2000 MACHINE VS 2000 BLADES
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2000 MACHINE VS 2000 BLADES
Who will have this year's bragging rights?
Machine or Blades
Machine or Blades
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Re: 2000 MACHINE VS 2000 BLADES
It sounds like the Machine have a good group of kids. With that said at every age group kids develop at different paces. I think the 2000 Machine have some skaters that played with some top 99 teams last year. Not sure about the Blades. I know they have a good coach.gotothenet00 wrote:Who will have this year's bragging rights?
Machine or Blades
Re: 2000 MACHINE VS 2000 BLADES
I've seen many of these kids on these two teams play, I believe that the Machine will have a deeper bench, but the Blades have a stronger top 3.Judgeandjury wrote:It sounds like the Machine have a good group of kids. With that said at every age group kids develop at different paces. I think the 2000 Machine have some skaters that played with some top 99 teams last year. Not sure about the Blades. I know they have a good coach.gotothenet00 wrote:Who will have this year's bragging rights?
Machine or Blades
These kids are all so young, who knows how they will really play game to game at this age group. But they are fun to watch. Both good coaches but I would personally give the nod to the Blades coach. I wish them all good luck and hope they all have enjoyable summers playing hockey. Winning isn't important at this age, but you need to convince the parents of that!
Agreed it's just 8 year old hockey. Let the kids have fun and grow as players.
With all the summer hockey programs out there the machine and blades will face stiff competition. Pitlick has a '00 team that should be pretty solid as well as the '00 Magicians and '00 Monopoly. Not all the upper end talent ends up on the blades and machine any longer. There's many quality players at this age that develop quickly and tend to play close to home.
With all the summer hockey programs out there the machine and blades will face stiff competition. Pitlick has a '00 team that should be pretty solid as well as the '00 Magicians and '00 Monopoly. Not all the upper end talent ends up on the blades and machine any longer. There's many quality players at this age that develop quickly and tend to play close to home.
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If this is the case then the Blades win this competition all they way. Blades will have the edge with coaching.Glory_Days99 wrote:The competition should be who has the hotter hockey mom's not who is going to win a mite summer game.
I can't believe the drop in talent compared to the 99's. HUGE difference in the talent pool.
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clarification...
Are we still talking AAA or DD?
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Re: clarification...
I vote DD's.Who else? wrote:Are we still talking AAA or DD?
Slapshot- Sure the kids are young. This doesn't change the fact that one team will be better. Since this is a youth hockey site not sure why we cannot talk about Mite aged kids?
And, at least a few of the kids from each team will presumably remain with their team for years to come. Let the rivalry of '00 begin.
Seriously, based on current and past teams, how many "original" players on the 2000 teams are likely to remain on either the Machines or Blades four or more years from now?
It will be fun to see how much this year's group will change with all of the AAA programs springing up. (kids and moms pools )
Seriously, based on current and past teams, how many "original" players on the 2000 teams are likely to remain on either the Machines or Blades four or more years from now?
It will be fun to see how much this year's group will change with all of the AAA programs springing up. (kids and moms pools )
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The best part of AAA hockey at this age group is watching the kids develop their skills over the years.
There will be player changes over the years on many teams good and not so good. At this young age the parents that spend the most money on development and skills benefit the most.
At the age of 12-14 the kids natural talent will take over. Either they have the talent or they don't have talent. If they love to play everything is good.
The worst part of some of these teams is the win at all cost routine. The sad truth is the fact that many kids will be used and abused in the early years in order to win. Every parent knows if their kid fits in with the team or not make sure to prepare them for possible let down if they're a weaker skater.
Oh Yeah! If your kid is a good skater be prepared to get pampered like a baby from many coaches and programs all promising the world to you and your family. And no I'm not bitter about anything this is the sad truth of AAA hockey. My son plays for one of the top AAA teams. I just hate seeing kids get used and abused. Find a team that is a good fit for your skater. Make sure your son gets plenty of ice time in games and development. What good does it do if your skater makes the Machine and plays on the third line? Spare me on the practice time with good players. Coaches make good players.
There will be player changes over the years on many teams good and not so good. At this young age the parents that spend the most money on development and skills benefit the most.
At the age of 12-14 the kids natural talent will take over. Either they have the talent or they don't have talent. If they love to play everything is good.
The worst part of some of these teams is the win at all cost routine. The sad truth is the fact that many kids will be used and abused in the early years in order to win. Every parent knows if their kid fits in with the team or not make sure to prepare them for possible let down if they're a weaker skater.
Oh Yeah! If your kid is a good skater be prepared to get pampered like a baby from many coaches and programs all promising the world to you and your family. And no I'm not bitter about anything this is the sad truth of AAA hockey. My son plays for one of the top AAA teams. I just hate seeing kids get used and abused. Find a team that is a good fit for your skater. Make sure your son gets plenty of ice time in games and development. What good does it do if your skater makes the Machine and plays on the third line? Spare me on the practice time with good players. Coaches make good players.