Parent Segment
Podcast Segment for Goalie Parents – Episode 273
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The audio segment published here takes you directly to the Parent Segment from this episode.
Key Takeaways
- Understand that many head coaches lack goaltending expertise, making dedicated goalie instruction rare at youth levels.
- Learn how to approach a head coach constructively when your child goalie is receiving no position-specific coaching.
- Consider supplemental resources like the Stop It Goaltending U app to fill the instruction gap your team may not provide.
- Recognize that advocating for your goalie's development is a legitimate parental responsibility, not overstepping.
- Prepare for the conversation with a head coach by framing goalie instruction as a team benefit, not a personal complaint.
Episode Notes
In our Parents Segment, presented by the Stop It Goaltending U app, we answer a question about how to handle things — and in particular a head coach — when your child isn’t getting any goalie instruction.
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