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Old 03-25-2013, 04:15 PM   #23
undercoverbrother
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Originally Posted by valo403 View Post
All of this may be perfectly true, but you made a blanket statement above based upon what appears to be pretty scant support. There are plenty of things that drive spring hockey, some of it is certainly parents with a desire to live through their kids, but plenty of it is kids who want to play hockey year round and a host of other potential reasons. You can't paint everyone with a brush simply because some people have the wrong motivations.

Would you take the same view of parents of kids in Australia or South Africa who play rugby year round?
To answer you second question first, yes. I am not a fan of single sport athletes. I think the more exposure an athlete has to different sports the better, example Jeff Wilson he was a Double All Black. The list of hockey players that played lacrosse is long.

I also wonder why, if it is such a good thing Hockey Alberta doesn't support or sanction it.

I am leaving my child with you (the coach) I want to know that this individual is vetted for more than just hockey knowledge.
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