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How am I "punishing" a 9 year old? (this I can't wait to hear)

I think there is always extreme cases where it may make sense to waiver out...But okay I will play along. Let's say they don't have an A team...I say just play with his buddies on the B team. What harm will that do? Because if the parent is moving the kid out because lets say they don't have a squir...

I agree 100% the association should take them back(assuming they left on good terms.) But so often is the case this whole jumping around is caused by a dad who may have "slightly" overvalued the skill level of his kid. Rather than just stick it out, they shop the other associations for wha...

It's been my experience most boards would be more than happy to wave a kid out of their association versus "holding a grudge". Now have their top teams been known to "pass" on a kid just coming into (or back into) the association and take a kid who's been there since mites? Absol...

Parents are just crazy. They actually think open enrolling to another school will solve "all the problems." What they don't realize is THEY ARE THE PROBLEM

I personally don't like that tournaments publish stats at the squirt or pee wee level. Refs have a tough time getting the right scorer let alone the assist (s). Plus many coaches double shift their kid which adds more drama to the team.

Player of the game should also be eliminated at this level

old goalie85 wrote:Does Pitt/Philly have team representing Pa. ?

http://www.brickhockey.pointstreaksites ... m-profiles

old goalie85 wrote:When is Wisc. going to field Brick team. Must be coming.

When Doves Cry...

Seriously though...Doesn't the brick only pick states with a pro hockey team?

If that was the case, I'd say Florida and Colorado would be on the shorter list

i don't get it.. so kids, I mean parents...are actually saying no to Bantam association hockey? First Bernie claiming he has the golden ticket if kids, I mean parents, forgo squirt and pee wee association hockey to play over at made and now this? So sad. Okay I am standing on the tallest building in...

So I'm a little confused..Galaxy is a competitive product to association based hockey correct? So instead of a kid playing Bantams for his city, he enrolls in the school then can play for Galaxy during the school year. They won't play against other Bantam A/AA teams yet instead play out of state or ...

I think the captain, yes even at the high school level, is over rated. Most of the kids have little clue and no experience on how to motivate or manage a locker room. I've seen it way to many times the C goes to the kids head and he becomes more of a nuisance than an asset. Or other kids become jeal...

I hope we are not at the point in life were we now expect kids (captains or the guilty party) to get up and give any sort of statement. College yes, high school 16 year old kids..no....let that sleeping giant lie please I think most of us won't know what really happened nor should be be entitled to ...

Kids getting busted for drinking does not fall on the coaches. It falls on the parents. How about suspending the parents from watching their kid play long after the kids fulfill their suspension? OR require them to triple their volunteer hours if their kid is caught breaking the rule. Probably a stu...

I think the "recruiting" bit is a little old. Many of the top public schools recruit. They just use a different name for it and call it "open enrollment" Look inside Edina, Lakeville North, Grand Rapids. How many of those kids played on their towns squirt teams growing up? I'm su...

It will be interesting to see where this goes assuming he returns to Wayzata next year. People are tweeting about him, guys like us discussing him in forums and of course his classmates are all slapping him on the back. I've seen it go both ways. Sometimes these kids roll up there sleeves and keep w...

I think you are all wrong about Hank. If he wants to play at the next level he needs to play exactly like he does every night. A tough guy to play against and someone who can stir it up a bit. Junior coaches love those guys. I love his future. We can agree to disagree 1. In my eyes "next level...

Im not psychologist either but I did stay at a Holiday Inn back about 6 months ago. Kid's make mistakes, they do dumb things. Should he have gotten kicked out of the game? Fair question.... Will he act like this next time? probably. I've been around hockey long enough to know that things like this u...

Maybe..Who knows. It's a great discussion Repetition is very effective especially at a young age but I think to some degree it really only gives a lot of these kids a "head start" over the rest of the pack. At the end of the day if you are 5'7" and have perfect form going around those...

I think the definition of "year around hockey" varies from parent to parent. Let's admit the standard is now Association hockey October - March...AAA hockey April and May then again in August. So is that year around hockey? maybe to some but not to others. For me, I define year around hock...

Here is my take on the HF/EP. Like someone earlier, I had no dog in that fight and was simply there to watch hockey Refs make mistakes and miss calls many times during a game. This happens at every level of hockey from Mites on up to pros. Get over it. Quit acting like a spoiled fan just because you...

Focus on making the sport grow and more affordable

SinBin I think you are missing the point of a OPEN forum. It's to share ideas, to discuss topics openly. If you feel threatened by my post I think that falls back on you not me. Broad assumptions are part of the forum. I'm happy your family has a "well balanced" life. I'm happy you seem ha...

Here is my issue with "asking the kid"...If you asked your kid "do you want chocolate cake for breakfast" he's going to say yes. If you ask your kid do you want a new Xbox with Grand Theft Auto...He's going to say yes.. It's our job to parent these kids and make sure we are limit...

Isn't the better question "how many kids got scholarship offers" being that the stands were going to be packed with scouts. Seriously my insiders told me 1. Participation was limited - Kids came and went when they wanted 2. Competition level was more open level versus invite level 3. Shift...

I really like what Edina did years ago by splitting their Squirt A team into two equal teams. Super big associations should follow their lead. Great question whether it should be "mandated" based on size or just let associations police it themselves. You'd hope these boards would just see ...