I've have had an idea........

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[SupaTroopa]

Wat about a kit maintenance section. Cause I can see from the obo website that many keepas are unsure of how to clean/store their kit

[NicfromSweden]

animal allready got a good guide on kit washing but there could also be a section how to repair kit

[The Doctor]

Keep the topics coming, Magpie has asked steve to set up a sticky and we'll start farming out basic topics once we've got that set up.

Kit maintainance and indoor sections are great ideas that I hadn't considered.  I also think some advice to coaches about how to coach beginner and intermediate GKs as well - how to include them in exercises and make sure that they are not left on the periphery is something that I often have issues with.

Depending on the material that people produce, I think we aim initially for a text based manual (so yes, a pdf) and then look perhaps to convert it to an html resource that could be set up as a web page or distributed on CD (with videos and diagrams where relevant).   The problem is with using videos or photos we would need approval from the person who owns the copyright, so if you have anything like that, please see if you can track the source down.

[animal]

I would be absolutely chuffed to do the maintenance and repair section.

ANIMAL

[AndyGaut]

Repair and Maintainence section going once, going twice,

SOLD to the guy with the better beard than me!

That sections yours if you want it Animal!

[garli]

So chuffed is a good thing?

[Wassie]

Chuffed is definitely a good thing.

[garli]

It just sounds like "oh, I was chuffed by my ill fitting shoes".

[geevo]

I think that may be "oh, I was chaffed by my ill fitting shoes".  :-X

[Wassie]

Hey ya go garli: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chuffed#English

[garli]

Now I just need to hear some one with the proper accent say it.   

[Si Lee]

Did I read someone say that OBO have made such a manual??? Anyone know where you can get it?

Also I'm well up for having some input with it!

Si

[garli]

It's on the community part of their website.

[Wassie]

So what is a proper accent to you garli?

[Dan]

I think she means the accent of someone who didn't have to look up what "chuffed" means.

I think what's being discussed here could be accomplished by a group of goalies, coahces, writers, and editors (many of us here being able to fill one or more of those roles.

I just set up a wiki for the goalkeepers' guide.  The URL is http://fh-gk.pbwiki.com/

You can view it without a password. The PW for editing is "stopballs" (without quotaiton marks).

Most of you have more experience in goal than I do.  I do have some experience editing and publishing.  I'm glad to help this thing happen if a bunch of you can contribute content.  What do you thjink of the Wiki as a way to make this happen?

Dan