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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not expert but am seeing it depends on the team. My DD team has one who ism average and possibly below average mainly because she is super short. I know the coach would love to add a second goalie to the mix as I don't think this one is a good long term option for this ECNL team. Meanwhile the coach also coaches an older ECNL team that has an amazing goalie. My guess is he would NOT look for another goalie for this team. This goalie is so good she could play anywhere and would be very unhappy with splitting time.[/quote]

Being short isn't a main pointer to being an average or below average keeper. Obviously being tall may help a keeper more easily cover the corners, but they would still need the other physical attributes to react quickly, dive further, etc. Realistically, being tall lets them play the goal differently than someone who is shorter and it may be more forgiving (ex. they forget their ball line but can still cover far post because of that extra few inches and a quick reaction speed). That being said, you can cover the net if you are on the short side. It's all about body positioning, understanding your ball line, and understanding where you can cover. There are coaches that look at height as the main factor for their gks, and it's just dumb.[/quote]

Watch good ECNL strikers... so many shots are high.  Why?  Because overwhelming majority of keepers at about 5'6-5'8" and can't get the crossbar or diagonal upper dive.  Height is increasingly important as we continue up the U-brackets and I've seen the taller keepers easily handle good teams because they shoot it shoulder high to crossbar 9 of 10 times.[/quote]

I've noticed this on boys teams as well.  The strikers get into the habit of doing this between about 10 and 13.  Then it stops working as the keepers get taller - and it takes some kids a year or two to figure out they need to change their target zone :-).[/quote]

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