Do you blame the team’s goalie when they lose?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have your kids who play goalie play other positions until at least 7th grade. You will thank me later.

How come? They really push specializing at this age. He’s on his club team with another goalie but rec he’s the only one. What’s a good position that will work well with it? I may ask if he can play both during club season which is coming up.

He does do many other sports, basketball, tennis, flag football and rugby. So I’m not worried about specializing in lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have your kids who play goalie play other positions until at least 7th grade. You will thank me later.

How come? They really push specializing at this age. He’s on his club team with another goalie but rec he’s the only one. What’s a good position that will work well with it? I may ask if he can play both during club season which is coming up.

He does do many other sports, basketball, tennis, flag football and rugby. So I’m not worried about specializing in lacrosse.

If a goalie plays attack he can gain a better understanding of the position. Plus this helps burn out later on while keeping a love of the game. Anyone pushing specializing is wrong. They can focus on goalie but play another role to get a break. I know multiple current d1 goalies from this area that did this. It is. Long road they can be a goalie only later on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is really obnoxious - they have to get through 10 other kids before they reach the goalie.

+1 Being a goalie is hard and in rec kids are new, just learning and they usually have to bed a kid to be goalie.

[Anonymous]

That is insane. My DD is a midi and I have mad respect for the goalies. I scream my head off to praise them. If they are scored on, I'll shout good effort Larla and clap.

F that B. She knows nothing about the sport.

The coach should say, next adult who criticizing my goalie can get in the goal themselves and see how it feels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is insane. My DD is a midi and I have mad respect for the goalies. I scream my head off to praise them. If they are scored on, I'll shout good effort Larla and clap.

F that B. She knows nothing about the sport.

The coach should say, next adult who criticizing my goalie can get in the goal themselves and see how it feels.

As a goalie parent, I appreciate this so much!