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c. Goal Keeping

The skill in which the goal keeper tries to
catch or block the ball kicked by the opposing
team from entering the goal post is called goal
keeping. Among the eleven players in each

team, the ones who stay at the goal post area
at each end of the ground are the goalkeepers.
The goalkeepers can catch the ball with the hands. The goalkeeper tries to catch
or block the ball from entering it into the goal post guessing the speed and the
direction of the ball. The skills that the goalkeepers can apply/ use to thwart the
goal are as follows.

Methods of catching the ball
i. Holding / Catching the ball
ii. Punching and changing the direction of the ball

iii. Catching the ball by diving
iv. Kicking the ball with the feet
Exercise of goal keeping
Activity- 1

Students should stand in a semi-circular line. The teacher should stand taking a ball
in front of the students. The teacher should throw the ball to the height of the knees
of the students. The students should catch the ball thrown by the teacher. They
should carry the ball up to their chest after catching it. If this exercise is practised
continuously, it helps students to develop the skill of catching ball.

Activity- 2

Students should stand in a line being equally divided
into two groups. There should be a certain distance
between them. First of all, the teacher should give
the ball to the student standing in the front of the
line. The student who got the ball should put the

ball on the ground and kick it to the opposite group. The student standing in the
front line of the group B should try to catch, punch or dive the ball thrown by the
student of group A. Then, he should give the ball to the friend behind him and go
to the back and stand in the line. The student who gets the ball should kick it to
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