I never mentioned your daughter. I didn't even imply you corrupted the process. Again, you take the "Weak Tit" position and you couldn't have a discussion based on facts.Gotothenetman wrote:You see you have now done the same thing. Since I was both an evaluator and a coach of the HP you have just painted me as someone who hand picked or use bias in my evaluation. This could not be any further from the truth. But maybe your right and you know that my daughter did not make it on her skills. By the way I coached on the boys side not the girls in the HP. But by your account it some how helped her I guess. The process may not be perfect but far closer than team 03.NORTHWOODS HOCKEY wrote:Wow, for someone not on here to prove their intelligence, you certainly like to list your credentials and indicate how smart you are. I have come across many coaches with similar credentials and believe me - just because you have been did something for 20 years, doesn't mean you did it right.Gotothenetman wrote: Ok I get it now. Why would I put together a team when I don't have a 03. I just think people are tired of hearing about your little team. Also you hurt my feelings saying no one would play for me. After almost 20 years of coaching and 11 D1 players it pains me to think my career is over because I can't get a team together to play your MN03's is this Jaque Lemaire I am chatting with?
As far as the HP and the National Camp, you are sorely mistaken if you are suggesting that these players are not hand picked before tryouts. There have been players that received direct invites. With that said, there have been players that impressed at tryouts and made it as well. But to say they are not hand picked for National Camp and the process it pure, you are out of your mind.
You have a right to your opinion and that is fine, but back some of your opinions up with facts. Anytime you are questioned, you take the position of "Weak Tit" and go after all the people participating in an event as if all their intentions are bad. I said this on the post before - "Opinions are like A-holes, everyone has one, but it doesn't mean you have to be one".
I would agree with you, that if a parent thinks their child is an Olympian because they participated in this event, then they may need to settle down. However, you seem to be accusing everyone of that angle, which makes you look naïve and bitter.
I am, as with you, very familiar with the HP process, how it works, how evaluations are conducted and how the selection process works. The only thing I refuted was your assertion that the process is pure and only the top players make it through tryouts. There are and have been a # of direct invites. There have also been a number of good players that didn't even make the initial tryout because they were not recommended by their head coach - which is another subject all together. I didn't even say the process was wrong - I simply stated that if your assertion is that it is pure, based on tryouts alone and that the players are not hand picked, you are outside your mind.
HP is a great program and provides a great opportunity for young athletes to compete at a very high level - just as this WS program and many others do for even younger athletes. There is good out there "gotothenetman" - look for it and you will find it - look for the negative and you will find that as well.
I wasn't involved in the 03 tryouts. I am familiar with a number of the players that made it and then not so familiar with others. I would have a hard time arguing against any player selected for this team. The ones I know are pretty good hockey players. The ones I don't know must have showed really well and impressed. Congrats to all of them.