What kind of sport can be called the most popular? Probably, a definite answer to this question cannot be found. After all, how many people, so many opinions. And today there are many sports.
But, undoubtedly, football and hockey are very popular both in Russia and around the world. These sports from the very beginning of their existence have captured the hearts of many fans. Today, the huge armies of their fans number millions. And each player of any team (if we talk about professional sports) has his fans and even fan clubs.
Naturally, football and hockey are two completely different sports. In football, players kick the ball. In hockey, players use sticks to manipulate the puck. The sizes of football and hockey fields, their layout, the number of players in teams, as well as their equipment, differ.
But there is also what unites these two games - these are goals and objectives. Indeed, in both games the goal is to defeat the opposing team, and the tasks are to score as many goals as possible in the opponents' gates and defend your own. In order for the goal to be protected most well, the team has a person who has special skills for this - the goalkeeper. This is a member of the team playing a special role. We will talk about his importance in the team in this article.
So, who is the goalkeeper?
The word goalkeeper was borrowed from English. Literally translated from English "goal-keeper" means "gate keeper". This is the person who is directly responsible for protecting the gates of his team from hitting the ball or the puck sent to them by players of the opposite team.
By the way, often people ask about how the goalkeeper and the goalkeeper differ. The answer is quite trivial - nothing. These are two words denoting the same player. Just the word “goalkeeper” is native Russian, and “goalkeeper” is the name of the goalkeeper in the English manner.
But, in addition to its main function, goalkeepers from time to time perform those that are prescribed to other players. For example, they enter the zone of defenders or midfielders, defending their half of the field or playing the ball. Sometimes they even play the role of forwards and score goals.
The goal of the defender is not only in football and hockey. Listed below are all sports that have a goalkeeper:
- Football.
- Mini football.
- Gaelic football.
- Hockey.
- Hockey with a ball.
- Field hockey.
- Handball.
- Water polo.
The best goalkeepers, as a rule, are worth their weight in gold in sports communities and are very respected by both teammates and fans. To say that they earn very well is to say nothing. The income of goalkeepers of the best sports teams reaches very high, sometimes fabulous amounts. These people have the opportunity to provide for themselves and their loved ones for many years to come.
Having a clear idea that the goalkeeper is a person who protects the goal, and knowing exactly what functions he performs, you can more fully feel all the emotions that the most ardent sports fans experience.