Goalkeeper and goalkeeper - it's the same thing?

What kind of sports can be called the most popular? Unequivocal answer to this question, probably, not to find. After all, how many people, so many opinions. And there are a lot of sports for today.

But, undoubtedly, football and hockey are very popular both in Russia and around the world. These sports from the very beginning of their existence took possession of the hearts of many fans. To date, the huge army of their fans numbered millions. And every player of any team (if we talk about professional sports) has fans and even fan clubs.

Naturally, football and hockey are two completely different kinds of sport. In football, players kick the ball. In hockey, players use pucks to manipulate the puck. There are different sizes of football and hockey grounds, their marking, the number of players in the teams, as well as their equipment.

But there is also what unites these two games - these are goals and tasks. After all, in both games, the goal is to win over the opposing team, and the tasks - to score as many goals as possible in the opponents' goal and protect their own. In order to ensure that the gate is protected most well, the team has a person who has special skills for this - goalkeeper. This is a member of the team that plays a special role. We will talk about its importance in the team in this article.

So, who is the goalkeeper?

The very word "goalkeeper" was borrowed from the English language. Literally translated from English "goal-keeper" means "keeper of the gate." This is the person who is responsible directly to protect the gate of his team from getting into them a ball or puck, sent to them by players of the opposite team.

By the way, people often ask about the difference between goalkeeper and goalkeeper. The answer is trivial enough - nothing. These are two words for the same player. Just the word "goalkeeper" - originally Russian, and "goalkeeper" - this is the name of the goalkeeper in the English manner.

But, in addition to its main function, goalkeepers from time to time perform and those that are prescribed to other players. For example, go into the zone of defenders or midfielders, defending your half of the field or playing the ball. Sometimes they even play the role of hitters and score goals.

The post of the defender of the gate is not only in football and hockey. Below are listed all the sports in which there is 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 the weight in gold in sports communities and are highly respected both by team-mates and fans. To say that they earn very well means not saying anything. The income of the goalkeepers of the best sports teams reaches very high, sometimes fabulous sums. 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 defends the gates, and knowing exactly what functions he performs, you can more fully experience all those emotions experienced by the most ardent sports fans.