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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
How old is your son? Four or Five? I would just concentrate on skating if he is this young. Canskate is great, and I highly recommend it. If he is a more advanced skater, put him in Can Power skate. (There is no shame in having your son take skating lessons that doesn't involve hockey equipment and hockey sticks. It pisses me off when I see kids in Power skating that can barely stand up. Learn the basics first and then move into power skating)
Take the time to play with him in the driveway, garage, basement or out door rink to work on his shooting, passing, and stick handling. Make sure to make it fun, kids at that age will lose interest real fast if you take it to seriously. You can easily tell at that age which parents take the time to play with their kids and which don't.
As for spring hockey? My son played his first season last year as a seven year old (2007 birth year). It really helped him develop his skills and at evaluations for Novice in Red Deer back in October, he was ranked in the highest group as a first year player (top 20).
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He just turned 5 in December. He typically has Timbits hockey three times a week and we usually hit the outdoor rink one night a week (depending on conditions and weather.) He also has one of those roller bearing pucks that he uses outside periodically to practice stick handling and shooting.
I think holding off on Spring Hockey is a good idea at this point and instead we'll look for some summer hockey/skating camps.