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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basketball helps round out a GK's athleticism, jumping, speed, stamina, and ability. Our GK is a thinker and one of their great strengths is athleticism and tactical communication with their team.  They PREVENT goals which is a basic tenant of Basketball defense and a stat (as a GoalKeeper parent) I feel is woefully overlooked in soccer.   [b]Anyone can be the Keeper in a Futsal game[/b], only great athletes can be the Keeper in a Soccer match or an amazing defensive basketball player.   [/quote]

Wow - totally disagree on that point. Not taking anything away from basketball, but I think Futsal is great for keepers in terms of learning when, and how, to come off their line, since it happens a lot more in Futsal than in soccer. Keepers, also, are going to face a lot more shots over the course of a game in Futsal 
 - certainly not nearly as large of a goal to defend, but a lot of quick reactions vs point blank shots. 
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No. Futsal actually teaches really bad habits for keepers. Stick with basketball, indoor track or swim/dive at most of the schools with winter sports. [/quote]

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