A friend sent me this post from another sports blog. A guy from Canada wrote this upon his son's retirement at age 9. Wolfpack dads need not read this...it actually suggests there are other things in life besides hockey.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/
When did hockey become a full time job?
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YouthHockeyHub
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Re: When did hockey become a full time job?
Just sitting here nodding my head.YouthHockeyHub wrote:A friend sent me this post from another sports blog. A guy from Canada wrote this upon his son's retirement at age 9. Wolfpack dads need not read this...it actually suggests there are other things in life besides hockey.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/
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Re: When did hockey become a full time job?
He starts off saying he couldn't care less, but goes on and on about the sad state of affairs of today's hockey reality. Sounds bitter to me. Not saying he doesn't have good points.YouthHockeyHub wrote:A friend sent me this post from another sports blog. A guy from Canada wrote this upon his son's retirement at age 9. Wolfpack dads need not read this...it actually suggests there are other things in life besides hockey.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/
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This is nuts!
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Re: When did hockey become a full time job?
I will agree with the full time job part. Having multiple kids in hockey, one playing almost year round. I would like to count the hours of sitting at a hockey rink in a week. It would be close to a full time job. Especially when coaches want them there an hour early for warmups. with travel time to and from the rink it can be a 3.5 hour affair for a one hour game..edgeless2 wrote:He starts off saying he couldn't care less, but goes on and on about the sad state of affairs of today's hockey reality. Sounds bitter to me. Not saying he doesn't have good points.YouthHockeyHub wrote:A friend sent me this post from another sports blog. A guy from Canada wrote this upon his son's retirement at age 9. Wolfpack dads need not read this...it actually suggests there are other things in life besides hockey.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/
No question it's a huge commitment. I consider it a lifestyle choice. That time we share together commuting to and from all of my kids games. Coaching them. Seeing them grow into responsible young men and being able to be a part of it. I consider this a blessing and know that this time together will never happen again. Embrace it while we can.
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Well said, I totally agree, Lifestyle choice is great way of of descibing it. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy it as long as the kids have a smile on their face and enjoy it too.edgeless2 wrote:No question it's a huge commitment. I consider it a lifestyle choice. That time we share together commuting to and from all of my kids games. Coaching them. Seeing them grow into responsible young men and being able to be a part of it. I consider this a blessing and know that this time together will never happen again. Embrace it while we can.
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Re: When did hockey become a full time job?
[quote="YouthHockeyHub"]A friend sent me this post from another sports blog. A guy from Canada wrote this upon his son's retirement at age 9. Wolfpack dads need not read this...it actually suggests there are other things in life besides hockey.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/[/quote]
The Guy has a right to his opinion. Maybe for his kid pond hockey is enough. We all make choices hopefully based on our kids' interest in the game.
The cry of "too much" is typical of a parent that has a kid who has a moderate interest in hockey. No real shocker there.
I posted it to our site...it is well written and well thought out. If you rip it, you're not offending me.
http://youthhockeyhub.com/when-did-hock ... -time-job/[/quote]
The Guy has a right to his opinion. Maybe for his kid pond hockey is enough. We all make choices hopefully based on our kids' interest in the game.
The cry of "too much" is typical of a parent that has a kid who has a moderate interest in hockey. No real shocker there.
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I'm not sure how he got from point A to point B. If our kid chooses to continue to play hockey at 10, he's a douche-bag? What ever happened to supporting our children to the fullest extent of their ability and interest? If a kid is willing and able to play hockey in the summer, then kudos to the parents that make the effort for their children. If your kid is only interested in playing the sport du jour, that's great; but don't call the other guys' kids names. Maybe your 9 year old has dreams of being a concert pianist rather than an NHL star - that would mean 2-3 hours per day, and likely spending more time and money traveling to professors for lessons than you would have on hockey, because the neighbor lady ain't gonna cut it. But the moral is: if your kid wants to quit piano at 9, that doesn't make the other pianists douche-bags.
Yea, the "douche-bag" remark literally nullified an otherwise reasonable post. iT doesn't make people douche-bags to want their kids to have a better life than they had. I also don't think most parents want their kids to be "douche bag athletes"... first I do not think the majority of athletes are douche bags, unfortunately the media just reports on the ones that are so it clouds our perception. Secondly, I think parents just want kids to work hard at what they love and to be able to continue working hard at what they love when they grow up instead of having to take a job just fo the money. There is no disgrace in doing so and I respect the heck out of anyone that works, especially if it's at a job they hate... but is that what anyone WANTS for their kids, I think not...
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Seen it too. Really sadMrBoDangles wrote:Brought me back to our son's first AAA scrimmage/game last summer when over half of the parents were wearing the same Selects sweatshirts. I'm sure only a few had enough common sense to feel moronic....
How will a kid build passion when a coach/parent takes the fun away?
, actually rather pathetic. 
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WELL PUT!!!old goalie85 wrote:Don't make it a "job", enjoy the time!
What is so wrong with letting your kids play the greatest game on the planet and feel like there is a chance they might make it to the NHL??? They are kids...let them dream. Reality will happen on its own, no need to force it on them at a young age. We need to "relax and enjoy the show" and not get so wrapped up in the reality of what kid really has a shot. I am the parent of a second year Bantam...I can't believe his youth days are almost behind us. They go fast...then they are gone!!
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My oldest is a senior, youngest mite, the parents all change each year,[for the most part] my pee-wee son has parents that are on the bubble. My squirt the parents are still fresh. Mite, well they are mite parents we will leave it at that. Like you said,enjoy the ride it's well worth the time and $.At least to my family.
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Deep Breath
This guy is a clown because he falls into the trap that so many others do in so many others area of life. Just because you don't feel something is right or good for you or your family, doesn't make it wrong for the next person or their family. If somebody out there has his kid on the ice 7 days a week, 3 hours a day....SO WHAT? If it doesn't effect you, who cares? And if a group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt, or the jacket of the youth team their kid plays on....WHO CARES? Unless they are coming up to you and spitting in your face or taking a p!ss on your shoes, why do you care? How somebody dresses more than likely doesn't directly effect how you live, so get over it. If those same parents want to stand in the lobby and talk about how great their kid is or how great their kid's team is.....SO WHAT? Don't pay attention to them or go talk to somebody else. Focus on what is good/right for your family and a little less on how others are running their own lives.
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This guy is obviously standing on the the ledge of a bridge, if he goes from he doesn't care, to calling the better kids douche-bags. He made some good points, but it was easy to read through it......Deep Breath wrote:This guy is a clown because he falls into the trap that so many others do in so many others area of life. Just because you don't feel something is right or good for you or your family, doesn't make it wrong for the next person or their family. If somebody out there has his kid on the ice 7 days a week, 3 hours a day....SO WHAT? If it doesn't effect you, who cares? And if a group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt, or the jacket of the youth team their kid plays on....WHO CARES? Unless they are coming up to you and spitting in your face or taking a p!ss on your shoes, why do you care? How somebody dresses more than likely doesn't directly effect how you live, so get over it. If those same parents want to stand in the lobby and talk about how great their kid is or how great their kid's team is.....SO WHAT? Don't pay attention to them or go talk to somebody else. Focus on what is good/right for your family and a little less on how others are running their own lives.
Most would find a little humor in the over 60% sweatshirt comment I made.. A few wearing them even had a good chuckle. It must have hit home hard and I'm sorry if you felt moronic.
Has anybody seen the Canadian Television series "The Tournament"? Saw it for the first time a couple weeks ago and nearly fell over laughing. Some of it's on Youtube but I would buy it to get the full story line from the start. It's easy to match up the characters with some parents ya know.
Next time don't take it so personal and just say............. SO WHAT!
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Totally agree with you MrBoDangles.....parents do look stupid wearing that triple A (and Selects) merchandise. I prefer the hot hockey moms not wearing the kids jersey's too.MrBoDangles wrote:This guy is obviously standing on the the ledge of a bridge, if he goes from he doesn't care, to calling the better kids douche-bags. He made some good points, but it was easy to read through it......Deep Breath wrote:This guy is a clown because he falls into the trap that so many others do in so many others area of life. Just because you don't feel something is right or good for you or your family, doesn't make it wrong for the next person or their family. If somebody out there has his kid on the ice 7 days a week, 3 hours a day....SO WHAT? If it doesn't effect you, who cares? And if a group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt, or the jacket of the youth team their kid plays on....WHO CARES? Unless they are coming up to you and spitting in your face or taking a p!ss on your shoes, why do you care? How somebody dresses more than likely doesn't directly effect how you live, so get over it. If those same parents want to stand in the lobby and talk about how great their kid is or how great their kid's team is.....SO WHAT? Don't pay attention to them or go talk to somebody else. Focus on what is good/right for your family and a little less on how others are running their own lives.
Most would find a little humor in the over 60% sweatshirt comment I made.. A few wearing them even had a good chuckle. It must have hit home hard and I'm sorry if you felt moronic.
Has anybody seen the Canadian Television series "The Tournament"? Saw it for the first time a couple weeks ago and nearly fell over laughing. Some of it's on Youtube but I would buy it to get the full story line from the start. It's easy to match up the characters with some parents ya know.
Next time don't take it so personal and just say............. SO WHAT!
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Deep Breath
Not sure if any or all of that was directed at my post, but I didn't take anything personally. Only thing that bothers me is when others judge people for things they are doing that have no beaing on other people's lives. A group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt and they are labeled moronic. I don't do it, the group of parents I hang out with at the rinks don't do it, but I'm just not sure why some would feel it was moronic. If it's not something you choose to do, great. That doesn't make it wrong for the other people. If parents want to develop their own website and showcase their kid or send video clips out of their kid all over social media, I'm sure they would be labeled as well. It's not something I do, but that doesn't mean others don't or that it is wrong if they do. With all of the hassles we as hockey parents already have to deal with, I'm just not sure why some would choose to let what others are doing bother them?
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MrBoDangles wrote:This guy is obviously standing on the the ledge of a bridge, if he goes from he doesn't care, to calling the better kids douche-bags. He made some good points, but it was easy to read through it......Deep Breath wrote:This guy is a clown because he falls into the trap that so many others do in so many others area of life. Just because you don't feel something is right or good for you or your family, doesn't make it wrong for the next person or their family. If somebody out there has his kid on the ice 7 days a week, 3 hours a day....SO WHAT? If it doesn't effect you, who cares? And if a group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt, or the jacket of the youth team their kid plays on....WHO CARES? Unless they are coming up to you and spitting in your face or taking a p!ss on your shoes, why do you care? How somebody dresses more than likely doesn't directly effect how you live, so get over it. If those same parents want to stand in the lobby and talk about how great their kid is or how great their kid's team is.....SO WHAT? Don't pay attention to them or go talk to somebody else. Focus on what is good/right for your family and a little less on how others are running their own lives.
Most would find a little humor in the over 60% sweatshirt comment I made.. A few wearing them even had a good chuckle. It must have hit home hard and I'm sorry if you felt moronic.
Has anybody seen the Canadian Television series "The Tournament"? Saw it for the first time a couple weeks ago and nearly fell over laughing. Some of it's on Youtube (the videos will ruin it since it's far into the series) but I would buy it to get the full story line from the start. It's easy to match up the characters with some parents ya know.
Next time don't take it so personal and just say............. SO WHAT!
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Deep Breath
Totally agree with you MrBoDangles.....parents do look stupid wearing that triple A (and Selects) merchandise.
Question: We were in canada last summer for a tournament and there was a team in the '97 level and a majority of the parents had jackets on of the team their sons were playing for. Now these kids are/were 14 years old, freshman age. My brother's kid is a 2nd yr bantam (freshman age) and I went to one of his games a couple of weeks ago. Majority of the parents had Bantam A jackets on with their son's name and number on them. Is there a difference here or are the Bantam association parents idiots as well?
Question: We were in canada last summer for a tournament and there was a team in the '97 level and a majority of the parents had jackets on of the team their sons were playing for. Now these kids are/were 14 years old, freshman age. My brother's kid is a 2nd yr bantam (freshman age) and I went to one of his games a couple of weeks ago. Majority of the parents had Bantam A jackets on with their son's name and number on them. Is there a difference here or are the Bantam association parents idiots as well?
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muckandgrind
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I agree 100%....It's like "Hey everyone, look at ME!!! MY SON PLAYS FOR THE SELECTS/A TEAM!!!! DOES THAT MAKE ME COOL TOO?!?!?"Deep Breath wrote:Totally agree with you MrBoDangles.....parents do look stupid wearing that triple A (and Selects) merchandise.
Question: We were in canada last summer for a tournament and there was a team in the '97 level and a majority of the parents had jackets on of the team their sons were playing for. Now these kids are/were 14 years old, freshman age. My brother's kid is a 2nd yr bantam (freshman age) and I went to one of his games a couple of weeks ago. Majority of the parents had Bantam A jackets on with their son's name and number on them. Is there a difference here or are the Bantam association parents idiots as well?
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MrBoDangles
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I, in no way, have a problem with a parent buying, or wearing an elite sweatshirt! The humor was in all the parents wearing them at the same time.....northwoods oldtimer wrote:Totally agree with you MrBoDangles.....parents do look stupid wearing that triple A (and Selects) merchandise. I prefer the hot hockey moms not wearing the kids jersey's too.MrBoDangles wrote:This guy is obviously standing on the the ledge of a bridge, if he goes from he doesn't care, to calling the better kids douche-bags. He made some good points, but it was easy to read through it......Deep Breath wrote:This guy is a clown because he falls into the trap that so many others do in so many others area of life. Just because you don't feel something is right or good for you or your family, doesn't make it wrong for the next person or their family. If somebody out there has his kid on the ice 7 days a week, 3 hours a day....SO WHAT? If it doesn't effect you, who cares? And if a group of parents want to wear the same sweatshirt, or the jacket of the youth team their kid plays on....WHO CARES? Unless they are coming up to you and spitting in your face or taking a p!ss on your shoes, why do you care? How somebody dresses more than likely doesn't directly effect how you live, so get over it. If those same parents want to stand in the lobby and talk about how great their kid is or how great their kid's team is.....SO WHAT? Don't pay attention to them or go talk to somebody else. Focus on what is good/right for your family and a little less on how others are running their own lives.
Most would find a little humor in the over 60% sweatshirt comment I made.. A few wearing them even had a good chuckle. It must have hit home hard and I'm sorry if you felt moronic.
Has anybody seen the Canadian Television series "The Tournament"? Saw it for the first time a couple weeks ago and nearly fell over laughing. Some of it's on Youtube but I would buy it to get the full story line from the start. It's easy to match up the characters with some parents ya know.
Next time don't take it so personal and just say............. SO WHAT!
How anybody reads into it is up to them.