To summarize the question, “How do I build up my confidence and not feel afraid on the field?” A wise man once said that “Good judgement comes from experience…and experience comes from – bad judgement.” You have to play the game. It is important to try and even to fail. We ask ourselves a lot […]…
Goalkeeping, like playing any other position is about skills and ideas. Whether it is your positioning, handling, diving, dealing with crosses and high balls, or distribution, you can learn these skills and ideas either by yourself against a wall or in small-sided games. For example, to begin learning diving technique, I like to have GKs […]…
The idea is that you want traction. You want your cleats to dig into the ground and not into your feet. Cleats have different configurations. There are replaceable studs for soft ground – typically a 6-stud configuration. There are also “molded” which have 12-studs,”turf shoes” with many studs, and flat shoes like you would use […]…
The game just ended so if you have it on DVR and didn’t watch it yet, then stop reading now so I don’t spoil it for you. …Come back later, of course, so we can compare notes. This is certainly one of the biggest games of the year to happen anywhere and the action did […]…