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<\/p>\nWhen we refer to the specific training of goalkeepers, we usually talk about defensive work:\u00a0blocks, deflections, 1v1, aerial game, etc. However, this classic conception is far from the\u00a0current requirements that the goalkeeper’s game demands and the most developed specific\u00a0training approaches.<\/p>\n
Both soccer rule changes and the evolution of the ideas and game models have increased the\u00a0keeper’s involvement in building up the offensive game. It is common to see goalkeepers start\u00a0playing short with close teammates trying to generate\u00a0superiority until they find the free man. In the same way, looking for the free man or space in\u00a0intermediate distances and attacking the spaces behind the rival’s back is a task that coaches\u00a0require more and more from goalkeepers.<\/p>\n
Based on this exponential increase in the offensive demands on the goalkeeper figure, it is\u00a0evident that as technical specialists in their training, we must respond to this situation. Beyond\u00a0the technical elements, such as passes or controls, from our point of view, there is an aspect\u00a0that stands out for its vital importance, the concept of support\/assist.<\/p>\n
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With this term we refer\u00a0to any situation derived from the team’s possession of the ball to which the goalkeeper\u00a0responds intentionally trying to be a possible receiver of the ball. Although simple at first\u00a0glance, this offensive concept includes many other aspects to be assessed and mastered by the\u00a0goalkeeper. Below, we will number these facts and try to explain them sequentially in order to\u00a0achieve success. If this sequence is altered or any point gets suppressed, the action will\u00a0probably reduce its success rate.<\/p>\n
First, all support\/assistance must be based on offering a passing line, backward or laterally, to\u00a0increase the distance from the opponents and thus gain time. This way, the goalkeeper makes\u00a0the opponents travel a longer distance to reach the ball; therefore, the keeper gains an\u00a0essential time to perform the rest of the points successfully.<\/p>\n
When a goalkeeper performs support\/assistance, he must not only assess the opponents’\u00a0position but also try to move away from them. He must also ensure that his movement\u00a0originates a passing line for his teammate to offer him a new passing option. As a general rule,\u00a0this passing line must be located close to the passer and the possible receiver, thus facilitating\u00a0the control of the ball and the subsequent play continuation.<\/p>\n
Both during the movement before positioning, as well as during the time in which the\u00a0goalkeeper is static, he must try not to get magnetized by the ball, keeping a body orientation\u00a0that will allow him to assess everything that happens in front of him.\u00a0When the goalkeeper receives a pass, he has usually just perceived the 90o of the side where\u00a0the ball comes from, forgetting to identify teammates or free opponents on the opposite flank.<\/p>\n
This concept is known as peripheral vision, that is, to value everything that happens across the\u00a0width and length of the pitch. For this reason, it is essential to keep a correct body orientation\u00a0that, without reducing the effectiveness of the technical gestures, allows us to take into\u00a0account the position and movements of both teammates and opponents.<\/p>\n
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Once the passing line has been offered, the goalkeeper must watch and scan the game before\u00a0and after controlling the ball. Before controlling the ball, the keeper must decide if he directly\u00a0deflects the ball, if he passes the ball at first touch, or if he has time enough to perform that\u00a0control and orient it. And, after controlling the ball, because the game can change in fractions\u00a0of a second. Our teammate who was free to receive a pass before the control can be marked\u00a0now, and we can perceive a new option with another teammate that has offered a passing line\u00a0by separating from his mark. The game can change in so many ways that the goalkeeper\u00a0should make a second scan to reevaluate the situation of teammates, opponents and free\u00a0spaces.<\/p>\n
Finally, and most importantly, goalkeepers must understand the game to execute actions that\u00a0provide solutions and allow the team to progress. Learning to find the free man directly or\u00a0indirectly through the third man is essential. In the same way, it is important that, beyond the\u00a0short pass, it is also possible to look for free teammates at intermediate distances. They must\u00a0also consider the possibility of attacking spaces their teammates may occupy by separating\u00a0from their respective marks.<\/p>\n
Finally, the goalkeeper must master the ability to kick or throw the ball behind the back of the\u00a0defensive line when faced with a teammate’s breakaway. Or he must be able to identify the\u00a0situations of numerical equality in the last line to provoke a direct play or an attack\/repel.\u00a0In addition, the goalkeeper must know their teammates’ technical and conditional\u00a0characteristics. Sometimes, a good ball delivery is wrong if it is made to our teammate’s weak\u00a0foot. That is why considering these facts too is so important.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, we can see how from a simple offensive concept, we can get many tools to carry\u00a0out for our goalkeepers to be complete in every phase of the game. Structuring the tasks so\u00a0that they encourage all these habits is essential in performance and training so that our\u00a0goalkeepers can respond effectively during the competition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The evolution of soccer has led to the goalkeeper’s offensive role becoming increasingly important. His function in building the game from the back is essential in order to achieve numerical superiority and attract the rivals to generate spaces through the rivals’ lines, behind their backs, etc. All these concepts are born thanks to the involvement of the goalkeeper in the team’s offensive game.
\nAs a consequence, we must consider this work in our training sessions. Contextualizing the different situations that the goalkeeper can find is vital to understand the game itself and set up tasks that develop the actual demands. In this sense, we must include one of the most critical offensive concepts: support\/assistance. Below we explain what we mean by this concept and what purpose we intend to achieve with its ability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":80404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[471,201],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69817"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79359,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69817\/revisions\/79359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miporteria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}