Parent Segment

How and when to tell them who starts

Q: How and when to tell them who starts

According to InGoal Magazine's Parent Segment, coaches should communicate starting goalie decisions clearly and with enough advance notice for the goaltender to mentally prepare. When coaches fall short of this best practice, parents play a key role in helping their goalie process the situation constructively rather than letting uncertainty become a distraction or source of anxiety.

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Communicate starting decisions to goalies early enough to allow proper mental preparation before game day.
Coaches who delay or mishandle starting lineup announcements create unnecessary stress for young goaltenders.
Parents should have a plan for how to support their goalie when coaches don't follow best practices on lineup communication.
Avoid letting your goalie's confidence or focus suffer due to poor communication from the coaching staff.
InGoal Radio's Parent Segment, presented by Stop It Goaltending U the App, provides actionable guidance for navigating these situations.

Episode Notes

This week in the Parent Segment, presented by Stop It Goaltending U the App, we dig into some advice on how and when to tell a goalie who is starting each game, and how to handle things as a parent when those strategies appear to be falling short of best practices.

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