[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_line_height="2em" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Download This Episode By Clicking Here Should You Showcase or Go To A Skills Based Lacrosse Camp Instead? In today's episode Coach Edwards answers a question from a lacrosse goalie in California whether he should go to a showcase event or attend a skills based lacrosse camp. This isn't always an easy decision but something to think about is, if you're wondering if you should go to a showcase or not, you probably shouldn't. For our Lacrosse Goalie University members Coach is posting a deeper dive video on this topic in Lacrosse Goalie University Online later today. Be sure to check it out. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HWXiIApHA4&w=560&h=315][/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta admin_label="Call To Action" global_module="2406" saved_tabs="all" title="Become a Better Lacrosse Goalie Today By Joining Lacrosse Goalie University Online" button_url="http://lacrossegoalietips.com/start/whats-inside-the-lacrosse-goalie-university-video-vault/" url_new_window="off" button_text="Join Now" use_background_color="on" background_color="#1e73be" background_layout="dark" text_orientation="center" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_button="off" button_letter_spacing="0" button_use_icon="default" button_icon_placement="right" button_on_hover="on" button_letter_spacing_hover="0" /][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_line_height="2em" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Showcase Events Are More About Marketing Than Substance While I appreciate the marketing efforts that go in to selling Showcase events as a legitimate opportunity to get 'seen' I find the value for a goalie who still needs to develop quite suspect. For a lacrosse goalie to improve there must be tremendous amounts of quality feedback at EVERY playing opportunity. With that in mind, most Showcase events are a waste of a lacrosse goalies time. Build Your Weaknesses Then Showcase I once heard a program director tell an eleven year old lacrosse goalie that his development would "suffer greatly" if the family did not fork over $3000 to attend a showcase tournament for "rising stars". I couldn't believe my ears and questioned the sincerity of the program director at that point. Decide what weaknesses you have as a lacrosse goalie by getting quality feedback and then invest strategically in improving your abilities so that you are a recruit worthy goalie. You won't be recruitable if you have weaknesses so make sure you take care of that first, then Showcase. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]