i am confused about what perry c said about eliminating scoring for kids 8 yrs old and under in hockey - my son is 8 and playing his second year of novice and the score is posted up on the scoreboard for everyone to see plain as day - now i don't believe his league has standings, or keeps any official scoring summaries - but what do i know.
the bottom line is that the kids know if they are winning or losing and for the most part they seem to rebound very quickly after being thumped.
i always have to laugh because some of the kids will point out when the scoreboard is incorrect (i.e they last goal has not been put up) - but yet they don't seem to recall passing the puck across the front of our net on their last shift.
personally i am not a fan of the participation medal - if you finish T3 then you get something, and if you are 4 or lower - you get a thanks for coming out.....
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