The Beast In The Crease: A Lacrosse Goalie’s Guidebook

Fritz Hoffecker grew up in Maryland, a traditional lacrosse hotbed, and has been playing goalie since 1962. He first won a varsity letter as a starter at the age of 13, and went on to become a starting goalie at Princeton. From Maryland to Virginia, and even to California, he has played club lacrosse and is still a highly competitive goalie at the age of 59. The Major Lacrosse League’s Washington Bayhawks invited him to tryouts in 2007 and 2008, and he did well against the best young players in the country. As a youth goalie coach for the past five years, Fritz has helped many young goalies learn the basics, improve their skills and move on to become starters in high school.