Goalkeeping Tips in Soccer for Beginners

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Be the hero after soccer penalty kicks! Learn tips for being a better goalkeeper, including proper punting technique in this free online video soccer lesson for beginners.

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Goalkeeping Tips in Soccer for Beginners
Okay now, for the Goal Keeping. First of all two pieces of equipment are different for Goalies. Goalie gloves, secondly Goalie jersey which separates himself from all the other players on the field. Okay, number one Goalie tip, especially for beginners. Goalie needs to make himself as big as possible. What do I mean by that? When you are facing a shot instead of standing like this ready for a shot it leaves most of the goal open. I want your legs wide, your arms out, arms out to your sides exactly perhaps a little down. You can go up you can go down make yourself a lot bigger. There is a lot less room for your opponent to score on you this way. Okay, once you have blocked the shot you are going to want to punt the ball out. Okay. Let me show you how to do that. Don’t throw the ball up simply drop the ball and go through it just like a volley.

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