You'll see goalkeepers at pretty much all levels stashing a towel in the inside of their goal, looping it through the netting or just leaving it in a corner. The towel is an important of goalkeeper's supplies in that it is a simple but effective way of keeping your gloves clean, as well as helping get rid of excess water when you spit/put water on your gloves (like certain grips need you to for wet weather conditions etc.).
You should be able to pick them up easily at a pound store or home store. Look for hand towels or wash towels. You won't need anything as big as a bathroom towel lol!! A lot of goalkeeping companies like Reusch produce their own towels, but you can often find cheaper deals which are just as good!
So what is the towel for?
Here you can see Everton and American international goalkeeper Tim Howard with a towel in game:
And you can also see Palace's Julian Speroni with his towel in the following links:
You should be able to pick them up easily at a pound store or home store. Look for hand towels or wash towels. You won't need anything as big as a bathroom towel lol!! A lot of goalkeeping companies like Reusch produce their own towels, but you can often find cheaper deals which are just as good!
So what is the towel for?
- To wipe away sweat on your face or that has built up around your gloves
- To wipe dirt off your gloves (helps you got more use out of them in the long run), especially on muddy pitches!
- To wipe down your gloves after putting water on them to help with grip (keeping a 'tacky'/sticky grip with the foam)
Here you can see Everton and American international goalkeeper Tim Howard with a towel in game:
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