I have revamped mine as well, but I took myself out of the mix because he hates me now because of previous years.. I now leave it up to a team of professionals, led by his mental coach, who makes the plan, and his skill coaches who carry it out ....HockeyDad41 wrote:We don't really have tryout stress at our household. To make sure that we don't have any stress, we have pre-tryout meetings to discuss my goals and what will need to happen for my dreams to come true and what will happen if anyone fails to live up to the standard.
I'm thinking of revamping my tryout incentive plan for the 8 year old this year. Maybe weigh it more heavily towards the carrot instead of the stick this time around. Frankly with all the "bounty" incentive plans in the NFL and Peewee football, I was tempted to go that route, but I wasn't sure what to put the bounty on, so I decided to try the direct compensation for production plan. What is the going rate for a goal these days? Bonus for hat tricks or multiple hat tricks? I'm considering some kind of reward for assists or passing, but I am not sure at this point if I want to be promoting or recognizing that kind of activity. I mean if when he gets to the A team - or gets screwed and ends up not on the A team - we can worry about passing the puck. If there is anyone to pass to.
They start this week so I am thinking of pulling him out of class to get some extra ice time during the day. Anyone else doing this?
I love this time of year.
