In my sons situation we have made every effort to stay and play with the PAL team. Our town will not/does not shun playing for select teams. The playing level is just not there. So to try and get the best competition we had to go outside of our program and play select. We are considering not playing for the middle school because of the everyone makes it and plays mentality. Which means 30-40 kids and one coach. It's tough because yes he wants to play with his friends but is a complete waste of his time. He plays goalie and faces injury due to weak players in front of him. Have watched him face 40 shots in a game with his PAL team. He's left naked on way too many plays playing teams like Ward Melville, Manhasset, Garden City, and Smithtown. What's everyone's opinion on this.
Here at Daly Goalie Training we encourage our goalies to play as much as possible and see as many shots as they can for whichever team needs a goalie. Each time he takes the field he can work on a different aspect of his game and if the defense is weak it guarantees many shots. I see young goalies complaining their defense is horrible after the game and my comment is always the same. That means more shots on you which means more practice FOR you. Keep up the good work!
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