Hmm. I guess an update if anyone's interested.... Second game (I wasn't there
) last years #2 started and played first period. Goalie Boy was put in for the second and let nothing in, so played the whole third too.
Third game ... #1 played the whole game. GoalieBoy and LY#2 sat and watched (dressed, but no action).
Pretender broke a toe on one foot and had an ingrown toenail dealt with on the other.
Goalieboy overheard the other players talking saying that LY#2 has no idea that Goalieboy is better than him. The parents don't either. It's a new school, new team. This is the first year there may be cuts. I don't think they realize seniority means very little. Fingers crossed....
......but if he doesn't make it, he's been rocking the swimming. the swimmers from all 3 AA high schools attend a 7am 2 hour practice run by coaches from two of the schools at an open-air 50y pool for the first 6 weeks of summer (summer league season). He hated it at first and now hew owns it. Literally. It's 7am it's cold, it's early. There's a little kudos comes with being the first in. he grabbed that nutcase opportunity. now if we're arriving last minute we hear... "OK, GoalieBoy is here to start us off..."
he's still tiny. but that's not what they all notice about him anymore. They know his name and they know he's up for it.
These off-season practices seem to harsh and grueling, but they've been so good for him. he has the High School Boy swimmer swagger now. And a new rainbow Speedo that arrived today -his trademark
Oh, and after the two hours swimming, He trains with the polo team for two hours and is looking like he might make a good goalie there too..... (The polo is why we have him swimming -Polo season starts weeks before school does.... in about 5 weeks.)