| A skillful soccer goalie in your team can | | | | |
| make a huge difference in winning or losing | | | | Handling The Ball Effectively |
| games. The position of the goalie is the | | | | |
| dichotomy of the team. It can be both fun and | | | | When it comes to handling the ball |
| exciting. Unlike the rest of the players, the | | | | effectively, you should teach the young |
| ultimate goal of the goalie is to stop | | | | goalie to use two hand positions, the W and |
| scores. | | | | the Heart. Keep your watchful eyes open and |
| | | | observe the activities the goalie. If they |
| Therefore, an expert coach knows that it | | | | are trying to trap the ball between their |
| becomes sometime necessary to offer some | | | | hands like catching a fly, rather than having |
| consolation and praise to the goalie to | | | | the ball meet their hands, stop them from |
| retain his self-esteem. Here go some valuable | | | | doing so and tell them the right way. |
| tips. | | | | |
| | | | W Is Best Used For The Youngest Goalies |
| Pulling The Ball Tightly Into The Body | | | | |
| | | | If the goalie is very young, the W is the |
| Train the goalie in a way that he should pull | | | | best for him. This does not allow their hands |
| the ball tightly into the body when catching | | | | to become as big as possible but at the same |
| the ball. If you are coaching the team of | | | | time, it also keeps them from doing the |
| younger players, it is always a great idea to | | | | flytrap. Teach them to form the W by placing |
| teach them to cuddle the ball on the ground | | | | the tip of their thumbs together, with their |
| and keep their body in front of the ball. | | | | palms toward the ball and fingers pointing |
| | | | upwards. |
| This way, the shins, knees and feet will also | | | | |
| help stop the ball. This method carries | | | | What is more, one of the required skills for |
| bucketful of advantages. For example, the | | | | each and every soccer goalie is their ability |
| number of injured hands and fingers by over | | | | to move quickly side-to-side and general |
| ambitious opponents will be significantly | | | | quickness. |
| reduced. | | | | |