Goalkeeper Psychology

In this post from our blog we will talk about the psychology of football goalkeeper.

The information that will be give then can be related to any other sport keeper, but

we'll focus on football because we dominate this sport.

First we will talk about the formation stage.

When most children dream that

they will score the goal that

gives the victory to his team, we

have others who dream of

stopping the ball. This makes

from the beginning, these

children who choose to be a

goalkeepers are developed both physically and psychologically differently than that of

their peers.

Like physical needs are not the same as outfield players, the psychological needs

neither.

With these characteristics,

children grow and integrate

ideas in their heads.

Once they reach the senior

stage, either performance or

not, the mentality of those who

have been goalkeepers from

youth has specific

characteristics in all of them.

We should also mention that personality that has is influenced by this situation.

As characteristics we have:

- Independence.

- Self-confidence.

- Dare.

- Mental strength.

- Ability to excel.

- Decision.

- And of course, a touch of madness.

All these features have an explanation:

When you're a goalkeeper, you have the need to confront situations in which your

mental capacity is pushed to the limit, and where you have to learn to trust yourself

before anyone.

During a match, a general rule, the gatekeepers perform few actions, and must always

do well. Otherwise, an error becomes a goal. This pressure causes the goalkeeper have

to be concentrated along the match to act in a proper way in an action that lasts a few

seconds.

If the action is successful, you can’t think about it because during the game you will

have to re-act and will have to perform it correctly.

If the action is incorrect you can't think about it because this thought will create

insecurity to cope with the next action.

This makes goalkeepers have to escape quickly from events occurring and concentrate

on the present and the moment, without thinking of anything else.

Along with these features

we have to comment that

the position of the

goalkeeper is difficult in

itself, since all teams

usually have two or three

goalkeepers, and always

seems to play one of

them.

Those who do not play have to live and work with peers who play in place. This makes

the climate of coexistence has to be the most suitable to carry out its function.

All these features mean that these athletes are made of a special paste.

Focusing on the psychology of the athlete, the sports psychologist has to perform a

very important role in this situation because you have to guide the goalkeepers to

make the best possible use of their work and function, without focusing outside this

stuff.

“Learn to look where you looked and try to see what still haven't seen”

Victor Valdés