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to play goalie, so she switched from the forward position to the net. Lopez sees the transferrable skills between the sports. She uses her voice a lot as a soccer goalie and has to have good vision of the field. It's something that carries over to hockey when she's not shy about letting her teammates on the ice know where she is. DAHL'S DECISION DAHL'S DECISION Senior Celia Dahl, a three-year Spartans hockey goal- tender, is committed to Endicott College (Division III) to play hockey and lacrosse in Massachusetts. Dahl remembers hearing how she would even- tually have to choose one sport, but she disagreed. "I knew that I wanted to play hockey," Dahl said. "And then knowing that I wasn't going to be able to play Division I, I decided that, if I have the opportu- nity, that I wanted to play both hockey and lacrosse." Playing different sports has allowed her lead- ership skills, athleticism and sports IQ to flourish as well. Dahl rewrote the Orono hockey record books with her stellar performance in net. "I think being a goalie in hockey, it helps me understand, because goalie is a hard position. So I think knowing how goalies work, it helps me understand the goalies on my soccer team and my lacrosse team as well," Dahl said. UNLOCKING FULL POTENTIAL UNLOCKING FULL POTENTIAL Olimb and his athletes agree that playing multiple sports helps to prevent injuries, avoid burnout and develop various skills. M A R C H 2 0 2 3 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 25 "I've always thought taking a break from a sport, not just two weeks off, but taking a few months off, just gives the kids that fire and passion and excitement to come back," Olimb said. "And I think that's important." Lopez said she's learned a lot of things outside of the sport itself, like leadership skills and how to be a good teammate. "Whereas just being in one sport, it doesn't help you maximize all the capabilities of yourself as an athlete," Lopez said. "And being able to go and unlock that potential by playing a different sport or even another, two sports, it's a big step from just playing the same sport year-round." Sophomore Zoe Lopez was one of the leading goal scorers in the state this winter. But in the fall, she plays goalkeeper for the soccer team. Soccer helped develop hockey team captain Grace Bickett into a dynamic, shutdown defenseman. I've always thought taking a break from a sport, not just two weeks off, but taking a few months off, just gives the kids that fire and passion and excitement to come back. And I think that's important." —LARRY OLIMB, Head Coach 1988 Mr. Hockey (Warroad)