This review evaluates previously published findings relating to the needs of a football
goalkeeper during match performance. Whilst there has been much interest in some aspects …

The football goalkeeper position arguably represents a unique role within the team sport.
Despite its highly complex skill demands, research on football goalkeeping has only …

The goalkeeper (GK) in association football arguably presents a critical playing position
within a modern game that often appears to be highly dynamic, unpredictable, and …

Goalkeepers are typically the last defensive line for soccer teams aiming to minimise goals
being conceded, with match rules permitting ball handling within a specific area …

The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook is the authoritative and comprehensive coaching guide
to the most important position on the soccer field. It identifies the components that form the …

This paper examines the performance of goalkeepers in the English Premier League. A
commonly used metric to assess goalkeeper ability is the saves-to-shots ratio. It is shown …

The aim of the current study was to examine match performance of elite goalkeepers
considering three situational variables (opposition, outcome and location). Match …

Much of the existing goalkeeper (GK) research is based around GK's performance but not
with a match analysis theme. Research has focused on physiology, psychology and injury …

Aim. High-speed video analysis was performed during ten official-matches, to assess the
performance of ten goalkeepers (GK) from Italian third/fourth divisions (CD). Methods. The …

This study described elite football (soccer) goalkeepers' activity and performance in critical
game situations. The 11 best French players (M age= 15.5 yr., SD= 0.5) participated in the …