Editing Goalkeeper (section)

==== Bandy ====
[[File:Kirill Chvalko.jpg|thumb|[[:ru:Хвалько, Кирилл Михайлович|Kirill Khvalko]] of [[Dynamo Moscow Bandy Club|Dynamo Moscow]] attempting a save]]
In [[bandy]], the goalkeeper defends their team's goal and has specific privileges within the game, which is regulated in section 6 of the Bandy Playing Rules set up by the [[Federation of International Bandy]]<ref name="bandy">{{cite web |date=1 September 2011 |title=Bandy Playing Rules |url=http://www.worldbandy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Rules/Bandyrules_FIB_Sept2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511181936/http://www.worldbandy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Rules/Bandyrules_FIB_Sept2011.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2013 |access-date=26 April 2014 |publisher=Federation of International Bandy}}</ref> The goalkeeper's main job is to stop any penetration of the ball into the goal. The goalkeeper is allowed to hold the ball for six seconds before they have to release it. They may drop it to a defender or chuck it directly into attack.

If the ball passes the goal line, it is followed by different actions: if a defender last touches the ball, the reaction is an [[own goal]] if the ball goes between the goalposts; if it passes outside the goalposts, the reaction is a [[Bandy#Ball in and out of play|corner stroke]]. If last touched by an attacker's stick and passes between the posts, the reaction is a goal or a disallowed goal (offside or an infringement from the attacking team). If the ball passes from an attacker over the goal line outside the goalposts, the goalkeeper may retrieve a new ball from a cage hanging on the goal's either side and put the new ball in play with no signal from the referees.

The goalkeeper is the only player who may use their hands to play the ball (although only within their own [[penalty area]]). According to Rule 6.1 the goalkeeper is required to wear a jersey with a different color from either team's jersey color to avoid confusion for the referee. Goalkeepers wear padded gloves to aid in catching the ball, large shinpads, a padded sweater, and a helmet with a face mask.<ref name="bandy" />

The goalkeeper is the only player in the team who can pass the ball to a teammate by aid of their skates. The team might have a reserve goalkeeper, and the two may switch at any time during the game, without the need to notify the referee. There is no time-out in bandy, but an exception is sometimes made when the goalkeeper is hurt, especially if they don't have a designated reserve keeper.

As the goalkeeper is usually the team's only player who can see the entire field, they often act as an organizer of the team when it is defending, especially for free strokes against them.