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Truth posted:So I needed to find boots in the 35-40 dollar range fast since I'm starting up a league next weekend, I pop into my local sport store and tried on what they had in stock in my size, I really liked the fit of the Adidas F5's, never worn a speed boot before, how are these generally? Are they a bit poo poo compared to the higher end F series? If you try and avoid putting spin/bend on the ball when it's a bit wet out (because it won't work) you'll be fine.
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I had the best goalkeeping game of my life tonight against the 2nd best team in the indoor league. We still lost 11-1. That is how bad our team is, hahaha.
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May 3, 2011 05:24
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We just demolished a team in intermurals 7-1. I scored a cracker from one of our forwards' cutbacks- just stuck it straight in the net at the near post with my left. All 7 came from different people, too. The best one was a slow curver from the biggest guy on our team across most of the box that rolled into the side netting. Right now we're on top of our division in the league at 4-0-0- and the next best team was at 2-1-0 before tonight, and that loss was to us. I think we might have clinched playoffs tonight, but I'm not sure. Either way, whole thing was really fun and we played great- possession in the midfield, etc.
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May 4, 2011 04:14
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Urgh. kickoff is in two hours, it's blowing half a gale and pissing down. And I can't find my thermals.
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May 6, 2011 23:33
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Welp. As of today I am not only the treasurer of my local football team, I'm also the manager AND the caretaker secretary. Target for next season: positive goal difference and less than 25 disciplinary points.
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May 23, 2011 01:19
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Scikar posted:Welp. As of today I am not only the treasurer of my local football team, I'm also the manager AND the caretaker secretary. Target for next season: positive goal difference and less than 25 disciplinary points. Congratulations. Which team? 
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May 23, 2011 01:21
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It's named after the village I live in so I'd prefer not to say. We finished 3rd from bottom in the bottom division of the district Sunday league this season though, above a team in a very similar position to our own (lots of youngsters who need proper training to get anywhere) and a team which lost every single match they played all season. I think that says it all really.
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May 23, 2011 01:30
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Playing last night tried to nick the ball off the keeper as he was lashing it out of the air, whacked my foot with it, came of pretty much immediately as i couldn't run. But team was playing poo poo so I tried to play on in the second half. Wake up today to find my foot swollen as gently caress and cannot put any weight on it. Apparently my toe got dislocated and relocated and in doing so tore the ligaments around the joint... 6-8 weeks of no football  fuuuuck
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Jun 3, 2011 13:03
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Played my first 11 a side game pretty much in 10-15 years on Monday (I've mostly been playing 7 a side recently) and was desperate to impress my new teammates. I played forward, and ended up scoring a 30 yard screamer into the top corner. In my own goal. Bugger. (I was chasing down their fast winger, got ahead of him and stuck my foot in and just cleared it as hard as I could, and it happened to go in the goal)
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Jun 3, 2011 13:39
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Sigh looks like Ill be the keeper for the summer. Ive really never played much keeper. Anyone have any advice. I want to start wearing knee pads... im always bruising my knees sailing and so any time I dive for a ball, it hurts like mad. But I also dont want to be a giant wuss. Had a nice save tonight. We were down 3-1 with 2 minutes to go and had a corner so I went down to the other side of the field to try to score. Loose ball, they came up with it.... beat their striker back down the field and made the save. So very tired.
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Jun 29, 2011 06:24
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BlueBayou posted:Sigh looks like Ill be the keeper for the summer. http://www.jbgoalkeeping.com/ Read it, it's pretty great.
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Jun 29, 2011 06:32
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Six months after rupturing my Achilles tendon I'm about to start training again. I'm running pretty freely now but I'm a little anxious about turning quickly on it. Really don't want to be a cripple for the next six months 
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Jun 29, 2011 06:36
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Ewar Woowar posted:Six months after rupturing my Achilles tendon I'm about to start training again. I'm running pretty freely now but I'm a little anxious about turning quickly on it. Really don't want to be a cripple for the next six months sprained my ankle in march and im still not confident about playing again.
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Jun 29, 2011 07:00
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BlueBayou posted:Sigh looks like Ill be the keeper for the summer. Seconding the JB Goalkeeping site. Start with the section on positioning, it's probably the most important thing you'll read. Communicate with the defense and coordinate it, you've got the best view of the field and should use it to your team's advantage. Be loud, repetitive, and specific with your commands; not only will it make it easier on your teammates but it'll disrupt the attackers and maybe even psych them out (unless you have a voice like a cartoon character or something). Seems we're in the same boat, I've been in goal for my company's intramural summer league and tonight we play in the final! Although it looks like I'll be back at defender, supposedly we have no subs and one guy's still recovering from a groin pull so he'll most likely be back there tonight.
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Jun 29, 2011 15:44
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Thirding JB Goalkeeping, great advice, positioning especially.
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Jun 29, 2011 15:54
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Yeah its been a great read so far. I mostly only watch really high level football so I'm always thinking that I'm playing against a really good team. I'll be moving up on the bloke who has the ball, but always worried out of my mind that he's going to get a good solid cross over to another fellow and I'll have no chance. But honestly, the level of play in my league is so low that if they manage the cross, they deserve the goal.
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Jun 29, 2011 17:24
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BlueBayou posted:Yeah its been a great read so far. Well in one on ones all you can do is cut down the angle for the shot and to do that you get in their face as they approach goal. You can't worry about an opportunistic sideways pass to a team mate, that's your defenders' job. If you've got two players bearing down you still need to commit otherwise you just get caught in no man's land. Keepers statistically lose one on ones/one on twos because the odds are always in the favour of the striker, much like penalties. Your job is to keep goal, not other areas of the pitch, you worry about shots on goal not potential passes around you in those situations. Worry about what you can affect (shots), not what you can't affect.
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Jun 29, 2011 18:06
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Ninpo posted:Well in one on ones all you can do is cut down the angle for the shot and to do that you get in their face as they approach goal. You can't worry about an opportunistic sideways pass to a team mate, that's your defenders' job. If you've got two players bearing down you still need to commit otherwise you just get caught in no man's land. Keepers statistically lose one on ones/one on twos because the odds are always in the favour of the striker, much like penalties. Your job is to keep goal, not other areas of the pitch, you worry about shots on goal not potential passes around you in those situations. Worry about what you can affect (shots), not what you can't affect. Yeah. I just need to get in the right mindset. It's hard to just focus on shots. Hopefully I can get the team out for some practice since we have a bye next week so our next game is in 2 weeks. I'm actually getting pretty jazzed about being keeper. I'm going to go buy a long sleeved red jersey to wear when I'm in goal.
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Jun 29, 2011 18:33
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My team took the league title. Played the team in front of us by 3 pts and 5 GD, secured a 3-0 win
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Jun 30, 2011 02:57
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Mine lost, thanks to two shots slipping right through my over-moistened gloves.
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Jun 30, 2011 03:37
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Lazlow posted:Mine lost, thanks to two shots slipping right through my over-moistened gloves. G..Gomes?
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Jun 30, 2011 06:51
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Bobby Digital posted:http://www.jbgoalkeeping.com/ Perfect timing with this post as I've basically taken on the mantle of being goalie for the team I play with and I've never ever played goalie in my life. Thanks!
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Jun 30, 2011 08:46
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Ninpo posted:G..Gomes? Heh. Pro tip: Get someone else to slowly pour, or better yet sprinkle, some water on your gloves rather than doing it yourself while you're running back on the field so you don't pour half the bottle on your hand. Hell, bring a little spray bottle for it, even.
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Lazlow posted:Heh. Pro tip: Get someone else to slowly pour, or better yet sprinkle, some water on your gloves rather than doing it yourself while you're running back on the field so you don't pour half the bottle on your hand. Hell, bring a little spray bottle for it, even. Pffft what, spit on them ffs.
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Jul 1, 2011 00:42
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rolled my ankle good tonight, gently caress this gay earth
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Ninpo posted:Pffft what, spit on them ffs. seriously if ever you could empty quote
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Ninpo posted:Pffft what, spit on them ffs. I never have enough  Seriously though, if you can hock enough spit to cover most of both gloves there's something wrong with you
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Lazlow posted:I never have enough You're moistening gloves to make them tacky, not putting up wallpaper.
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BlueBayou posted:Sigh looks like Ill be the keeper for the summer. Don't wear knee pads. Not only will you look like a total moron, but ideally you shouldn't be landing on your knees much in goal anyway. I almost never have bruises on my knees after a game, it's usually my hips and my thighs that take the most damage. Positioning is key, make sure when you're off your line that you know where the goalposts are at all times, there's nothing worse than being caught in no-man's land. Also prepare to scream at your defenders. A lot.
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Jul 5, 2011 00:58
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Also, wind up opposing players. It's pretty much the best part.
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Dell_Zincht posted:Don't wear knee pads. Not only will you look like a total moron, but ideally you shouldn't be landing on your knees much in goal anyway. I almost never have bruises on my knees after a game, it's usually my hips and my thighs that take the most damage. If you're playing on artificial turf you absolutely want to wear them though, that poo poo will cut your legs up if you're making dives.
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Guitar_Hero posted:If you're playing on artificial turf you absolutely want to wear them though, that poo poo will cut your legs up if you're making dives. I play on astroturf on a weekly basis, and have never seen a single goalkeeper wearing knee-pads. This is in the UK though, maybe we're just not as soft? 
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Guitar_Hero posted:If you're playing on artificial turf you absolutely want to wear them though, that poo poo will cut your legs up if you're making dives. yeah for reals that stuff with the little rubber bits gives you some EVIL burns which take weeks to heal since they are burns, not grazes
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Alctel posted:yeah for reals ^^^ Yep this exactly. Dell, you probably play on a different type of turf?
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Nope, I play on the turf with the little rubber bits as well. Although it has to be said, I wear tracksuit pants and not shorts, so I am a little bit more protected. Honestly though, I've never seen a goalkeeper wearing knee pads.
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Dell_Zincht posted:Nope, I play on the turf with the little rubber bits as well. Although it has to be said, I wear tracksuit pants and not shorts, so I am a little bit more protected. Yeah, track pants or anything like that is fine tbh, but if you're playing in 25-30 degree weather you don't want to be wearing those. Most people here don't have the long UnderArmour style stuff that can keep you cool while being long enough to protect your legs hence knee pads are pretty common for keepers. edit: maybe we are just soft though
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Bobby Digital posted:Also, wind up opposing players. It's pretty much the best part. Also screaming 'ref ref he pushed me ref' at every corner or free kick
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We play on artificial grass and since I live in Norther California, it gets cold at night in the summer. So I often wear pants... which hide the knee pads. Though I probably wont wear knee pads since my pads are my motorcycle pads and are really bulky.
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Lol I've considered wearing knee pads playing up front on astroturf, the number of times I've been at full pelt and taken down and ended up sliding in my knees is too many to count. My knees are covered in scars. Would look like a bellend tho.
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what kind of kneepads do u guys use? links?
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