Wearing The Right Gear
As goalkeepers ourselves, we strongly believe EVERY goalkeeper should take padded gear with them to EVERY game, especially when you are playing away games.
The reason is, that you do not want to get to any game and the playing surface is hard, uneven or in poor condition.
Because there is nothing worse than getting dead joints, or grass burns which are horrendous.
So even if you do not like wearing padded gear, get into the habit if still taking them to every game, as you will never know when they will prevent an injury.