Does anybody out play keeper in soccer?
445899
you have to be insane nuts\nplay without abandon\nthe box belongs to you\nno one is allowed inside the six\nremember, an object in motion will always break an object sitting still.  \nYou have to be crazy\nnothing can stop you from getting to the ball and securing it
1096869
First of all what position are you going to play?\nIf you are a goal keeper, try putting some weight in your legs and wrists and jumping up and to the sides (as if you were trying to get the ball).\nOther positions try control of the ball, doing "the bicycle", changing direction and speed, etc. And also with out the ball try speed and changes in direction. If you have a partner, try dribbling and then try stoping him.
1126027
The goalie must leave the field\n\nIf the team has a substitution left, it can pull a player from the field and send in their backup goalie.\n\nIf they don't have any substitutions left, one of the players from the field will put on the goalie's jersey and play goalkeeper (very rare, but I've seen it happen)
306101
I've played soccer since I was about 5. I love everything about it: fast paced, competitive, and fun as hell. Until about a year ago, I was mid fielder, but when our goalie was injured I had to get in goal. It is the most nerve wracking, intimidating thing to do in all of sports...I LOVE IT!!
443112
Whenever one asks who is the best keeper, it is really a two-part question. As a rule of thumb, there are two specific skill sets/areas that determine how good a keeper really is. The first skill set is "tra i pali", in Italian, which means "between the posts." This quality measures a keepers reactivity, reflexes and saving ability against shots on target. While there are many candidates for best "tra i pali", I would say the top three in terms of reactivity, pure cat-like leaping and diving ability, and saving ability are Dida (AC Milan - Brazilian National team), Gigi Buffon (Juventus - Italian National team) and Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan). The second skill set is again, in Iatlian termed "in uscita", which means off the line or defending the entire penalty area. This skill set is a direct measure a a keepers defending ability of the penaly area. In this sense, the keeper acts as another defender, except he can handle the ball, obviously. "In uscita" can be seen how a keeper comes off his line to play a corner, free kick, or cross intended for a striker's head. "in uscita" can also be measured how a keeper comes off his line to disrupt a counter attack or a break-away on goal. For this second skill set (in uscita), the best keeper in the world is without question Gigi Buffon (Juventus - Italy National team). Buffon is almost impossible to dribble past or beat on a fats break. Just ask Thierry Henry of Arsenal about Buffon's "uscita" ability, as Buffon, on more than one occasion, stopped break-aways from the French striker in the champions league quarter-finals. Other great keepers, aside from Buffon, "in uscita" are Julio Cesar (Inter Milan- Brazil National team), Jens Lehman (Arsenal - German National team) and Marco Amelia (Livorno - Italian National team) and Iker Casillas (Real Madrid - Spanish National team). \n\nTherefore, combining both skill sets, the best goalkeeper on the planet is Gigi Buffon of Juventus (and Italy), followed by Dida of AC Milan (and Brazil). Of course, being Italiano, I am biased toward anything Italian, but the Italians do indeed know a thing or two about goalkeeping. Just see Dino Zoff, Walter Zenga, and Gianluca Pagliuca as some examples.\n\nWell, sorry about the long discorse, but the question on who is the best keeper is really not as simple as it appears. The answer, however, is much clearer.
391315
Yes, he made keeper.  Angelina (the captain at the time) said that he wasn't the best person who tried out, but she wanted to get someone who fit in with the rest of the team.
479300
Ummmm...I'd rather see the PK's.  I'm a goalkeeper and I played from the time I was 4 all the way through college and I can honestly say, I'm not the hugest fan of PK's.  But it's an art form.  Being able to read the shooter and quick enough to react to the shot takes a lot of skill on the keeper's part and putting the ball someplace where it is impossible for the keeper to save it also takes a lot of skill.  I say keep the PK's.
153634
If you are a goalkeeper you have to prove it yourself, then you will get a goalkeeper coach .And if you are only studying goalkeeping better try not for a coach, because soccer is a beautiful game.
1050392
The goalkeeper can go anywhere on the field of play, at any time. The only reason he wears a different colour kit is so that the referee knows he is the goalkeeper. It is only the goalkeeper who can handle the ball in the penalty area ( unless of course you want to give a penalty kick away to the other team ). The goalkeeper cannot wear the same colour kit as his own team or the opponents.
1014803
As a referee myself I know that you can pass the ball to your keeper with either your head or chest. You cannot pass him/her the ball with your feet and have the keeper pick up the ball.
31154
no...there is really no point. the purpose of the game is to go around, knocking people over and trying to score as many touchdowns as possible, either by running with the ball or passing to a team mate.\n\nthat's why i prefer to stay with soccer!
627897
Each person has there own way of doing it.  Just do what feels natural and practice with it.  When I cross (i'm right footed) my left leg is straight while my right leg comes across my body to hit the ball.  Before hitting the ball you turn towards goal and aim for the mass of bodies in front of the keeper :)
392211
That is one heck of a question.  There are 11 players on each team, 1 Goalkeeper and 11 outfield.  They either play defence, midfield or attack.  The basic shape of a soccer team should be 4-4-2 that's 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 attackers but nowadays there are a lot of strange formations professional teams use to utilize the strengths of their player.  These include 5-3-2, 3-5-2 and 4-3-3.  Sometimes the 4-3-3 is used when a team is trailing and replaces a midfielder with another attacker and becomes more direct in their play.\nRules:\n    The object of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team.  To score a goal you must get the ball past the opposing goalkeeper and fully across the goal line.  To stop you, the goalkeeper is the only player that can legally use his or her hands to touch the ball and they may only do this inside the 18 yd box, if it is done outside it is a foul.  \n    Generally the feet and head are used to play the ball but in the past i have personally scored with my knee, chest and even my butt.  \nFouls are commited when a player handles the ball or makes unfair contact with an opposing player.  When a foul is committed a free-kick is given to the fouled team.  If the foul occurs inside the 18 box and is by the defending team it is a penalty kick.  A penalty kick is taken from the spot 12 yds from the goal and the goal keeper and the taker are the only people within the 18 yd box.  Challenges that are shoulder to shoulder between to players running together for the ball are allowed.  Challenges from behind were recently completely outlawed as the caused too many injuries.  If a player fouls a lot or makes a dangerous challenge they can receive a yellow card.  If you receive two yellow cards that is equal to one red card and you are dismissed from the field and cannot return or be replaced.  Red cards can be issued without a yellow being issued if a player throws a punch or stops a clear goal scoring opportunity illegally.\n    If the ball leaves the field to the side it is a throw in to the opposing side of the team that touched it last.  The throw must be two handed and from behind the head to be legal.  \n    If the ball leaves the field between the goal post and the corner of the field it is a goal kick if the attacking team touched it last and a corner kick if the defending team touched it last.  A corner kick must be taken from the quarter circle next the corner flag.\n    The offside rule and the backpass rule were introduced and modified in the 80's and 90'sto increase fairness.\n    The offside rule says that when the ball is played up the field by the attacking team, when an attacker is in the opposing teams half he must have an outfield player between him and the goal at the exact point the ball is played.  This rule was introduced to stop attackers just hanging around the goal and making the game very basic.\n    The backpass rule says that if a defender intentionally plays the ball back to his goalkeeper with his feet, the goalkeeper cannot then pick it up and must use his head or feet to get rid of the back.  This was introduced in the 80's because a lot of teams would keep playing the ball back to the goalkeeper so he could pick it up and waste time when their team was winning.  \n    I think that's all i've got.  I hope i didn't miss anything.
1104863
There are six people on one side, plus a goalkeeper. They are arranged three people near the goal and three people closer to the halfway point (when on offense). Of course the goal keeper tends to stay in the goal!\n\nThere can be more people on a team, just depending at which level you are playing. But only seven in at a time, and you can sub when you need to.
1184221
Not easy at all. I play forward and midfielder both attacking mid and on the wings. I've always known goalkeeping wasn't easy, but I hadn't had personal experience with it until this year with my intramural college soccer team when our goalie went down with an injury and I filled in the spot. Not only do you block shots: You have to know when and how to come out for a corner kick, you need to be good at stopping free kicks because it's hard to see the ball with your wall in front of you, you need to be careful when going at a forward because any little mistake can result in a penalty kick and/or red card, you have to be good at timing a ball coming at you especially when they have crazy spin on them and they bounce a couple of times. Yeah, being a goalie isn't easy. I think it's a fun position, but definitely not easy.
1023153
Forwards, Midfielders, defenders and a goalkeeper
349385
Well of course they can, Who tries to score goals (Forwards/Strikers) and who stops them (The goalkeepers). You don't always here about fantastic goals being scored. You do how ever here about fantastic saves!