All outfield players should wear green sleeves and gloves to make handball decision calls less likely.

Why did you post an empty net?

although on the contrary....

Yeah I remember Petr Cech talking about this when he requested an orange kit at Chelsea rather than black. Apparently the bright colour puts off the striker.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-564804/Chelsea-goalkeeper-Cech-says-new-orange-kit-distract-strikers-boost-push-double--scientists-agree.html

Edited by A16Man: 3/6/2016 08:55:46 PM

There actually was a study - will post a link or reference if I can find it which said that orange GK kits were more effective. The claim/explanation was that unconsciously, with colours like red and orange in particular, the human brain is conditioned to stop or hesitate and that this can give the keeper an advantage.

As a result, the junior section of our club then went and bought all bright orange goalkeeper shirts (at the time we played in a green outfield kit). Shortly after the university decided that all university teams had to adopt the uni's corporate colours so now we play in orange and have a box of near new keeper shirts sitting unused.

I guess if you're one of those midget keepers you need all the help you can get

Basically this. From what I've read, it's based on instinctive psychology/optical illusion, the flashy colours make the keeper look like a bigger target and supposedly pressure the striker into thinking their shooting angles are smaller than they actually are

Might even back fire too...if the defenders do a back pass straight into his own net:lol:

Not sure the shirt would have helped Poppa though

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I've never researched it enough but what I'm led to believe from keepers and coaches is having a bright coloured jersey is more desirable because (excuse if I word this poorly) mentally a striker when looking down at a ball to kick it will be compelled to kick it TOWARDS the bright thing rather than away from it. Apparently in that moment of kicking, the human mind is drawn to the bright thing.

So I'm led to believe camouflage is the exact last thing a goalkeeper would want to get an advantage.

why is this in Extra Time ?

Good question.

Have you thought that maybe it's defenders who need to be able to pick out the keeper

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They would have to blend with the crowd though so green wouldn't be the ideal color

Edited by Socawho: 1/6/2016 03:09:12 PM

It's hard to break traditions. Back in the old days, soldiers wore colourful gear, and walked straight into enemy gun fire and got mown down in the tens of thousands, and even then it took Generals over a hundred years to re-think whether the could be a better way.

I'm just thinking about Mat Ryan's fluorescent pink goalie outfit for the England Australia game, and even Mark Schwarzer's red outfits.

I realise goalkeepers are required to wear something distinct from the team and referee, but, sailing close to the wind, could they not wear something that makes it harder for the striker to discern in the heat of the moment, something less distinct to make it harder for the strikers to pick out.

Of course it's easy to pick out the goal when you just stare at him, but in the "fog of war", under pressure, sometimes players just shoot on instinct in a blur or haze where things are not as distinct. In such circumstances, having the goalie in fluorescent pink makes it just that much easier for the striker to know where not to kick the ball.

Ok, I'm under pressure, and so writing this post is a stress reliever.