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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure what being a good defender or not has to do with a kid's potential as a GK.  Totally different positions / skillset.  Kind of like saying my kid's not a great linebacker, so I don't want them playing cornerback in football.

The first priority is letting your son try new things / playing new positions.  Everyone has agreed that specialization at that young age is insane.  As a former ODP player, varsity captain at a large HS, and club player at a top D1 school, I'd agree.

I also sympathize with those that posted their experiences about kids getting "stuck" in goal.  I've seen that happen.

For my kids, I'm going to want them to get significant experience and playing time at every position on the field, including trying out playing GK.  My experience was our best field players were also fabulous GKs, often good enough to play GK at a high level, they just liked field better.  The reverse was often true as well.  I'm friends with a fair amount of former college players from JMU, and one of their former GKs (from the mid/late 90's) is a fabulous field player.  [/quote]

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