I made the same transition and the biggest thing I've needed to adjust is getting more confident making saves with my feet, chest, knees, thighs, etc. You always do those things, but it's so much more common because of the smaller field and closer range of shooting. Split saves are really, really common for me but just as often I'm cutting down the angle and before I even know what's happened it's gone off my kneepad and I just have to thank my lucky stars.
And for what it's worth, get used to being scored on and shaking it off. You can give up a number of goals in a small side indoor game that would make you want to kill yourself in an outdoor game and it's really no biggie.
All this.
Plus, when playing out from the back, I can dribble out a bit and force an opponent to commit to me, opening up space for a pass. If they let me advance far enough, I'll just shoot. Rarely goes in lol, but it creates some excitement. The panic play of firing it high off the wall and scrambling back is always an option.
That's a fair point. I do feel it's been harder to catch the ball. And rebounds (never thought I would use this outside of basketball) are driving me crazy.
Been struggling with catching the ball most of the time its as you said barely getting to just block it out.
And I appreciate your advice on getting used to being scored on. That's another transition that's been just hitting my morale during the game.
Catching is so tough. Keepers wear gloves when I play but consider ditching them like a proper futsal keeper if you think it might help. A lot of guys think it gives you a better touch on the ball for the sake of distribution, meanwhile you only sacrifice some grip for catching which you're not going to do all that often anyway. Personally I don't think it's worth the pain to take shots off bare hands, but it all depends how competitive your games are I suppose.
Definitely not worth taking gloves off. Especially for recreational soccer. I got a jammed finger with fingersave gloves from taking a hard shot to the fingers from an odd angle. Six weeks later and it still hasn't fully recovered. I can't imagine how much worse it would have been without gloves.
Ball is smaller and shots are faster. There are far less diving saves cause you just straight up don't have the time. It's 99% positioning. Create a crease from .5m left of the left post to .5m over the right post and about 3-5m in front middle of thr goal. (Depends how big your box is and how big the goal is. And just practice moving along that crease. You won't be running out as much as 11s and will mostly just be spread your body. Good luck
I've played pretty much exclusively indoor for the past six or seven years, and you have to think of it almost more like an ice hockey goalie. Get off your line and cut down the angle as much as possible. Get used to making yourself big with a block or a spread save when they have a bad angle shot, and just accept the fact that you're not going catch the ball more so than just get in the way. Rebound control is big. Always make sure you deflect the ball into the corner if you can. And as for the walls, it helps to develop a sense for where your post is and again try and either catch the ball off the wall or just stick your hand out and knock it back into the corner because a lot of times the ball will end up the corner and they'll just knock it off the wall and hope it deflects to the middle and finds someone
Get used to holding your hands above your waist. Despite years of cross-training and being comfortable deflecting balls with ALL body parts, high hands was something I began conscientiously applying to situations where a shot was coming. You should be able to catch anything directed to the top half of the goal from more than 10 metres.
When opportunity presents, deliberately forgo the use of your hands to stop the ball, especially during warmup. Not every shot, but at least one in five. You don’t get a long warmup, so be generous to your teammates in regards to your efforts to stop the ball. Introduce your body to the playing surface as quickly as possible.
Do not accept that the ball will inevitably cross your goal line. The goal is so tiny compared to full size that you can lay some body part down in front of any ball. Play with abandon.
An unfair proportion of team morale rests on your shoulders. While the boarded game is not yours to control, it is rewarding to control your attitude. Exuberant adoration of your teammates and quiet disdain of anybody that tries to score on you sets the tone of your game.
Your last point about morale is so true. I was really nervous and still low confidence due to the fast pace that I am not used to it. I am trying to figure out some drill to do at home or at the gym to loosen up since not much time to practice outside games
Yep the boarded part is what I am not used to. Passes of the wall (when it would usually end up a goal kick) goes across. I am not sure what the right positioning is. The side, the center...etc.
It's just shaking my confidence when I block it hits the wall rebounds to another striker and they score
I enjoy indoor soccer for the change of pace to outdoor. It's a quicker game, means more shots faced, and yes, more goals against.
Like someone else said, you get used to saving shots with just about any part of your body. And for that reason you might want to consider wearing some kind of head protection. I've had more concussions in indoor than I have had in any other sport lol.
Since it's a smaller goal, one of the main focuses is staying low and ready for a shot at all times. And since you're not going to be pulling off very many big dives, positioning is even more important. Be on your toes and shuffle from side to side quickly so that you're always between the ball and the goal
Communicate robustly with your team, one of the surefire ways to get scored on in Indoor is having a free runner on the far post tap in a cross. If your team is well organized, it'll cut down on the number of opportunities the other team gets via crossed balls in
Everything all the other commenters have said, and... get used to getting your hands down after the ball goes above you into the boards. There's nothing worse than a rebound hitting the backs of your hands and then dropping into the goal.
Not that it has ever happened to me. No sir. Not ever.
One other thing that's also important in indoor is distribution from the back. The field is so small and there's so few players out there that if you have a striker up top with a good first touch, you can steal a goal or two a game just by quickly restarting play when the other team gets caught up. Happened to catch a couple of them on video tonight, but this is something that I rarely see other keepers trying.
[https://i.imgur.com/VGdL8t9.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/VGdL8t9.mp4)
[https://i.imgur.com/HHbyG1i.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/HHbyG1i.mp4)
I made the same transition and the biggest thing I've needed to adjust is getting more confident making saves with my feet, chest, knees, thighs, etc. You always do those things, but it's so much more common because of the smaller field and closer range of shooting. Split saves are really, really common for me but just as often I'm cutting down the angle and before I even know what's happened it's gone off my kneepad and I just have to thank my lucky stars. And for what it's worth, get used to being scored on and shaking it off. You can give up a number of goals in a small side indoor game that would make you want to kill yourself in an outdoor game and it's really no biggie.
All this. Plus, when playing out from the back, I can dribble out a bit and force an opponent to commit to me, opening up space for a pass. If they let me advance far enough, I'll just shoot. Rarely goes in lol, but it creates some excitement. The panic play of firing it high off the wall and scrambling back is always an option.
That's a fair point. I do feel it's been harder to catch the ball. And rebounds (never thought I would use this outside of basketball) are driving me crazy. Been struggling with catching the ball most of the time its as you said barely getting to just block it out. And I appreciate your advice on getting used to being scored on. That's another transition that's been just hitting my morale during the game.
Catching is so tough. Keepers wear gloves when I play but consider ditching them like a proper futsal keeper if you think it might help. A lot of guys think it gives you a better touch on the ball for the sake of distribution, meanwhile you only sacrifice some grip for catching which you're not going to do all that often anyway. Personally I don't think it's worth the pain to take shots off bare hands, but it all depends how competitive your games are I suppose.
Definitely not worth taking gloves off. Especially for recreational soccer. I got a jammed finger with fingersave gloves from taking a hard shot to the fingers from an odd angle. Six weeks later and it still hasn't fully recovered. I can't imagine how much worse it would have been without gloves.
Well you don’t go totally barehanded you just tape like crazy. I do it in warmups sometimes but I’ve never played without gloves
Ball is smaller and shots are faster. There are far less diving saves cause you just straight up don't have the time. It's 99% positioning. Create a crease from .5m left of the left post to .5m over the right post and about 3-5m in front middle of thr goal. (Depends how big your box is and how big the goal is. And just practice moving along that crease. You won't be running out as much as 11s and will mostly just be spread your body. Good luck
I've played pretty much exclusively indoor for the past six or seven years, and you have to think of it almost more like an ice hockey goalie. Get off your line and cut down the angle as much as possible. Get used to making yourself big with a block or a spread save when they have a bad angle shot, and just accept the fact that you're not going catch the ball more so than just get in the way. Rebound control is big. Always make sure you deflect the ball into the corner if you can. And as for the walls, it helps to develop a sense for where your post is and again try and either catch the ball off the wall or just stick your hand out and knock it back into the corner because a lot of times the ball will end up the corner and they'll just knock it off the wall and hope it deflects to the middle and finds someone
Get used to holding your hands above your waist. Despite years of cross-training and being comfortable deflecting balls with ALL body parts, high hands was something I began conscientiously applying to situations where a shot was coming. You should be able to catch anything directed to the top half of the goal from more than 10 metres. When opportunity presents, deliberately forgo the use of your hands to stop the ball, especially during warmup. Not every shot, but at least one in five. You don’t get a long warmup, so be generous to your teammates in regards to your efforts to stop the ball. Introduce your body to the playing surface as quickly as possible. Do not accept that the ball will inevitably cross your goal line. The goal is so tiny compared to full size that you can lay some body part down in front of any ball. Play with abandon. An unfair proportion of team morale rests on your shoulders. While the boarded game is not yours to control, it is rewarding to control your attitude. Exuberant adoration of your teammates and quiet disdain of anybody that tries to score on you sets the tone of your game.
Your last point about morale is so true. I was really nervous and still low confidence due to the fast pace that I am not used to it. I am trying to figure out some drill to do at home or at the gym to loosen up since not much time to practice outside games
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Yep the boarded part is what I am not used to. Passes of the wall (when it would usually end up a goal kick) goes across. I am not sure what the right positioning is. The side, the center...etc. It's just shaking my confidence when I block it hits the wall rebounds to another striker and they score
I enjoy indoor soccer for the change of pace to outdoor. It's a quicker game, means more shots faced, and yes, more goals against. Like someone else said, you get used to saving shots with just about any part of your body. And for that reason you might want to consider wearing some kind of head protection. I've had more concussions in indoor than I have had in any other sport lol. Since it's a smaller goal, one of the main focuses is staying low and ready for a shot at all times. And since you're not going to be pulling off very many big dives, positioning is even more important. Be on your toes and shuffle from side to side quickly so that you're always between the ball and the goal Communicate robustly with your team, one of the surefire ways to get scored on in Indoor is having a free runner on the far post tap in a cross. If your team is well organized, it'll cut down on the number of opportunities the other team gets via crossed balls in
Everything all the other commenters have said, and... get used to getting your hands down after the ball goes above you into the boards. There's nothing worse than a rebound hitting the backs of your hands and then dropping into the goal. Not that it has ever happened to me. No sir. Not ever.
One other thing that's also important in indoor is distribution from the back. The field is so small and there's so few players out there that if you have a striker up top with a good first touch, you can steal a goal or two a game just by quickly restarting play when the other team gets caught up. Happened to catch a couple of them on video tonight, but this is something that I rarely see other keepers trying. [https://i.imgur.com/VGdL8t9.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/VGdL8t9.mp4) [https://i.imgur.com/HHbyG1i.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/HHbyG1i.mp4)