Watched the highlights of the 3-3 draw with TNS.
Worth a watch just for the shambolic goalkeeping on both sides, which made Frank Parsons look like Gordon Banks!
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Watched the highlights of the 3-3 draw with TNS.
Worth a watch just for the shambolic goalkeeping on both sides, which made Frank Parsons look like Gordon Banks!
It's a glaring weakness of the women's game. Or strength if you're a fan of the long range strike, however tamely it may end up in the net.
Women are fantastic, they can do a lot that I couldn't but you can't teach them spatial awareness and reaction speed.
Cardiff City Women. :thumbup:
You are right about some of the goalkeeping howlers in that match. In recent seasons goalkeeping has improved even at this level - with some exceptions - but even Ceryn Chamberlaine let in a couple that she won't want to see again. She is normally better than that - at least from the highlights and occasional streamed game I have watched (never live).
Our back up goalkeeper appears to be a 4' 10" (maybe a few inches more?) 16 year old (Grace Olsen) who was very impressive in the last match but (understandably) didn't command the box!
Wrong board.
"didn't command the box!"Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
She'll need to learn how to do that !
Wrong baord.
They need to recruit a few midwives as goalkeepers. :getscoat:
The main differences between the men's and women's games are speed and strength and the size of the pool of players taking part at each level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
Women can quite clearly have good reactions or spatial awareness, or there wouldn't be women's tennis players or racing drivers. If any man on here thinks they can beat a top female tennis player or racing driver because of their innately better reactions then they'd be in for a big shock :hehe:
Yea if you're comparing the average forum user to Serena you're right. I'm fairly sure your average male pro would fancy their chances though. It is split by gender for good reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
All relative isn't it.
I'd absolutely destroy them in slapsies.
You’re giving Peter Zois a free pass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Labour leader
Yes of course an average male tennis professional destroys a female tennis professional 10 times out of 10 - but thats much more to do with pace and power and reach than reaction times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
There is a difference in reaction times between males and females, but it's pretty small compared to the difference in speed and strength.
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Here's a graph showing reaction times for male and female sprinters - the males are slightly quicker on average, but there are plenty of female sprinters reacting faster then some male sprinters.
It'll never happen but women's football needs pitches and goals made proportionately smaller to compensate for the physical differences (height and strength) between men and women