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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make sure he has all the right equipment (and wears it). Make sure he is on supportive teams. It can be a tough and isolated position for the kid and the parents; but, a good goalie is foundational for a team and always in demand. Mine started in goal in kindergarten and she's never looked back. Hasn't played in the field in about 10 years. Loves every minute of it and will be playing in college soon. [/quote]

Congrats to her, that’s awesome. I’m interested what you mean about a tough an isolated position. He’s really young and we have not noticed any difference in positions or treatment at this age. Is that a thing later? [/quote]

He means goalies are basically on their own little island.  It's a lot like an NFL placekicker, they're expected to make all their kicks and people really notice when they miss.  Every other field position can screw up and the team can most likely recover, but a mistake by a goalie usually is highly visible and results in a goal.

It's not all bad though, the opposite is also true--a goalie playing out of his mind is also visible and gets their team pumped up.

So I guess ultimately the lows are lower but the highs are higher, so you'll just want your kid to have an even keeled personality is all.  It's a great position to play, you can have an outsized impact on a game, which is cool.  It's pretty stressful for parents though, so be aware of that.

--goalie dad[/quote]

Exactly that.  Maybe it has gotten better now, but when my kid first started many of the other kids and parents had familiarity with soccer but not lacrosse and expected soccer level save percentages and that the goalie could bail the team out on a regular basis after the ride and defense got beat.  [/quote]

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