I have read a lot of tips on here on how to defend against the Breakaway. I have seen some people say donít go "hands first" and others say that they have the best results when diving headfirst. First thing to remember is that everyone is different and has different capabilities; so your Keeper should experiment with the different approaches and find out what works best for themselves and what they are most comfortable with. I will say that going "hands first" is very dangerous even for advanced goalies, and our first responsibility is safety out there. That being said, I would like to offer up the approach that I had the most success with and that I find the safest during my time as Goalie. As soon as the keeper notices a breakaway, he should leave the goal box and advance slowly toward the striker in a low crouched position with his hands down by his sides with the palms out. As he closes on the striker, he should be bringing his hands slowly up and at the same time slowly start standing taller. This is referred to as the "Turkey/Peacock Walk" because it looks similar to a turkey/peacock spreading out his feathers trying to intimidate predators. This makes yourself look bigger and closes down on the angles for shots on goal. When the keeper commits to the ball he should collapse to one side (doesnít matter which one) with his hands still spread out wide and sliding sideways (feet slightly forward) at the striker, again closing down the angles. Ninety percent of the time the ball will roll right into your stomach and the striker ends up jumping over you. This works great on single or two player breakaways.