I played GK about a year ago. Some guy decided to do a preety powerful shot at like 20 yards away. I defended it. 5 minutes later a ambulance is carrying me to the ER cause of 2 fractured bones at my wrist, and i had to wear a cast for a month.
Now i watch some matches of football, with GK’s defending shots from like half a meter away going at like 80km/h with absolutely no harm or anything.
I get adrenaline is a big painkiller and i’m not the most in-shape guy, while they are athlethes, but you’re telling me a shot from 20 yards broke my hand and yet a shot from 10 centimeters has no efect on them?
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A lot of training. Just like formula one drives can sustain g forces that for most people would brake their neck. Another point is how you try to catch the ball, like are your arms fully stretched out or are they close to the body so you can use your arms and shoulders to take a lot of the hit. The last thing is, injuries do happen even to pros.
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