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The Snack Drawer That Does the Work for You: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies
Fuel Sleep and a Growing Body

The Snack Drawer That Does the Work for You

Stop trying to change what a hungry fourteen-year-old chooses. Change what's in reach, and the lazy choice becomes the right one automatically.

Fuel Sleep and a Growing BodyWater, Not Blue Drinks: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies

Water, Not Blue Drinks

Hydration for a kid carrying twelve pounds of gear in August. When water is enough, when a sports drink actually earns its place, and the signs worth watching for.

Fuel Sleep and a Growing BodyThe Tournament Weekend Cooler: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies

The Tournament Weekend Cooler

Two days, four games, a parking lot and a canopy. What tends to work when you're feeding a goalie out of a cooler.

Fuel Sleep and a Growing BodyThe Ninety Minutes Between Games: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies

The Ninety Minutes Between Games

The second game of the day is usually decided in the gap before it. Here's what tends to happen in that window, and what tends to help.

Fuel Sleep and a Growing BodyGrowing Pains, Sore Knees, and What's Normal: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies

Growing Pains, Sore Knees, and What's Normal

A goalie's body complains over a season. Most of it settles. This is about telling the ordinary from the worth-a-call — and it's a coach pointing you at a clinician, not a diagnosis.

Fuel Sleep and a Growing BodySleep Is the Drill Nobody Does: a LAX Goalie Hub article for parents of youth lacrosse goalies

Sleep Is the Drill Nobody Does

The highest-return hour in your goalie's day isn't in the driveway. Here is what the research actually says — including the famous number that everybody repeats and nobody checked.