During the season, our actual goalie was out for 2 weeks and Mason who has never played goalie before, decided to step up. In water polo, being a goalie is one of the most strenuous mental challenges ever. It is extremely difficult to block a shot in the first place, making it so frustrating when goal after goal goes in. Goalie is also a position where there is a high chance that you can be concussed. So when we had a game with Mason in goal, I would play harder than I've ever played before. I promised to super attentive, to always have a hand up on defense (even if its so tiring to tread with one hand), and to always swim back on defense despite how tired I am.
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