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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Goalkeepers, professionals, launch themselves around 15-20 times a week & naturally there’s an art to falling without injuring crucial body parts.
Though, to stop their fingers from breaking, they’ll wear fingersave gloves which are laced with long material strips to stop any fingers from bending back, and padded palms. As for wrists, some also wear a bandage, which adds an extra layer of protection (especially if the glove is loose) and similarly stabilizes their hand.
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