Articles
The Kid Who's Too Hard on Himself
Perfectionism in the one position that guarantees you'll be beaten. What tends to help, what makes it worse, and when it's time to involve somebody qualified.
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.
A nervous stomach is real, it's common in this position, and forcing food into it makes everything worse. Workarounds that don't turn into a fight in the car.
The Two Minutes Before You Drop Him Off
Everyone worries about the drive home. The drive in is the one you can actually steer, and it asks almost nothing of you.
The Stomachache That's Really Nerves
Pre-game nerves in a young goalie show up in the body first. What helps at eight is different from what helps at fifteen — and "you'll be fine" helps at neither.
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.