Gol Koochik

Gol Koochik (گل‌کوچیک in Persian spoken language, translated to Small Goal) is a variation of Street football that has been popular in Iran. The goal is approximately 100 x 60 cm in size and the ball is light-weight which can look like a makeshift ball. Given the limited space and the high density of player in the small-sized field, supreme dribbling skills are required for success in the game and players behoove to learn to maneuver the ball more quickly than normal football fields.[1][2] Pursuant to the effects of Information Age, street football in general and Gol Koochik in particular has suffered from a weakened popularity over the past few years.

Arrangement

Gol Koochik is compliance with football and especially Futsal in terms of scoring, physical contact and limitation of the field, outs and corners. There are differences, however, when it comes to the regulations for goal keeping and offside. In Gol Koochik, the keeper can not touch the ball with hand and saves must be done using only foot, that is due to the small scale of the goal and that it can be too easy to contain an attack if the keeper can use his hands. On the other hand, it would be too difficult to score if in such a small goal, the keeper could be allowed to use hands. This, in practice, means that everybody can be a goal keeper and the keeper can be a defender or striker at any given opportunity. There is no offside in Gol Koochik and the strikers can be at any position when receiving ball from teammates.


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Young boy playing “Gol Koochik”
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References
  1. "Gol koochik , le football anecdotique - La Revue de Téhéran | Iran". www.teheran.ir. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Gol Koochik league draw in Tabriz - league 2019". شهریار نیوز (in Persian). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.


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