Question: I am planning on ordering new kickers (I’m currently using the obo robo high control), and was wondering the difference between the high rebound and high control. Answer: As the name suggests the High Rebound offer a more significant rebound effect to the kicker. The foam compresses and expands resulting in high paced clears [...]

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Question: What is the best method of countering an attacker who intercepted in mid field and is heading straight for the centre of the D? Answer: I’m assuming you’re talking about counter attack breakaways from your question. A lot of this comes down to decision making and the skills associated with playing big slide tackling [...]

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Question: My obo robo kickers are coming apart, could you please tell me what glue to use? The Velcro attaching the forehead cushion pad to to the inside of my helmet, what glue is best for this? Finally, the wrist protector on my left robo glove has come detached from the inside of the glove, [...]

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Question: Is the keeper allowed to kick the ball off an opposing player’s stick (kicker-stick contact)? Is the keeper allowed to hit the ball off another player’s stick with his/her goalie stick? Answer: Any contact by a keeper, whether kicker or stick must be to the ball first. If after contacting the ball, the keeper’s [...]

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Question: Does the colour of a goalie’s kit make a difference to the opposition. i.e. does the striker get distracted by bright colours? Answer: The studies I’m aware of in regards to colour have been done with football and ice hockey. There are two different schools of thought, one is to blend in and the [...]

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Question: I’ve been playing the position goalie since I was eight. In 2005 my parents managed to buy me the OBO Cloud 9 Goal keeper kit. I’m currently playing club hockey and have represented my Province as well as Zimbabwe Schools Hockey a number of times and played for the Zimbabwe U21 National Team. I’m [...]

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Question: I’ve been playing for three years and all my skills have developed, all but my communication. Every team I play for has said that they look for a keeper with strong communication skills and I feel that if I can improve my communication I’ll improve my shot of making the teams I tryout for. [...]

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Question: Hello, can you tell me what should I do, when the attacker is coming closer to goal and I come out but he shoot in this time before the 1-1 is there? Greetings Alex Answer: Hi Alex, your question is a tricky one and a lot will depend on where the breakdown you’re describing [...]

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Question: I was wondering if you could tell me what I should use to clean the inside of my OBO mask… Answer: What you use to clean your mask will depend on how dirty it’s gotten. If you’re cleaning it fairly regularly you can wash and rinse with warm water and an anti-bacterial soap. If [...]

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Question: My name is Josh and I’m not sure if you remember me but you were a coach of mine. I was a keeper in on the U-20 team in ’99 when Shiv carried 5 keepers (I think it was 5). I had been an alternate on the U-16 the year before. That’s about all [...]

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