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Originally Posted by fotze

I think more important than putting the kids in different things is being sure to leave times where they are in nothing. Way too much on the lessons and leagues and camps and crap. Not enough time dedicated to playing with a stick in the back yard.

I would be curious to see what percentage the WHL players did spring hockey or other types of stats like that.

Hugh believer in this. Kids need to play for both physical and mental development.


http://www.edmontonjournal.com/story.html?id=8043213

not to be taken as gospel but:

Today, more and more parents are enrolling their kids in hockey 10-12 months of the year, with the hope their children will become better players.
But is it working?
Brent Sutter says he feels that too much hockey, especially for young kids, will hinder them rather than help them.
“You just don’t have as many players today that are as good athletes as they used to be,” Sutter said recently. “Too much today, especially in young players, is focused on hockey 12 months a year. They don’t play soccer, they don’t play baseball or tennis or the other things that people used to do.”