Goalkeeper: Encyclopedia II - Goalkeeper - Examples

Goalkeeper - Examples

Goalkeeper - Association football soccer

In association football (soccer), each team's goalkeeper defends their team's goal and has special privileges within the game. Most notably, the goalkeepers are the only players who may handle the ball with their hands or arms during open play, however they are restricted to doing so only within their penalty area, may not do so if the ball has been received direct from a throw-in or deliberate pass by a team-mate, and may not handle the ball for more than six seconds.

Football goalkeepers must wear different coloured jerseys to distinguish themselves from the other players on the field.

Goalkeeper - Field hockey

In field hockey, the goalkeeper wears extensive protective equipment including helmet, face and neck guards, chest and leg padding, gloves, lower leg guards (known as pads) and shoe covers (known as kickers). While they are equipped with a stick, the restrictions of the protective equipment mean it cannot be used for much more than deflecting shots, leaving kicking the only viable method of passing the ball to team-mates. The goalkeeper is allowed to use any part of their body to deflect the ball, although they can't obstruct its play (for example by lying on top of it), and they can only do so within the goal circle (or "D"). Unlike any other of the players on the team, the goalkeeper can only stay within its defending half.

Goalkeeper - Gaelic football

In Gaelic football, the goalkeeper's main task is to prevent a goal from being scored against their side by directly defending their goal. A goal occurs when the ball passes through the goal; the attacking team is awarded 3 points. The goalkeeper is the only player who may handle the ball on the ground, and only inside the small rectangle.

Goalkeeper - Hurling

In hurling, the goalkeeper's main task is to prevent a goal from being scored against their side by directly defending their goal. A goal occurs when the ball passes through the goal; the attacking team is awarded 3 points. The goalkeeper has no special rules pertaining to him, although he still wears a different colour jersey.

Goalkeeper - Ice hockey

See main article: Goaltender

Goalkeeper - International rules football

In International rules football, a hybrid game between Australian rules football (which does not have a goalkeeper) and Gaelic football, the goalkeeper's main task is to prevent a goal from being scored. A goal occurs when the ball comes off any part of an attacking player and passes through the goal; the attacking team is awarded 6 points.

Goalkeeper - Lacrosse

Lacrosse goaltenders may only hold the ball in their protective crease for six seconds (the length often depends on the level of play).

Goalkeeper - Netball

A netball goalkeeper is one of two players who are permitted to remain within their defensive shooting third, and is restricted to the defensive third of the court.

Goalkeeper - Water polo

Goalkeepers in water polo are granted three special privileges when inside the four metre area:

• The ability to touch the ball with two hands.
• The ability to touch the floor of the pool.
• The ability to strike the ball with a clenched fist.

However, they have one limitation that field players do not have: they may not cross the half-distance line.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Examples", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki