DearDiary
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- Aug 29, 2010
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It doesn't have any impact on the goalie. It has an impact on the shooter.
Color has a huge impact on coordination. If a player is looking down at the puck and looks up to shoot and sees a white jersey, white helmet, white glove but vibrant yellow pads, it's going to affect his shot especially when people shoot quickly. Your brain automatically puts it attention on the yellow, because it's so different from everything else in your vision.
Humans aren't made to play hockey, they're made for survival. When your pushing so hard to skate, your body thinks your running from prey or hunting. Coming down the Wing, adrenaline rushing, you will notice the yellow against the white. It makes sense that your brain focuses its attention on something so different from everything else in your vision, or else you wouldn't be able to react fast enough to avoid danger.
I guess it would also help if the goalie with the yellow pads stood still before the player takes a shot, and make slight irrregular movement before the player shoots. That will also throw the shooters focus off.
It's really surprising that goalies don't do this. Players aren't standing and focusing before they shoot, they move around fast and shoot without thinking. It's very easy to throw someones movement and aim off when the player in question is relying on reflex's and instinct, because they're made for surviving.