Parent Segment
Podcast Segment for Parents – Episode 253
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Key Takeaways
- Avoid defaulting to 'good game' after a tough outing — even when sincere, it can feel dismissive or tone-deaf to your goalie.
- Recognize that the post-game lobby moment is emotionally loaded for goaltenders and requires a thoughtful approach.
- Explore specific alternative phrases and strategies that validate your goalie's experience without minimizing a difficult performance.
- Listen more than you speak — the segment encourages parents to consider that silence or a simple presence may outperform hollow praise.
- Engage with the InGoal parent community at parents@ingoalmag.com to share your own post-game communication strategies.
Episode Notes
In our effort to comfort our kids after tough games we may be upsetting them more. As we greet them in the lobby after the game we often break out the old “good game” and even if we mean it – they may not appreciate it.
So what can you say?
We knock around a few ideas this week of how we have approached it.
As always – hit us up at parents@ingoalmag.com with your thoughts.
This segment is from InGoal Radio Episode 253 with Devin Cooley
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