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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

What bad habits? Not a useful post if you don’t explain. [/quote]

They misjudge goal size when the play real soccer, they emphasize deflections and punches over catching and possessing, they avoid the ground/dive game because it hurts, they learn to turn side on to protect themselves from the harder ball instead of proper leg and body position for protection, they shorten their stance because the floor is slippery and dramatically reduce their stopping range,… I could go on and on. The people pushing futsal are lying if they say keeper skills translate to the real game. [/quote]

+1 if your kid is a soccer GK do not let them play futsal keeper it takes months of work to undo these habits. Do another sport to take a mental/physical break and round out athletic qualities.[/quote]

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