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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Well said, I agree with pretty much everything. The thing is that spring hockey is for everyone, no longer just the "elite". I think it is funny in, a sad way how much money parents spend on spring hockey and how they march around in their "AAA" jackets. I know all about the "business" side of it and have been around it for many years now, but the thing is you get parents like this in any activity their kids are involved in, whether it be soccer, club Volleyball, or Baseball.
Kids playing a sport year round is nothing new at all, and up here Baseball is a joke untill you get to mid June and soccer is well....soccer. I think it is funny how you mention Lacrosse as that is where I've seen the most crowd violence of any sport. No parents know the rules, yet are constantly shouting at players, coaches anf of course the Reff's. My nephew plays and I try to get to as many games as possible just to take in the crazy parents.
I have met some great, lifelong friends through spring hockey and some complete D bags, and some D bags who've become friends. I just have an issue with the preception that spring hockey is full of crazy parents, when they exist at every level of every childhood activity; even Robotics competions, which incidently are awful since very few of the kids/ parents know how to lose. I've never seem so many tears and pouty parents, althouhg there was no fights.
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To be clear, I did not mention Lacrosse as a sport of sane parents in the stands. I mentioned as an alternative sport.
My issue with spring hockey is the beast itself. I think the governing body in the province should oversee it. Simple. It runs fast and "free".
Also, again up here, it is not presented as "for everybody". Both the Generals and Rustlers have try outs, kids are cut. If it was for everybody, everybody would make it.