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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve been surprised this season as two of my kids have taken on GK roles on their teams. I personally would never pick that position so it has been interesting to watch.

I think my DS likes the extra skills he is learning. One of his coaches runs extra goalie clinics and DS is one who would spend his entire afternoon on the field if he could. He also likes the control he has and his ability to work with the whole team. He is still young and that last part is still a developing skill but it has started to come out more this season.

DD had never liked soccer until this season when she started playing positions. She also enjoys playing defense but loves playing GK. She raves about how many saves she made during the game and for sure has a focus on that rather than the ones that got past her. She thrives with a clearly defined role and GK may be the most clearly defined role on the team.

I’ve had many conversations with the two of them about how they need to think of themselves as the last line of defense. In a perfect world, their defenders would do their job and get the ball out before it even reaches them. I know DD has taken that to heart because one of her teammates was giving her a hard time after she missed one and she retorted with some comment about how she was just as responsible for the goal as she was. DS has recently gotten a bit superstitious and it’s often harder on him when his team loses. He also has a kid on his team who will give the GK a hard time after a miss and we’ve talked a lot about shutting that down if he is on the field.

DS loves playing striker as well as GK so it’s an interesting combination. I think he realized early on that he gets more play time when he is willing to play GK. It also allows him to reserve some energy when he plays GK during the first part of the game so he can also be an asset in other positions later in the game. [/quote]

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