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[quote=Anonymous]On the boys side, the answer is usually 2 goalies, but sometimes one.  Never more than 2.

The reason for just one is if the team has an exceptionally good goalie, they are better off having him play full time than sharing 50/50.  There are a few reasons:

(1) The goalie coming in cold for the second half is at a disadvantage.

(2) if you have one great goalie and one that is merely good, you still have to play them 50/50 (or the good one will leave), which leaves the team weaker in one half.

(3) the great one will leave too, if another team is willing to give him 100% time, so you may need to match that to keep him happy (and on the team).

The one goalie plan only works if the kid and the parents are super healthy and dependable.  You can't have a family that says "we're good for the first two tournaments but will miss the third one for our beach trip."
Plus, usually 1-2 field players will take a few reps in goal so they can jump in if the goalie is injured during a game, and for a longer term injury, they would go out and recruit a second goalie to fill in.
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