Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
What unfortunate event caused the Syosset goalie to be suspended? It wasn't bad fortune it was a bad decision!


You are joking. If he got hurt that would have been unfortunate. He made a very stupid decision that got him thrown off the team and let his whole team down. All the other players hard work and effort just down the drain. I feel that if he were in the game he would have had saved 1 or 2 of those goals. Come on the coach put in the 4th string goalie who is a defender to play the end of game. What was he thinking. I don't think coaches know how to handle goalies. Maybe if the coach had put in some of the other goalies in a bit more during the season they wouldn't have been so nervous. Goalie is a confidence position and coaches need to learn how to manage them better. Throwing goalies into a game where the season is on the line but you didn't get them in during regular season games how are you developing them. You actually set them up for failure in the game that meant the most for your team. Good job coach C!!!!!


Coming from an ex-goalie and goalie coach for over thirty years I can tell you that you are dead right on your statement. Playing the position requires absolute confidence in yourself and that your coach is one hundred percent behind you. So many head coaches do not understand the position and do not realize the importance of a solid CORE of goalies. You need to have two goalies ready to play at all times. Making sure TWO goalies are ready to go requires coaching and a lot of mental preparation especially for goalie #2. The hardest thing to do for any player in the game is lacrosse is to be the #2 or #3 goalie and come in to a game. Time needs to be given to these goalies in game situations at any time possible and coaching them at practice to keep them up is vital. So many head coaches do not understand this and I have seen it kill teams time and time again at the HS level and college level as well.