Blog 16: Advisory Meeting #2

EQ: How can a goalkeeper best avoid having goals scored against her during a soccer game?

Answer #2:

A goalkeeper can best avoid having goals scored against her during a soccer game by having a strong foundation in tactical ability.

3 (actually 4 since I couldn't narrow it down) details:

• Goalkeepers need to know when to dive or move to the ball.  If you dive too soon you won't be able to get back up in the case of a shot getting rebounded back into play.

• Goalkeepers need to offer strong communication to the team.  Goalkeepers need to line up their defenders in the case of an oncoming attack.

• Goalkeepers can't act, they need to react.  In a one on one situation you wait for the attacker to make a mistake.

• Goalkeepers need to know when to come off their line.  Waiting too long to come off your line allows the attacker more time to figure out their next move and chip a shot over your head.

Sources to support my answer:

Source 28: "Extending the Goalkeepers Range - Sweeper Keeper." Serious Goalkeeping - Goalkeeper Tactics. Serious Goalkeeping, n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.

Source 17: Benjamin, Jeff. "JB Goalkeeping - Positioning." JB Goalkeeping - Positioning. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://www.jbgoalkeeping.com/position.html>.

Source 12 A/B: Wade, Allen. "Chapters 1-6." Positional Play: Goalkeeping. Spring City, PA: Reedswain Videos, 1997. 2-15. Print.