Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:56 am
silentbutdeadly3139 wrote:HockeyDad41 wrote:My kids play summer hockey, but they are also in little league baseball, play golf, camp, fish, bike ride, go swimming and a bunch of other stuff in the summer.InigoMontoya wrote: I think an important point can be made here - with Lee, as well. Those kids played multiple sports in high school, but they skated in the off season. Joe Mauer was a multisport athlete, but he continued to swing a baseball bat all year long. Wide-eyes beware: being a multisport athlete is not a 1-to-1 correlation with don't-skate-in-the-summer.
I'm guessing that most kids that are skating during the summer also have other activities - unlike HD41's kid, they don't skate 24/7; not even Muck's kids are skating 24/7 - that is an absurd statement to make about summer hockey. Just as absurd as making a statement that you will be a better hockey player in the winter by taking the spring, summer, and fall off.A 6' 3" 215 lbs little leaguer ? is his initials Danny Almonte ?
Again I think everyone is in violent agreement, except maybe machine parents who's kids want to play other sports but can't because hockey comes first. If your kid likes it, is not burnt out and you can afford to do it let them ... that goes for AAA, in season sports, fishing, camping or camps.
Yyou can't play Little League at 6 years old!