What is the worst part of being a goalie?

[CTwiltongoalie1]

There is nothing worse to me than by getting outplayed by the other goalie. There's no feeling worse than when you lose and played crappy while the other team's goalie was spectacular and shut down your offense.

[smidjen92]

Taking a shot directly to the balls and then having trickle in to the goal ranks high up my list.

[NALC24]

Taking a shot directly to the balls and then having trickle in to the goal ranks high up my list.
gotta agree with that... happend to me in training the other week

[sam.karcher]

When the other team has no offense and you're wicked bored. That's a bummer.

[kevLAXpro]

I think getting hit in the balls so hard that your cup shatters or maybe getting hit in the shin so hard that you can't play the rest of the game.

[imhungry114]

The worst part about being a Goalie is when people think they can be so much better than you. But the best part is watching them try and play net.

[laxgoalie89]

i agree with the other goalie being better would make me mad too. but i hate when fans say stupid stuff on why i didnt do this or that when they dont even know the rules

[smalbikpro]

when people who dont play goalie say they could do a better job. i also hate getting pinned with the blame for a loss, goalies are oftentime scapegoats for a teams loss.

[Pdoherty]

getting a minor concussion from being a 4th defender...

[Lacrosse4life31]

When the other team has no offense and you're wicked bored. That's a bummer.
yea lol!
the worst part is: not being able to go in those ground ball scrambles! those are so much fun!

[Quiles888]

people who never played talking about the goals you allow. I get that all day in school after a loss

[gfkeeper28]

Losing a one goal game.

[Lacrosse4life31]

Losing a one goal game.
yea like the duke and hopkins game... i would be pissed if i were Loftus..

[moondog]

Losing in OT on the biggest garbage goal you have ever seen.

That, or having to go 2 men-down, each for 3-minute non-releasables.

[Pdoherty]

Losing in OT on the biggest garbage goal you have ever seen.

That, or having to go 2 men-down, each for 3-minute non-releasables.
I've done those 2 man down...they scored once...and I took a kid outta the game that scored =]

it was a 5-4 over time loss =[

[laxlegend08]

people who never played talking about the goals you allow. I get that all day in school after a loss

yeah thats what annoys me the most. because almost everyone that gives you crap for it has never played goalie. and they dont know anything about how hard it is or what its like. they expect the goalie to stop everything, literally.

[manup5183]

Losing a one goal game.

I hear you, it always make it seem that if you had made that ONE little save than your team would have won.

[laxgthreeone]

When the other team has no offense and you're wicked bored. That's a bummer.


yea when this happens with me i find the camera man and have him get pics of me sleeping, doing pushups, superman/hulk hogan poses, etc. and the funny thing the refs dont call me for it

[RvRhsgoalie]

there no thing about goalie i love it it so much fun

[Pdoherty]

yea when this happens with me i find the camera man and have him get pics of me sleeping, doing pushups, superman/hulk hogan poses, etc. and the funny thing the refs dont call me for it
rotflmao that is awesome

[Goalie18]

when you have no D and no offense and your team is you and the posts. When its your birthday and you lose 26 to 2 but end up having 30 something saves.

Personally i like to run around i always have thats why i do indoor track but standing for most of the game gets boring. I like it better when i can run the ball up

[imhungry114]

when you have no D and no offense and your team is you and the posts. When its your birthday and you lose 26 to 2 but end up having 30 something saves.

30 something saves? 26 goals? Come on lets get real. That 56 shots total for a game. I think even our intermural middle school kids can keep the other team from getting 56 shots off.

[laxgoaliebm16]

blowwing a shut out in the 4th because u havent moved since warm ups

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

You playing amazing and making huge saves but your team can't score even on an empty net and then you lose the game by one goal. It has happened to me this year so much.

We have the lowest goals for. Even the last place team has more goals then us. But we are racnked 5th out of 8.

[EHSLAX12]

there cant be a bad part about goal. its all in good fun.

[meestagoaliemon]

When the other team has no offense and you're wicked bored. That's a bummer.


That definetely ranks in my top.

For me, I would have to say saving a shot, but when you bring your stick back, the ball rolls out of your stick and goes in the net. I think it's called a first kiss.

[kalata05]

getting hit in the shins and having massive bruises and such....and |etting in bad goa|s

[EricL]

When the other team has no offense and you're wicked bored. That's a bummer.
That and losing

[GoBucks]

Being totally out of the action for most of the time, and having to react to everything.

[KMLax46]

being tied 5-5 in the first game of playoff's and the defense gets loose and thinks its ok to leave people open on the crease and missing his shot with your shoulder by 1 inch and losing the game 6-5. that goes pretty high up on my list, along with people saying goalie is so easy and they could do a better job, but wont get in net when you say "ok, then try it, you can use my stuff"

[spenny]

middies that dont or cant run. gotta love that 6 on 3. NOT.

[scliff42002]

definitely the freshman attackmen who think its fun to purposely aim at your nuts

[juskellaxin]

i definitely gotta say when u go to make a save and to prevent rebound u loosen ur grip...so the ball turns ur head and it rolls in...or ANOTHER GOALIE TRYING TO SCORE ON YOU

[ehsgoalie]

mine is when my d doenst do anything and i have to play d and get a minor and a major concussion in the smae game.

[juskellaxin]

mine is when my d doenst do anything and i have to play d and get a minor and a major concussion in the smae game.
No dude you dont even understand. Last year, me and my creaseman went to hit an attacker...well he missed the attacker and blindsided me...my head slams on the ground and i bit clean thru my shock doctor mouthguard...and i have a major concussion...full day in the hospital...and all this was the practice before our first ever playoff game...i missed it

[Storm21]

it was my first time playing goal this weekend and i have to say i took one off the beans in practice and there is no worse feeling than that i have to say like wow (oh and we got second at provincials this weekend by they way, im pumped it was my first time in net)

[EHSLAX12]

you guys still dont have a worse one than me. we had a clear last year on jv that set a pick for me to run it up...this was when we were up by a lot and i could go all the way....so the middie that was supposed to set the pick, didnt do too well and i ended up geting my stick checked. so i ran back and the guy with the ball didnt shoot yet and was being guarded. so he gets past him and i play on him about 5 feet from teh goal line and save the ball, and it goes a bit off to the side and back, and as i go for it i go down and get crosschecked in the top of my head and fall back into the post really hard and ended up with a major concussion. as im in the hospital i had no idea what i was doing, and apparently i started talking about thomas the tank engine and how he was possibly homosexual...not really sure how. i was dazed like none other.

[laxgoalie987]

you guys still dont have a worse one than me. we had a clear last year on jv that set a pick for me to run it up...this was when we were up by a lot and i could go all the way....so the middie that was supposed to set the pick, didnt do too well and i ended up geting my stick checked. so i ran back and the guy with the ball didnt shoot yet and was being guarded. so he gets past him and i play on him about 5 feet from teh goal line and save the ball, and it goes a bit off to the side and back, and as i go for it i go down and get crosschecked in the top of my head and fall back into the post really hard and ended up with a major concussion. as im in the hospital i had no idea what i was doing, and apparently i started talking about thomas the tank engine and how he was possibly homosexual...not really sure how. i was dazed like none other.

hahaha wow thats pretty good anyways i think the worst part is waiting around until the fourth qquarter because he other teams attack sucks and thenmissing the ball because you havent moved in a while

[CavsDefense]

5-Hole game winners are the worst part. It's embarassing.

[juskellaxin]

5-Hole game winners are the worst part. It's embarassing.
doesnt even have to be a game winner. they're jus plain embarrassing

[RenagadeGoalie]

ehh losing a game in general. when yor d breaks down and you get a million one on ones within 5 yards of you. one goal games. dropping the ball out the back of your stick. bad clear. anything really that people who think they know the pressure, luck, skill, and craziness it takes to play goalie

[UTBlueDevil]

When you let go a dumb goal or when the other goalie outplays you.

[QuickFreeze]

Ummm how about going to the edge of the crease to get a ball from a scrum and having your stick ripped out of your hand then them scoring on you while the ref didn't call it :chair:

[Ranimal1]

there is now bad part to being a goalie its the coolest position, you can potentially play offense and defense at the same time, look at queener the albany goalie, he scored a goal on hopkins. that is what makes the position fun. you can stop an offense with a save and start an offense with a quick outlet. its a great position if ur not afraid of getting hit once in a while

[blonyxpony]

SAVEING THE MOST AMAZING SHOT IN HISTORY. THEN DECIDEING TO RUN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FEILD, ABSOLUTLY BURNING EVERYONE, TAKEING A CRANKSHOT, AND HAVING IT DROP OUT OF YOUR STICK BEFORE THE SHOT. THEN, THE OTHER D GETS IT, AND THROWS TO THE OTHER TEAMS ATTACK MAN, AS HE SHOOTS AND SCORES AT THE LAST SECOND TO WIN THE GAME 3-4 IN A PLAYOFF GAME...THEN GETTING TIPEED BY YOUR TEAM MATES THAT NIGHT...

[MadCowDisease]

SAVEING THE MOST AMAZING SHOT IN HISTORY. THEN DECIDEING TO RUN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FEILD, ABSOLUTLY BURNING EVERYONE, TAKEING A CRANKSHOT, AND HAVING IT DROP OUT OF YOUR STICK BEFORE THE SHOT. THEN, THE OTHER D GETS IT, AND THROWS TO THE OTHER TEAMS ATTACK MAN, AS HE SHOOTS AND SCORES AT THE LAST SECOND TO WIN THE GAME 3-4 IN A PLAYOFF GAME...THEN GETTING TIPEED BY YOUR TEAM MATES THAT NIGHT...
Did that happen to you? If so, that sucks... but its incredibly funny.

[goalie4JESUS]

breaking your hand on a monday game in the 1st quarter and trying to play with it but your coach forcing you off the field cause your of no use to the team and your the only goalie......(but i got a cast on it and was back in a game that friday)

[kwoodgoalie1]

losing a 6-5 game in 2OT when the kid that scores is their crease man and you stuffed him 5 times during regulation and he has no goals on you, but then scores the game winner....worst feeling ever

[irishlax555]

when your team is convinced your perfect, and no goal is your fault. it get really annoying and makes you feel different from part of the team

[CTwiltongoalie1]

when your team is convinced your perfect, and no goal is your fault. it get really annoying and makes you feel different from part of the team

Yeah I know what you're talking about. It's weird reverse psychology, isn't it?

[Lacrossebum03]

When your entire team is talking crap about you, and you have no defense. Oh, and when they don't listen whatso ever. Thats my problem right now.

[laxfirebird3435]

i hate when your team blames you for losing the game. And also when your d just gives up because they're convinced the offence is so much better than they are. Just let her run in, why don't ya?!?!?

[LAXBEAST#26]

definitely cup shots but i hate it when your defense completed loses their man and makes you look bad

[BIGDGOALIE]

The worst part is that if i mess up. i know and everyone else knows ita nd is affected by it.

[laxplayanumba30]

in overtime, when the other team scores, you watch that shot go in your net, you know you tried your hardest but couldn't do anything about it

[SSHSGoalie33]

mine would be when i didnt wear my Hockey Gurdle i took 3 shots to my hips

the next 10 games i wear it dont get hit where my pads are.



or just gettting hit witha a crank shots where u dont have pads

i had one where it hit me in my bicept and numbed it for 2 weeks

[taco5]

ya i always do that. i got one of me sitting on the crossbar.

[laxgthreeone]

ya i always do that. i got one of me sitting on the crossbar.


thats real believeable..

[JEeagleslax]

worst part for me was my 1st year...i was ok but not great. our other goalie CONSTANTLY had to out-do me. if i made an awesome safe...she would find some stupid way to show off try to bother me. plus i was on modified and we scrimmaged JV and my best friend(moved up to JV) shot on me and hit me in the thigh...i could barely walk the next week and had a bruise w. a 7 inch diameter that was BLACK

[Coach_Goldberg]

Bounce shots in the throat. When the other teams goalie makes a behind the back pass to a defender who makes a behind the back pass to a midfielder who runs it up and makes a behind the back pass to an attack that makes a behind the back shot that ends up a goal. Outplaying the other goalie, but losing the game. Hesitation.

[rynolax]

when your team is convinced your perfect, and no goal is your fault. it get really annoying and makes you feel different from part of the team

Yeah, I get that, even from the coaches sometimes. They yell at the middies or defense even if they did nothing wrong, and the goal was completely my fault, even though they rarely are. :thumbsup: Its all good when your a first year goalie.

[thekeep4]

why would they call a penelty on you

[Sask_lax27]

for Box Lacrosse goalies giving up Break away goals and getting hit in the nuts. Probably the worst part of being a goalie

[StuffedYa713]

There is nothing worse to me than by getting outplayed by the other goalie. There's no feeling worse than when you lose and played crappy while the other team's goalie was spectacular and shut down your offense.

I was going to say the smell of my gloves, but this one is WAY better. I'm not a big -Its all my fault person. I'm more of a "Ok- I could have done better here and my TEAM could have done better here" kinda girl. And as far as my mental game goes- I'm pretty much sound. But when I play like cr*p and the other goalie is on fire. argh. it burns.

[N8dawg19]

when there is no offense and u watch the starting goalie stand in the goal and ur the backup goalie watching from the sidelines haha

[GHOMAN]

The worst part of being goalie is when you make a mistake, it is intensified by a large multitude. If a middie loses a ground ball scuffle, NBD. When you let that game winning goal in,
lights out

[g04L13 iNSANiTY]

the worst part is when you make an amazing save because your d messed up and then your team gets called on shooting space or something like that and they get a direct shot... right after you made a huge save

[lakevilleLAX17]

getting blamed by the team for letting in three goals...3-1 ...that cant be my fault three is a good job we needed some offense

[goalie08]

i would have to say sucking up your pride and getting the ball from the back of the net its the lowest i could possibly feel almost like a punishment =/

[CBgoalie8]

the worst feelin is wen ur defense doesnt play good and wen u loose the lost is pinned on you

[ehsgoalie]

No dude you dont even understand. Last year, me and my creaseman went to hit an attacker...well he missed the attacker and blindsided me...my head slams on the ground and i bit clean thru my shock doctor mouthguard...and i have a major concussion...full day in the hospital...and all this was the practice before our first ever playoff game...i missed it

haha that sucks i had to spend the day in the hospital and miss the last 5 games of the season and couldnt remember anything for a weak and a half. I also had two test and a couple projects due that week but atleast it wasnt the playoff games i missed.

[laxgoalie66]

when nobody runs back to play d (middies,walking and jogging...) or in indoor NOBODY runs back to play d and its 3v1 every time and you can only save so many

[lax21goalie2008]

When you have 11 saves in the game, and your coach takes you out, and the other goalie ends up giving up 5 goals.

When you throw a bad outlet pass. It pisses me off.

[laxhero123]

when an attackmen scores and talks trash all game, then you make a save on him and talk trash, so he decides to throw his stick at you and punch you in the helmet, so you rip his helmet off and beat the life out of him, and the ref ejects you but lets him stay in, and the score is 6-7 but the back-up goalie lets in two shots with only 1:30 to go and your team loses and you get blamed for not keeping your composure

[scliff42002]

As many have said before, standing in goal during a game where the other team has no offense. In the beginning of February, when the high temp is around 30.

[hannahbanana4]

i play goalie once in a while, sorta likea backup goalie, but i hate it when i see everyone else out on the field, and the other team gets the ground ball, i just wanna run out and get it, but im afraid they might come back and score

[meestagoaliemon]

Something else that happend to me at a summer league game a couple of weeks ago, a guy came down on a breakaway and the ball hit my cup(but still hurt like woah) but it somehow rolled off and went in. I was so completely embarassed I just wanted to roll off the field and hide under my bag.

[Mikehenry8742]

when people who dont play goalie say they could do a better job. i also hate getting pinned with the blame for a loss, goalies are oftentime scapegoats for a teams loss.

yeah this for sure. I hate it when people do that, seeing they dont have the balls to play goalie

[THE_1protector]

having starting defenders that cant slide TO SAVE THIER LIVES and after a losing game having to hear people talking about how THEY could of saved those shots that got past you because in THEIR minds its not that hard to be a goalie at all. id like to duct tape those people between the pipes and crank a few on them from 5 yards. and getting a shot that is so hard that when i hits you in the facemask it makes the top snaps on you chin strap come pop off and your standing there with a whole bunch of helmet in your face hoping that your creaseman gets the ball out of there so you dont look like an idiot.

and thats all i really have to say about thaaat--forrest gump

[Sjrlax69]

id say the worst is not geting respect for ur job and when u have a good game still geting blamed for a loss.

[LAXBEAST#26]

my top 3 would be
1 cup shots
2 when the d totally screws you over
3 playing against a team that sucks massively