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The Enlightened One wrote:She still has a team with very low numbers

She? Come on man!

Problem solved, Move up 2,3,4, maybe even 5 mites that want this or are way past the level they are going to play at. I'm sure the few mites they could move up may even have some DADS that want to coach. Try that rout... DING DING DING ... we have a winner. We already have 2 mite aged kids on our t...

There is no question that 10 is too few on a C team. One of the big problems in hockey is the battle that is going on in this thread...some parents have no concern for the cost of hockey (i.e. divide the total bill amongst fewer players is good because they get to touch the puck more) vs. parents w...

SammyOB wrote:On that 15 player how often does the head coach shorten the bench to win? Don't say they don't because 95% of the coach do.

But they've all had their USA Hockey training that tells them not to????

Smaller the team -more puck touches. Less kids in the class during practice!!! At the squirt level embace it. I agree. You already are aware that hockey is expensive. So suck it up and make it a great year. I think your just mad because you're the one everything is falling on. Whatever the issues a...

That is a shi**y situation. I hate when someone expresses a concern like this and then is blasted with accusations of laziness, unwillingness to volunteer, and expecting too much from their association. Give me a break. Your association is screwing 10 kids & families AT THE SQUIRT level. I don'...

Alot of associations reimburse the coaches for the clinics--does yours? They used to but as of this year, no. also, there is a Minnesota Rec league. Not sure if they start at squirts or not. Might be worth checking out. I've looked into it, and 12U is the youngest level (PeeWee). I'll bet you'll se...

Confused by what you said about cost. Depending on where you live I would think it would be cheaper to play C hockey since you are most likely not entering as many tournaments as the A & B and therefore won't have the entry fees and travel costs that go with the extra events. C hockey would be ...

Thanks for the replies. I don't personally think that the association is out to get us, but I do think someone wasn't thinking straight when they only put 10 skaters on the C team (at least have 2 teams with 11). I know that the association was aware of the numbers before tryouts, and they convinced...

My association has 4 Squirt teams this year (A, B1, B2, C). The A, B1, and B2 teams have 12 skaters and a goalie. The C team has 10 skaters and a goalie. Seems to me that 10 skatersis too few for a C team where kids seem to miss games and practices more often. Secondly, the C team is now considered ...