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Researching and Categorizing Goalkeeper Skills

 Hi Everyone!

The first task I needed to complete for this project was brainstorming each of the different skills needed for goalkeeping. I did a little research to check if I was missing any skills, but for the most part I researched how people grouped the skills into different categories as I found a lot of skills overlapped between some of the initial categories I created. For example, positioning is a skill that can be included in a number of different categories. Where a keeper positions themself on set pieces (corner kicks, free kicks, penalties, etc.) is very important, but positioning also plays a key role in being able to break up through balls or long balls as well as cutting down angles on shots and one-on-ones. My first thought was to include each of these within the category of positioning, but there are other skills involved in one-on-ones and set pieces that aren't closely related to positioning; for example timing, anticipation (reading a shooter or play), and communication. Most of the sources I examined had some good insights and each broke down important skills differently, however each were also missing important skills or had some of the overlap that I had also noticed. The site I found that broke it down best separated the skills into Distribution, Footwork, Positioning, Shot stopping, and Crosses. 

Although these are all important overarching skills there are a few problems with them that I want to explain:

  1. Distribution is a fairly distinct category and will include skills like throwing, goal kicks, punting, and pass backs.
  2. Footwork is connected to almost every skill as a goalkeeper, from diving, to pass backs, to high balls, to taking goal kicks. Therefore I plan to break down the footwork for each skill separately.
  3. Positioning is also connected to almost every skill and overlaps with shot stopping and crosses which are already separate categories.
  4. Shot stopping as a category is reasonable, but since there are large sub-categories that exist, I plan to break this down further into Handling, Diving, and One-on-ones.
  5. Crosses as a category makes sense, but I will be adding a separate category for Set Pieces that will include corners. I've separated corner kicks due to the following differences from corners: 
    • The player crossing the ball cannot dribble to attack the goal (goalkeeper must position closer to the near post on crosses)
    • The defense is set and ideally between the defenders and the goal (crosses are dangerous because defenders are running back towards their own goal).
Therefore, I will be including overarching techniques of positioning, communication, and footwork related to each skill that I break down. The categories that I will be separating skills into are:

Distribution & Foot Skills

 
Dennis, Adrian. (July 1, 2014). US goalkeeper Tim Howard rolls the ball out during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (photo). Retrieved from
[https://www.soccertoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Tim-Howard-World-Cup.jpg]

Handling

Gettyimages/ ilbusca. (July 1, 2014). Being able to react quickly and automatically. (photo). Retrieved from
[https://static.owayo-cdn.com/newhp/img/magazin/goalkeepertrainingfootball/goalkeeper-training-quick-skills.jpg]

Diving & Shot Stopping

The Times of India / AFP. (July 15, 2021). Gianluigi Donnarumma diving save. (photo). Retrieved from
[https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-84429465,width-1200,height-900,resizemode-4/.jpg]

One-On-Ones

International Soccer Community. (n.d.). Breakaway (photo). Retrieved from [http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/77/393202/3/rawImage.jpg]

Set Pieces

Scheffer, Loukos. (September 27, 2017). Free kick against Montreal Impact of MLS. (photo). Retrieved from
[https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2bbbdbf2a5846ec8729596b22d037438.webp]

Crosses

Dick's Sporting Goods. (n.d.). Soccer goalkeeper tips: How to handle a high cross. (photo). Retrieved from
[https://dsgmedia.blob.core.windows.net/pub/2020/03/High-Cross.jpg]

Goalkeeper Fitness

KwikGoal. (June 26, 2019). Goalkeeper specific weight training. (photo). Retrieved from
[https://soccer-training-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/goalkeeper_strenght_trainng.jpg]

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