to make it because we have to predict where the ball is coming and if I can touch the ball faster than the striker or not.We have to get a lot of information in advance.

First of all,we have to recognize the movement by striker and also the circumstance of the ball holder in advance.
If the ball holder wasn’t under the pressure and the opponent striker make action to behind space,we have to take care a long pass to the striker and organize defence line.

After that,when the ball came to the space of behind your backs,we have to make decision if this ball is in your available area or not.

The preparation is all.
How you can scan circumstances place where there is not ball will determine your future.

In order to make it this decision making,I think the most important thing is to know myself deeply.

How large area you can dominate,how running speed you have,,,

The more the goalkeeper knows himself,the more the goalkeeper’s available area is getting bigger.

In terms of this skill,even me don’t still understand myself completely,experience will push me up.

Practice,practice,practice,,,