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And IP were missing there football players (as were other teams no doubt).

is the schedule out yet? who is playing who? Football players should be back by now no...except for IP who play SA's Sat.

I am looking to sign my 2030 Goalie up for some winter goalie trainings and I was looking for opinions.
I am interested in either 2Way's Stopper school or Next Save Lacrosse's (PT Goalie Coach) Winter training. 2 Way is charging 900 for nine 90 min sessions and NSL is charging 1200 for six 90 min sessions.
Has anyone done wither and what can you tell me?

2way stopper school is just a bunch of college kids shooting on the goalies. Pure $$$ grab. No real teaching on technique from coaches. Not really worth the price tag, better off grabbing couple buddies and shooting at a local turf field if the weather isn’t too bad. Don’t know much about Next Save so can’t speak on that.

Graham is one of the greatest coaches my son ever played for. Teams arent great but he is a fantastic person.

Find GoalieSmith for best program and then Next Save as Madalon is a real goalie, real experience and real connections. Play the short game and the long game. Get connected to a program with connections and quality instruction.

Having gone through club lacrosse 3x already, I would ask both 2way and Next Save the following:

Who is providing the goalie instructions, what are his qualifications and will there be anyone else assisting him?
Will he (and assistant) be attending all sessions?
Is there a participation limit of goalies in the winter session? (The coach to player ratio is vital info).

Winter training for non-2way players is obviously a supplemental tryout. Beware that 2way 2030 Black has at least 2 goalies and there was drama involving the Express North 2030 Black’s goalie that jumped to 2way in October.
EN has made some unprofessional statements about 2way and the perceived process that the player left EN.

Also, 2way has 2 teams per grade. The Black teams are the favorite teams. If your son is on a Carolina team, make plans to leave 2way ASAP, as they only view Carolina players as the unwanted step-children in 2ways family. Just follow 2way social media, it’s only players from the Black teams.

No doubt, re-classing or going to a private school does help your son in making a Black team.

My son did Goaliesmith last month and loved it. Thanks for the advice on Next Save.