10 Tips for Your Best Season as a Goalie Parent

There’s nothing like being a goalie and there’s nothing like being a goalie parent.

Goaltender is amongst the toughest positions in sport and a lot of parents discourage their kids from playing goal for this very reason, so congratulations for letting your child pursue their dreams and for supporting them along the way.

I’m sure they have begun their season determined to make it their best ever, and we wanted to share a few tips to help you have a great year as a goalie parent as well. They should help you enjoy the game more while also helping your son or daughter have their best year.

Of course, you know your child better than anyone so consider this advice in the context of your own child, but it’s based on our experience as goalie parents and from talking to some of the best goalies – and their parents — in the world over more than a decade at InGoal.

We have plenty more but a top-10 seems like a good place to start. If you have some thoughts or suggestions of your own, please share them in the comments below.

In no particular order: