Read about Sam Knollmeyer, a gay high school lacrosse goalie om Massachetts who wants to end youth homophobia, and Jon Stt, the ach who saved him.
Contents:
- GAY U.S. LACROSSE GOALIE ME OUT TO ‘NORMALIZE WHAT MAK DIFFERENT’
- GAY LLEGE PLAYER SAYS LACROSSE NEEDS TO NORMALIZE G OUT
- GAY ATHLET IN LACROSSE – WHAT’S THE PROBLEM HERE?
- EY PERR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MDFULNS FOR GOALI – LGR EPISO 213JULY 14, 2023 HOW TO BUILD CONFINCE AS A GOALIE WH XAVIER’S MARA PISZCZOR – LGR EPISO 212JULY 9, 2023 OVERG OBSTACL THE PURSU OF YOUR PASSNS WH MATT FREAS – LGR EPISO 211JUNE 30, 2023 MOST POPULAR POSTS 18 LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR REACTN TIME AND FOOT SPEEDOCTOBER 5TH, 2015 THE LACROSSE GOALIE GEAR GUI: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO PLAY GOALIEOCTOBER 21, 201512 EXCELLENT LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAMEJUNE 27, 2016 11 BAD HABS ALL LACROSSE GOALI SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELYJANUARY 25, 2016COMMUNITG ON D: THE 49 LACROSSE GOALIE TERMS YOU SHOULD USESEPTEMBER 30, 2015HOW TO STRG A LACROSSE GOALIE HEAD: AN ILLTRATED GUIOCTOBER 23, 2015 START HERE BLOG PODST ABOUT GEAR GUI MY BOOK GOALIE CAMP UPDAT MEMBER AREADARTMOUTH ALL-AMERIN DR. ANDREW GOLDSTE ON COMG OUT AS A LACROSSE GOALIE – LGR EPISO 146BY COACH DAMONPOSTED IN: PODST ANDREW GOLDSTE BROKE BARRIERS ON AND OFF THE FIELD DURG HIS PLAYG REER.WHILE EVERYONE MAY REMEMBER 2003 GOALIE OF THE YEAR TILLMAN JOHNSON, ANOTHER ALL-AMERIN THAT YEAR WAS THIS FORMER DARTMOUTH GOALIE WHO WAS ONE OF THE BT TO EVER GUARD THE G FOR THE BIG GREEN.GOLDSTE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS BLAZG SPEED ON THE FIELD AND THERE’S NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS THAN HIS AMAZG GOALIE GOAL DURG THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2003 NCAA CHAMPNSHIPS, STILL THE ONLY NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT GAME DARTMOUTH HISTORY.BEFORE BRETT QUEENER, THERE WAS ANDREW GOLDSTE ( WAS 2003, THAT’S REALLY THE TV QUALY WE HAD BACK THEN)…WHILE DARTMOUTH FELL SHORT THAT GAME, WAS GOLDSTES ALL-AMERIN SEASON AND THIS TREMENDO JAW-DROPPG GOAL THAT GAVE HIM THE NFINCE TO SHARE A SECRET WH HIS TEAMMAT THAT HE’D BEEN HOLDG FOR AWHILE.HE ME OUT AS A GAY ATHLETE TO HIS TEAMMAT THAT SUMMER. LATER ON, ESPN PICKED UP THE STORY AND HE WAS UNR THE SPOTLIGHT AS A TRAILBLAZER HERG A NEW ERA PROFSNAL SPORTS.AFTER HIS TIME AT DARTMOUTH, GOLDSTE WAS THEN DRAFTED TO MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE AND WAS THE FIRST AMERIN MALE TEAM-SPORT PROFSNAL ATHLETE TO BE OPENLY GAY DURG HIS PLAYG REER.HE PLAYED WH THE NEW YORK LIZARDS OM 2005-07.GOLDSTE HAS ALSO MA A HUGE DIFFERENCE OFF THE FIELD HELPG SUPPORT OTHER GAY ATHLET.ON THE DAY BEFORE THE 2015 DIVISN I LACROSSE CHAMPNSHIP GAME BETWEEN DENVER AND MARYLAND AT LLN FANCIAL FIELD PHILALPHIA, A FEW AWAY ON THE MP OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSY, SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE, GAY LACROSSE PLAYERS, AND THEIR ALLI, GATHERED FOR THE COURAGE GAME.THE GAME WAS CREATED TO HELP SUPPORT 12-YEAR-OLD BRAEN LANGE WHO HAD E OUT AS GAY AS WELL.GOLDSTE IS NOW A DOCTOR AT UCLA MOLECULAR, CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BLOGY, AND UROLOGY. HIS GROUNDBREAKG LABORATORY AT UCLA IS MAKG STARTLG PROGRS TOWARD A CURE FOR PROSTATE NCER.GOLDSTE JOS THE SHOW TODAY TO TALK ABOUT HIS G OUT STORY, PLAYG AT DARTMOUTH, PLAYG WH TEAM ISRAEL, BREAKG THE STIGMA AROUND GAY ATHLET THE SPORT, AND MUCH MORE!SHOW NOTANDREW GOLDSTE DARTMOUTH PROFILEANDREW GOLDSTE UCLA PROFILEESPN – ANDREW GOLDSTE AND BRAEN LANGE’S UNLIKELY IENDSHIPINSI LACROSSE – ANDREW GOLDSTE, MEN’S LACROSSE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY PROINTERVIEW VIO ON YOUTUBEVIOS / PICS OF GOALIE ANDREW GOLDSTE PREV POSTUNEQUAL HART LACROSSE GOALIE CHT PAD REVIEWNEXT POST 2X IVY LEAGUE GOALIE OF THE YEAR, PRCETON GOALIE SAM FISH – LGR EPISO 147 REMEND GOALIE GEAR: LEAVE A REPLY CANCEL REPLYYOUR EMAIL ADDRS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED. REQUIRED FIELDS ARE MARKED *COMMENT *NAME * EMAIL * WEBSE Δ ABOUT COACH DAMONABOUT COACH DAMONLACROSSE IS MY PASSN! THE GAME HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH AND THIS BLOG IS MY WAY OF GIVG BACK TO THE LAX MUNY. SPECIFILLY THE MOST BAD A$$ PART OF THAT MUNY - THE GOALI! AFTER LEARNG TO PLAY GOALIE OM SCRATCH, I WANTED TO CREATE A SE WHERE I ULD SHARE WHAT I LEARNED WH OTHERS SO THEY TOO N BEE CHAMPNS THE CREASE AND LIFE. LEARN MORE ABOUT COACH DAMON.RECENT POSTSRECENT POSTSEY PERR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MDFULNS FOR GOALI – LGR EPISO 2132 WEEKS AGOHOW TO BUILD CONFINCE AS A GOALIE WH XAVIER’S MARA PISZCZOR – LGR EPISO 2123 WEEKS AGOOVERG OBSTACL THE PURSU OF YOUR PASSNS WH MATT FREAS – LGR EPISO 2114 WEEKS AGOPREPPG FOR THE WORLD CHAMPNSHIPS WH TEAM ENGLAND GOALIE WILL BAXTER – LGR EPISO 2101 MONTH AGOTHE GROWTH OF LACROSSE ATRALIA WH RYAN SPARK – LGR EPISO 2092 MONTHS AGOKALYN HUNSGER ON THE SEE BALL, STOP BALL MDSET – LGR EPISO 2082 MONTHS AGOCATCHG UP WH ALL-AMERIN GOALIE LIAM ENTENMANN – LGR EPISO 2072 MONTHS AGOYOUTH GOALIE SAWYER DILLN ON THE BT WAYS TO DEAL WH BURNOUT – LGR EPISO 2062 MONTHS AGOWILL VTON ON FDG WHAT WORKS BT FOR YOU AS A GOALIE – LGR EPISO 2053 MONTHS AGOMACKENZIE PORTER ON REMEMBERG TO LIVE THE MOMENT AND HAVE FUN – LGR EPISO 2043 MONTHS AGOLACROSSEMONKEYAD POPULAR POSTSPOPULAR POSTS 18 LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR REACTN TIME AND FOOT SPEED QUICK GUI TO LACROSSE SLANG TERMS THE LACROSSE GOALIE GEAR GUI: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO PLAY GOALIE HOW TO STRG A LACROSSE GOALIE HEAD: AN ILLTRATED AND VIO GUI 12 EXCELLENT LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME LACROSSE GOALIE WORKOUT: GET YOUR BODY IN SHAPE TO MAKE SAV 13 BAD HABS ALL LACROSSE GOALI SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY COMMUNITG ON D: THE 49 LACROSSE GOALIE TERMS YOU SHOULD USE 9 TIPS FOR FIRST TIME LACROSSE GOALI THE 7 ELEMENTS OF THE PERFECT LACROSSE GOALIE STANCE IF YOU LIKED THIS POST...THEN YOU'LL LOVE THE TOO!
- ISRAELI NATNAL LACROSSE TEAM RECS GAY GOALIE ANDREW GOLDSTE
- LOL GAY LACROSSE PLAYER WANTS TO END YOUTH HOMOPHOBIA
- LOL GAY LACROSSE PLAYER WANTS TO END YOUTH HOMOPHOBIA
- FOR TRAILBLAZG ISRAELI LACROSSE SQUAD, A PNEER FOR GAY ATHLET
GAY U.S. LACROSSE GOALIE ME OUT TO ‘NORMALIZE WHAT MAK DIFFERENT’
Madison Doucette ed her g out as gay lacrosse to crease acceptance. * lacrosse gay goalie *
Women’s lacrosse team that won the unr-19 gold medal last year, hat the notn of beg known as a gay athlete, yet she accepts why the distctn is necsary.
“As proud as I am to be who I am — to reprent my untry as a gay athlete — I hate that I have to, ” Doucette wr a g out say US Lacrosse Magaze. That’s well said and te — no one lik beg known as the “gay (fill the sport) player” — yet visibily is important to enurage more LGBTQ people sports to e out. Goldste emerged as the first openly gay Amerin male profsnal team-sport athlete 2005 when he was drafted by his hometown Boston Cannons Major League Lacrosse.
GAY LLEGE PLAYER SAYS LACROSSE NEEDS TO NORMALIZE G OUT
Interview wh former Dartmouth All-Amerin goalie Andrew Goldste on his journey to pro lacrosse as the 1st ever openly gay athlete team sports. * lacrosse gay goalie *
Even before breakg barriers on the profsnal level, Goldste shattered the stereotype of the ttosterone-fueled lacrosse bro by g out to his teammat and petg as an openly gay athlete at Dartmouth College 2003. “I never once imaged that I would be an openly gay person, that that would be my life. Already tablished as a val part of the Dartmouth lacrosse team, his teammat stepped up and embraced him for dog so, wh several immediately apologizg for g “gay” as a pejorative the locker room.
GAY ATHLET IN LACROSSE – WHAT’S THE PROBLEM HERE?
Ten years ago, lacrosse player Andrew Goldste beme the first openly gay athlete to be drafted by a profsnal sports team. Today, he's spirg a new generatn of young athlet. * lacrosse gay goalie *
As Goldste later wrote, “I gus tak a gay goalie to have enough balls to sre the NCAA Tournament.
EY PERR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MDFULNS FOR GOALI – LGR EPISO 213JULY 14, 2023 HOW TO BUILD CONFINCE AS A GOALIE WH XAVIER’S MARA PISZCZOR – LGR EPISO 212JULY 9, 2023 OVERG OBSTACL THE PURSU OF YOUR PASSNS WH MATT FREAS – LGR EPISO 211JUNE 30, 2023 MOST POPULAR POSTS 18 LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR REACTN TIME AND FOOT SPEEDOCTOBER 5TH, 2015 THE LACROSSE GOALIE GEAR GUI: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO PLAY GOALIEOCTOBER 21, 201512 EXCELLENT LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAMEJUNE 27, 2016 11 BAD HABS ALL LACROSSE GOALI SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELYJANUARY 25, 2016COMMUNITG ON D: THE 49 LACROSSE GOALIE TERMS YOU SHOULD USESEPTEMBER 30, 2015HOW TO STRG A LACROSSE GOALIE HEAD: AN ILLTRATED GUIOCTOBER 23, 2015 START HERE BLOG PODST ABOUT GEAR GUI MY BOOK GOALIE CAMP UPDAT MEMBER AREADARTMOUTH ALL-AMERIN DR. ANDREW GOLDSTE ON COMG OUT AS A LACROSSE GOALIE – LGR EPISO 146BY COACH DAMONPOSTED IN: PODST ANDREW GOLDSTE BROKE BARRIERS ON AND OFF THE FIELD DURG HIS PLAYG REER.WHILE EVERYONE MAY REMEMBER 2003 GOALIE OF THE YEAR TILLMAN JOHNSON, ANOTHER ALL-AMERIN THAT YEAR WAS THIS FORMER DARTMOUTH GOALIE WHO WAS ONE OF THE BT TO EVER GUARD THE G FOR THE BIG GREEN.GOLDSTE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS BLAZG SPEED ON THE FIELD AND THERE’S NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS THAN HIS AMAZG GOALIE GOAL DURG THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2003 NCAA CHAMPNSHIPS, STILL THE ONLY NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT GAME DARTMOUTH HISTORY.BEFORE BRETT QUEENER, THERE WAS ANDREW GOLDSTE ( WAS 2003, THAT’S REALLY THE TV QUALY WE HAD BACK THEN)…WHILE DARTMOUTH FELL SHORT THAT GAME, WAS GOLDSTES ALL-AMERIN SEASON AND THIS TREMENDO JAW-DROPPG GOAL THAT GAVE HIM THE NFINCE TO SHARE A SECRET WH HIS TEAMMAT THAT HE’D BEEN HOLDG FOR AWHILE.HE ME OUT AS A GAY ATHLETE TO HIS TEAMMAT THAT SUMMER. LATER ON, ESPN PICKED UP THE STORY AND HE WAS UNR THE SPOTLIGHT AS A TRAILBLAZER HERG A NEW ERA PROFSNAL SPORTS.AFTER HIS TIME AT DARTMOUTH, GOLDSTE WAS THEN DRAFTED TO MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE AND WAS THE FIRST AMERIN MALE TEAM-SPORT PROFSNAL ATHLETE TO BE OPENLY GAY DURG HIS PLAYG REER.HE PLAYED WH THE NEW YORK LIZARDS OM 2005-07.GOLDSTE HAS ALSO MA A HUGE DIFFERENCE OFF THE FIELD HELPG SUPPORT OTHER GAY ATHLET.ON THE DAY BEFORE THE 2015 DIVISN I LACROSSE CHAMPNSHIP GAME BETWEEN DENVER AND MARYLAND AT LLN FANCIAL FIELD PHILALPHIA, A FEW AWAY ON THE MP OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSY, SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE, GAY LACROSSE PLAYERS, AND THEIR ALLI, GATHERED FOR THE COURAGE GAME.THE GAME WAS CREATED TO HELP SUPPORT 12-YEAR-OLD BRAEN LANGE WHO HAD E OUT AS GAY AS WELL.GOLDSTE IS NOW A DOCTOR AT UCLA MOLECULAR, CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BLOGY, AND UROLOGY. HIS GROUNDBREAKG LABORATORY AT UCLA IS MAKG STARTLG PROGRS TOWARD A CURE FOR PROSTATE NCER.GOLDSTE JOS THE SHOW TODAY TO TALK ABOUT HIS G OUT STORY, PLAYG AT DARTMOUTH, PLAYG WH TEAM ISRAEL, BREAKG THE STIGMA AROUND GAY ATHLET THE SPORT, AND MUCH MORE!SHOW NOTANDREW GOLDSTE DARTMOUTH PROFILEANDREW GOLDSTE UCLA PROFILEESPN – ANDREW GOLDSTE AND BRAEN LANGE’S UNLIKELY IENDSHIPINSI LACROSSE – ANDREW GOLDSTE, MEN’S LACROSSE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY PROINTERVIEW VIO ON YOUTUBEVIOS / PICS OF GOALIE ANDREW GOLDSTE PREV POSTUNEQUAL HART LACROSSE GOALIE CHT PAD REVIEWNEXT POST 2X IVY LEAGUE GOALIE OF THE YEAR, PRCETON GOALIE SAM FISH – LGR EPISO 147 REMEND GOALIE GEAR: LEAVE A REPLY CANCEL REPLYYOUR EMAIL ADDRS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED. REQUIRED FIELDS ARE MARKED *COMMENT *NAME * EMAIL * WEBSE Δ ABOUT COACH DAMONABOUT COACH DAMONLACROSSE IS MY PASSN! THE GAME HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH AND THIS BLOG IS MY WAY OF GIVG BACK TO THE LAX MUNY. SPECIFILLY THE MOST BAD A$$ PART OF THAT MUNY - THE GOALI! AFTER LEARNG TO PLAY GOALIE OM SCRATCH, I WANTED TO CREATE A SE WHERE I ULD SHARE WHAT I LEARNED WH OTHERS SO THEY TOO N BEE CHAMPNS THE CREASE AND LIFE. LEARN MORE ABOUT COACH DAMON.RECENT POSTSRECENT POSTSEY PERR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MDFULNS FOR GOALI – LGR EPISO 2132 WEEKS AGOHOW TO BUILD CONFINCE AS A GOALIE WH XAVIER’S MARA PISZCZOR – LGR EPISO 2123 WEEKS AGOOVERG OBSTACL THE PURSU OF YOUR PASSNS WH MATT FREAS – LGR EPISO 2114 WEEKS AGOPREPPG FOR THE WORLD CHAMPNSHIPS WH TEAM ENGLAND GOALIE WILL BAXTER – LGR EPISO 2101 MONTH AGOTHE GROWTH OF LACROSSE ATRALIA WH RYAN SPARK – LGR EPISO 2092 MONTHS AGOKALYN HUNSGER ON THE SEE BALL, STOP BALL MDSET – LGR EPISO 2082 MONTHS AGOCATCHG UP WH ALL-AMERIN GOALIE LIAM ENTENMANN – LGR EPISO 2072 MONTHS AGOYOUTH GOALIE SAWYER DILLN ON THE BT WAYS TO DEAL WH BURNOUT – LGR EPISO 2062 MONTHS AGOWILL VTON ON FDG WHAT WORKS BT FOR YOU AS A GOALIE – LGR EPISO 2053 MONTHS AGOMACKENZIE PORTER ON REMEMBERG TO LIVE THE MOMENT AND HAVE FUN – LGR EPISO 2043 MONTHS AGOLACROSSEMONKEYAD POPULAR POSTSPOPULAR POSTS 18 LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR REACTN TIME AND FOOT SPEED QUICK GUI TO LACROSSE SLANG TERMS THE LACROSSE GOALIE GEAR GUI: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO PLAY GOALIE HOW TO STRG A LACROSSE GOALIE HEAD: AN ILLTRATED AND VIO GUI 12 EXCELLENT LACROSSE GOALIE DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME LACROSSE GOALIE WORKOUT: GET YOUR BODY IN SHAPE TO MAKE SAV 13 BAD HABS ALL LACROSSE GOALI SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY COMMUNITG ON D: THE 49 LACROSSE GOALIE TERMS YOU SHOULD USE 9 TIPS FOR FIRST TIME LACROSSE GOALI THE 7 ELEMENTS OF THE PERFECT LACROSSE GOALIE STANCE IF YOU LIKED THIS POST...THEN YOU'LL LOVE THE TOO!
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Two months after that reputatn-makg moment, Goldste started the g out procs by tellg one of his teammat that he was gay.
A two time All-Amerin at Dartmouth, he was later named to the OUT 100 2006, earned a GLAAD Media Award for his ESPN feature, and was among the first ducte to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame. After tablishg a succsful reer as a doctor and medil rearcher Los Angel, Goldste was ntacted by the father of a twelve year old gay lacrosse player named Braen Lange who was alg wh severe bullyg shortly after g out himself.
ISRAELI NATNAL LACROSSE TEAM RECS GAY GOALIE ANDREW GOLDSTE
He then helped anize The Courage Game, a lacrosse exhibn to support gay youth partnership wh the You Can Play Project.
It was 2010 and Wolf was a sophomore at the time, as Aishwarya Kumar told her story at pnW:.
LOL GAY LACROSSE PLAYER WANTS TO END YOUTH HOMOPHOBIA
Askg yourself, ‘Am I gay? “Don’t tell me beg gay is a choice. Kumar wrote that Wolf’s mother, Ellen, had e out as gay 2008, leadg to a divorce wh Wolf’s father.
She said she looks to the example of Michael Sam beg the first out gay player ever drafted the NFL.
LOL GAY LACROSSE PLAYER WANTS TO END YOUTH HOMOPHOBIA
When I was 15, I sobbed as I uttered the words “I’m gay” out loud for the first time. I have known that I am gay sce I was 6. Although my ach was mostly accepted by our team, slight ments would be ma every now and then, as people would remark how our ach “didn’t seem gay.
Overall, I look forward to a world when young girls and female athlet no longer have to utter the phrase “I’m gay” and experience the fear of beg rejected by their muny. This week, I was talkg at a school wh an emergg group of terted lacrosse players, and I brought up the ia of recg openly gay/lbian athlet om other sports, and om wh the muny, to help grow the game.
FOR TRAILBLAZG ISRAELI LACROSSE SQUAD, A PNEER FOR GAY ATHLET
But at the end of the day, all of the exclnary practic are makg me ask the qutn: are “lax bros” homophobic?
Homosexualy is still not somethg that is talked about very openly our society. However, wh all that said, and wh all this growth, is the marketg of lacrosse broad enough to appeal to the Gay/Lbian muny? So why do people still thk ’s okay to say the same thg about homosexuals?