I don’t see the problem…goalies are clearly the smartest and coolest kids on every team.
In my 25 plus years of playing goal and then 20 plus years of coaching it was not very common for kids that truly catch the goalie bug to then lose their passion right away, so the good news is he will probably stick with it for a while. I do really feel bad for goalie parents though; between the extra money and potential extra lessons/coaching and then the extra stress it is not an easy gig. I guess it could be worse…both my brother and I played goalie at high levels and are 16 years apart, so my parents had to go through it twice!
Our youngest is 3 and has started showing signs of being a goalie, so I feel your pain and may be right there with you in a few years.
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