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[quote=Anonymous]My son is a goalkeeper and loves it.  While there is some overlap in skills, it really is a fundamentally different position from the rest of the team so asking why someone likes playing in goal rather than in the field is kind of like asking why they prefer playing baseball to football.  Goalkeeping is just a really good fit for my son's skill set and athleticism, and he finds it exciting.  He definitely gets bruised and beaten, but he has sensory integration issues and is really hyposensitive so throwing himself at the ground actually helps him settle down and focus - he doesn't feel the pain until after the game is over.

It's a mentally tough position, but he has a good ability to differentiate between goals are on him and which aren't.  Sometimes there are goals he should have been able to save and after the game he'll pick them apart to assess what he should have done differently, but if there's a total defensive breakdown or if the other team just gets an amazing shot into a high corner, he can shake those off easily and move on.  If he couldn't handle the mental part of it so well I don't think he would enjoy the position nearly as much. [/quote]

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