Good reply to people being rude about goalie position?

[Anonymous]

As a lacrosse coach, former player, dad of 3 lacrosse players: if the goalie leaves it's always a nightmare. Field players are always interchangeable.

It becomes less of an issue the older and more elite you get, but even at the D1 level with the portal, good goalies leaving and the scramble to find a suitable replacement is a big topic. It is less often just "next man up" like it is at other positions.

[Anonymous]

Just huck a lacrosse ball at their head and see if they can block it. If not, oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a lacrosse coach, former player, dad of 3 lacrosse players: if the goalie leaves it's always a nightmare. Field players are always interchangeable.

It becomes less of an issue the older and more elite you get, but even at the D1 level with the portal, good goalies leaving and the scramble to find a suitable replacement is a big topic. It is less often just "next man up" like it is at other positions.

This. At the HS level, when a really strong goalie leaves without a younger one behind, the absence is much more noticeable than losing a comparably strong middie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a lacrosse coach, former player, dad of 3 lacrosse players: if the goalie leaves it's always a nightmare. Field players are always interchangeable.

It becomes less of an issue the older and more elite you get, but even at the D1 level with the portal, good goalies leaving and the scramble to find a suitable replacement is a big topic. It is less often just "next man up" like it is at other positions.

This. At the HS level, when a really strong goalie leaves without a younger one behind, the absence is much more noticeable than losing a comparably strong middie.

+1

[Anonymous]

I feel like this whole thread is a troll. Who TF that knows anything about this sport belittles the goalies???

[Anonymous]

There is never a good reply. Ignore the comment.

[Anonymous]

Goalie is clearly the most important position on the field. Look at the issues that UVA men’s team is having, they have no confidence in the goalie and they are struggling even with loaded class of talent and 4 and 5 star recruiting pipeline.