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I’ve jumped in “x-jump” towards the player, she jumped towards me and shot directly into my head from about 1 meter distance. This was back in 2000, I was 17 years old. Once I have got such a crazy strong shot in the head from the 6m line, that I had bigger consequences for a few months afterwards. When I was young – no one ever told me that there is anything really seriously wrong with getting very hard shots in the head, even several times in a row… Now, don’t get me wrong – this was veeeeeery long time ago!īut now, many years afterwards, we should all know better – coaches, goalkeepers, players, parents, we should all have more information about the consequences of possible concussions in handball and advises what would be the best to do if it happens!īEING BRAVE SOMETIMES CAN EQUAL BEING #NOTSOCLEVER I strongly support that idea! A good goalkeeper MUST be brave and not have the fear from the ball!īut also, a goalkeeper must be familiar with the possible consequences of getting a strong shot in the head and about concussions in handball so that s/he would be able to use that knowledge when needed and to take care of her/himself when needed. The point of this text is to help goalkeepers, coaches, players and parents in understanding how serious head injuries in handball can be and how important it is to NOT continue playing or to return to the game too soon after sustaining a concussion!Īs we all know – one of the most important characteristics for every handball goalkeeper is Courage! Being brave and not having the fear from the ball! Now let me tell you something right away in the beginning- the point of this text is not that all goalkeepers should quit playing just because of possible fear from the shot in the head!!! All the videos used in this short video compilation are for the educational purposes only and the original videos are property of and can be found here. If you are expected to just be “brave” and ignore the shot in the head – you will ignore it and you will continue playing! Concussions in handball don’t happen only to the goalkeepers, they are happening to the players as well. When you don’t know better – you play by the rules that exist. (Still doubting that goalkeepers are weird?) ? I have heard many goalkeepers even swearing by it – that they play better after they get shot in the head, it motivates them to focus even better. We are taught, since the very young age, that getting a shot in the head is just one more save, and that there is nothing wrong about it. Very often it doesn’t even matter how hard the shot was. How many times have you witnessed this kind of situation?Įven more important question is: how many times have you returned to the game after that kind of situation?Īs a handball goalkeeper, when you get a shot in the head – you are expected to only shake off your head little bit and continue playing. I didn’t want to exclude or cut off any parts of it, because when you Google “Concussions in handball” – you don’t get so many results… We definitely need more educational materials about this topic in handball! WARNING: Concussions in handball is such an extremely important topic and this is one really, reaaaaally long post! ? But also very educational post, so take your time with it.