Well, can anyone recommend me some good and durable gloves for Futsal?

I'm those gungho goalkeeper who goes for anything, thus I chirp my gloves every single time I play

(If only I can show you my current gloves, you'll cry for them)

Ok thanks

Becasue currently I'm using the 120 bucks Adidas ones, pain everytime I see it chirp

I recently saw a pair that have it's fingertips cut off, I think it's a futsal goalkeeper gloves.

What is the difference? Let me see if I can get some pictures



This post has been edited by fuzzy: Jul 9 2007, 06:26 PM

Yes, it is futsal gloves, I just wanna know what is the difference because it seems abit dangerous having the tips open, seeing I've injured my fingertips a few times saving a shot.

No go, some of my friends have broken fingers or painful palms from not using gloves.

And if you have played with gloves all these while, you'll find having no gloves actually impair your performance, not enhance it.

The grip of a bare hand is always definitely better compared to a glove in what I've come to discover, but nothing compares to the shock absorption that gloves can give.

I found out that those Fingerless gloves are mainly used for those playing using a soft surface ball, where the power and sting of the ball definitely will decrease, thus not only you can afford to use such gloves, but also fingerless will help increase the grip on such surfaces.

But I guess it won't help me since we're mostly still using leather type ones, I've not encountered more than few games where soft surface has been used as sadly, Malaysians still rank power ahead of skill, even in futsal.

And I have to agree that if you have a good foundation, playing bare hand shouldn't cost much problem, but once you have made one too many fingertips save... gloves seem to be a lovely accessory to have

My advice, if you are confident, jump forward. Rush out fast, stand strong, eyes on ball and make yourself look big, you'll find that 80% of the time with amateur players, they'll gelabah and hit a weak shot. If you are scared about getting hit, jump forward and hands directed at the ball, but that if only when you are pretty sure that you can get the ball or that there is no harm in missing that catch. I've gotten hit a few times and while it hurts, I kinda have come to expected it.

A good goalie needs a good defence, but a good defence needs a good goalie as well. You need to take charge, shout at defenders who seems lost or lazy, make them come back to defend or tell them where to cover when the opposition are charging. For instance, when there is a 2 on 1 situation, the defender will most probably immediately rush to cover the first player, ignoring the other one which causes problem when they simply pass the ball and now, you don't even have a defender facing a one on one.

In this situation, you need to tell the defender to calm down, try to stay between both players and move back to anticipate their next move. That way, you can at least have time to adjust and cover the most of your goal and you can see some times that opposition will be forced to shoot hoping for the best, or pass it more making them lose the advantage. If during the few seconds of precious time you have by not having the defender out AND no one still have came back to help, you probably need to go berserk over them.
Yea, one of my big weakness is that I tend to stand too inside, making the shots i tip goes in



Unlucky. I've been hit everywhere but my crouch, at least not seriously that I can't stand.

Easiest will be to take the ball on your hand, take a few steps forward, drop it and kick it with you life.

For futsal, it's better to throw it anyway so I'm pretty poor with my kicks.

Aye, play some fast paced video games before a game as well. It trains and readies your mind to go into action. I also usually get my team mates to stimulate what might happen in the game, so place the ball on a few spots and they hit it and you save it.

If you're playing futsal I think you need to train much on one-on-one situations because I think there is a high chance of it due to the nature of our amateur playing style. The defence will run up and fail to come back in time, leaving you stranded. So learn how and when to rush out, to look big, learn to control the situation and not the other around and force the player into a side angle or shooting unprepared.

I'm not sure if this is a bargain, but I was in Penang yesterday and during a shopping trip, I managed to pick up a new pairs of Uhlsports for RM50 and Kappa's goalkeeper shorts with padding at the side for RM45.

The Uhlsport's surface looks to be more tougher, so I hope it'll last longer then those Nike/ Umbro using soft latex ones.

Aye, I've looked all over but never seem to find any, I think its probably due to the small market here as they only manufacture gloves (from what I think) while the other brands like Nike or Umbro supplies other stuff like boots thus making the shops more willing to depend on well known brand. But I heard about how great it was from few of you guys here, and couldn't resist it.

The price stated on the panel was RM109.90 with discount, so I was more than willing to pay for it but when he told me it was RM50, i almost died

Some good advices there, I cannot stress enough communication with the back four, telling them to get back into position and reminding them about mistakes they are making. Also remember to compliment them often on good plays like good defending or clearance, it does boost their self belief and often do play better.

I used to do that too, but far too much injuries to my fingers and toes make me think again about doing. Probably bad techniques, but I feel more comfortable with protection on.

I never knew you play goalie also <.<

I got it from Penang, one of the corner shops near Jalan Burma and co., since I don't really know about the streets and got there more or less by mistake. The shop is owned by a couple of chinese old ladies who are friendly and give good discounts

Here's the pictures as promised:

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Added on September 5, 2007, 5:22 amAye, I've looked all over but never seem to find any, I think its probably due to the small market here as they primarily manufactures gloves and are less famous in other areas (from what I think) while the other brands like Nike or Umbro supplies other stuff like boots thus making the shops more willing to depend on well known brand. But I heard about how great it was from few of you guys here, and couldn't resist it.

The price stated on the panel was RM109.90 with discount, so I was more than willing to pay for it but when he told me it was RM50, i almost died ... And for RM50, I'd say it's more worth it then spending more than that amount on a subpar Nike / Umbro which soft latex would ruined given the games I'm involved in.

Some good advices there, I cannot stress enough communication with the back four, telling them to get back into position and reminding them about mistakes they are making. Also remember to compliment them often on good plays like good defending or clearance, it does boost their self belief and often do play better.

I used to do that too, but far too much injuries to my fingers and toes make me think again about doing. Probably bad techniques, but I feel more comfortable with protection on.

That said, I've cut down from playing almost everyday to once a week to haven't been in field for almost two months, so I do suck bad now
I never knew you play goalie also <.<

I got it from Penang, one of the corner shops near Jalan Burma and co., since I don't really know about the streets and got there more or less by mistake. The shop is owned by a couple of chinese old ladies who are friendly and give good discounts

Here's the pictures as promised .. ok, there is problems with imageshack and lowyat's uploading, so i uploaded in flickr instead, hope you can see it:



This post has been edited by fuzzy: Sep 5 2007, 09:29 PM

Yup, I remember some user said they do have Uhlsport, so I assume there are places who carry it, although not in large quantities.

And gloves will tear sooner or later, I'm just hoping this latex is more harder than the Nike ones since it tear the first one or two days of use, most probably due to my poor techniques and also my preference to use hands to handle anything, even those where other keepers will use their foot for.

I need a new pair of futsal shoes, do you think I should go for those branded ones like Nike / Adidas or those cheapo ones like Admiral?

I always though of shoes as just a protective gear and never essential to my game, so I would like some opinion

I do that, it does increase the grip. But I only do it before the game though, I'm not sure if we have to constantly maintain the moisture, though with the new Uhlsports, I've discovered that it can't handle some of the ball even with moisture so I've had to spit on it a few times, it did improved but at the end I resorted to using my old pair after one too many slips.

I think this is the first time I notice the 'personality' changes among gloves, so it taught me a lesson to choose the right pair next time if I need a new one and also do not throw away old ones until they are truly useless

I saw in Al-Ihksan's webpage that the F10 are going for RM119, so I'd be scouting for that or another model at RM99. Heck, if luck have it, I might even end up with an old Total90 model, but I understand I'd be wise adviced to go to Pertama Complex to scout for such deals

No, it does right down to the size. Very lucky, this one ... It was good in an earlier match with a different ball, I put it down to the ball used rather than the glove itself.

Aye, I don't think it has helped much, but then again I never had problems with my hips, so the effect might have not been felt in my case.

The grip on my pair of Uhls are seriously weak, probably due to the surface. IF this goes on, I might have to buy a different pair, sigh

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Added on September 16, 2007, 1:32 amI found Uhlsports on sale for less than RM100 in PKNS Complex in Shah Alam. Those interested can head over there to check it out.

This post has been edited by fuzzy: Sep 16 2007, 01:32 AM

There's only a few shops selling football items, and it can be a treasure trove for those who love 'antique' stuff, like jersey collectors.

The one I saw was at the first level, there was one on the ground floor but it caters more to EPL fans as they carry some EPL jerseys (probably one of the rare places I saw West Ham jersey, sad it cost 300 bucks else I would have jump on it).

Head to first floor, look around. I can't remember the name, but inside it carries tons of old Selangor jerseys along with other sport items.

And since you'll be hitting the gloves section, I'm sure you won't miss those Uhlsport logos ... Also, I found one or two places in Pertama Complex selling Uhlsports as well, but it's much more limited range and retailed around RM120-RM160.

Indeed, I suck as a keeper I think, no formal training and those I know is by watching video or instinct. Plus I'm not fully fit these days since I stopped gym, so if you ask me to rate myself, I'll say I'm a 5/10 ..

I'll do better than most players because I'm brave enough to stand between the post and probably not run away when a ball is hurling towards me. But my reaction and at times attention might not be the best

See la, if possible I drag some other fellow lowyat people to play with the LYN team

Guys, what is the difference between turf and flat surface shoes?

I need a new pair of shoes as my old ones crocodile already, and I'm looking at a pair of turfs.

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Added on May 19, 2008, 7:24 pmYou guys play in Klang? i might just join in since I live here

Can go and get goalkeeping tips from you

This post has been edited by fuzzy: May 19 2008, 07:24 PM

Which part of Klang do you play in? The Roof? I'm not sure how I would rate my game tempo, I'm playing every Tuesday with a bunch of young and uncles, I'm playing every Thursday with a younger audience that is certainly higher tempo. If you are interested you can come along for my sessions as well, though I must admit I doubt they are really good players.

I am, I just need to sort out my transportation and stuff. I might be bringing another friend along if you do not mind, he's outfield but he's lacking in the basic foundations of it, kinda like me, but as I'm a goalkeeper, I get to escape with it more.

I play every Tuesday in Subang's SP, the one near Summit. They would love a goalkeeper as other than me, the opposition one is usually rotated between outfield players. The only drawback I see here is that they only play for an hour, which I don't think is long enough