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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9 year old's team doesn't have anyone interested in the goalie position, so they are rotating kids in and out.  Last weekend was dd's turn and she did pretty well and now seems interested in doing it again (as long as she can still play striker half the game).

But when I look at the position, it seems like the perfect set up for bad injuries-- like being kicked in the head when reaching down to pick up a ball.  I did a search to see if there is such a thing as a helmet for a soccer goalie and indeed there is.  But I've never seen anyone wear one.  Is there a reason they are not common (or required)?[/quote]

It's a little early at age 9 to think about this, but I would like to also mention the following.  It may seem like a small consideration, but it might be worth also making sure long term your DC will have the height to succeed in the position.  I've seen a lot of very talented youth goalies not end up tall enough to make it in a high level college environment.  I'd like to pretend that height doesn't matter, but it does.  Maybe it doesn't matter for how well the goalie players, but perception is everything.  They will struggle to go far as a goalie long term.  I've seen it happen a lot to goalies.

I know you said it's just for half of the game, but that's just what I have seen happen.  They like it, they get good at it, they end up specializing in it, and then end up too short later on, after they have lost the foot skills of the field.  Just keep it in your mind for down the road.  [/quote]

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