Redesigning the functionality properties of football goalkeeper jerseys

In this thesis, the goalkeeper jerseys will be discussed in the football sector which composes 10% of the world economy. The existing jerseys that goalkeepers using are determined as insufficient because of not being able to provide adequate protection during movements, which has been highlighted in accordance with the literature review. Starting from this point, new goalkeeper jerseys which can serve the purpose of usage in terms of function were planned to be improved. In this direction the goalkeeper jerseys that are worn by the goalkeepers during trainings and professional football competitions was examined to provide comfort, safety and ergonomic. In the context of this thesis, besides the professional goalkeepers, the young goalkeeper candidates are in the target group as well. The shock protection feature of the developed forms shows better performance when compared to the present forms in the market, according to the results of the survey conducted with the goalkeepers. Considering the results obtained from the sensors, the following rates were obtained as the shock reducements based on the improvements: 17,56% in the elbow region of the developed formations, 24,28% in the shoulder region, 18,50% in the basin region and 22,52% in the wing area.