Articles
A Good Game and a Good Score Aren't the Same Thing
Five things worth watching that never appear in the stat line — and how to tell, from a sideline, whether your goalie actually played well.
Youth, High School, College: What Changes and When
Your kid's game quietly changes three times before he's done. Here's the map, and which of the changes land on the goalie.
Why the Goalie Is the Loudest Kid on the Field
"Ball!" "Check!" "Break!" — what your goalie is actually shouting out there, what each call does, and what silence back there really costs.
Seven goals in a half and he's still out there. Pulling a goalie is almost never the answer, and here's what it teaches when you do.
What Your Goalie Is Supposed to Do on a Fast Break
The most exciting twelve seconds in lacrosse, explained from the goalie's end — so you can tell whether it went wrong before it went in.
Why He Moves in a Curve, Not a Line
The arc is the single most useful concept a watching parent can learn. Once you see it, half of what your goalie does out there stops looking random.