Sparrow: Making Saves On and Off The Field

There might not be a more high-pressure position in all of sports than being a goalkeeper on the soccer field.

Baseball closers find the game on their shoulders, but are responsible to pitch one inning, maybe two at most.

The goaltender in a hockey game carries a similar responsibility, but is responsible for covering a goal that measures six feet wide, by four feet tall.

Connor Sparrow, goalkeeper for the Real Monarchs, is responsible for protecting an area that measures 24 feet wide, by eight feet tall.

For Sparrow, standing six-foot-two, in his second year with the Monarchs, he welcomes the pressure.

“It’s kind of comforting, in a weird way,” he said. “It’s good to know that you are the…