What do goalies in handball actually do, aside stand around with their arms raised?They don't save anything and when they do, once in 10/15 shoots, they're called heroes.I feel like they're the king clowns in a clown sport for clowns.
>>142971884sorry she slept with a handball goalie luigi
>>142971884Goalies are literally the most important part of the team, dumbass. at the highest level when everyone else is more or less equal, goalies make the difference
>>142971884>They don't save anythingYeah, if they're badGood goalkeepers can make 10+ saves and basically win the game for their teamReflexes are important but since the ball travels very fast you can't react to every shot, so a lot of it is stochastic, you need to know the opponents routines and shot preferences, guess, adjust the angles you keep open slightly every time (for wing shots especially), read the opponent just before he takes a shot, get in their head. It's kind of like poker, there is luck, but the best goalkeepers always save much more than bad ones in the long run.
>>142971884Everyone who watches handball knows the goalies make or break the game. The goal in handball is much smaller than the football goal, but in return, players come much closer before throws, and throws are more precise than shots. You may find handball saves weird since it's 2m tall and 120kg heavy men doing splits and other feats of flexibility, but it's stupid to say they only save 1 in 10 shots. A really good goalie has a save rate of 50%, and anything below 35% means you need to consider subbing someone else in. That's impressive considering how close players come and how fast and precise they throwtl;dr: you are stupid
>>142972032>>142972002>>142971924>goalies are important and brave and strong!!!!!>203 goals scored in 4 matchesKEK
reminds me of lacrosse where the goalies are more figureheads than actual players. It is so lucked based on if they make a save or notin soccer and hockey the goalies are actually skillful
>>142971884Handboll has a fashion problem. They all look like shit and not like athletes with those clothes, especially goalkeepers
>>142971884The main problem with what you're seeing today is that this is the women's game where the goalkeepers generally aren't as good. Reserve judgement until the 27th when the men play.That said>>142972032 explains it well enough in a general sense. >>142973201Part of the GK kit is the idea that the clothes will help stop the ball That plus you're not getting hit as directly by the ball. As for the outfield players, they're not that bad?
>>142971884handball goalies are pretty good gk in futsal
>>142971884they're the most important player in handball. they basically decide who wins
They really need to slap some bikinis on those chicks to save this clown sport
