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Originally Posted by TimSJ
Just getting the introduction to the Elite Spring hockey this year.. My son is a 2008 kid and is a pretty good player in his age group. has been doing an outside program a day or two a week for the winter and will be playing in their spring program.. It is mainly developmental with them going away to one tournament in Halifax in May and a couple of games against some other spring teams that are around.
Yesterday i get a call from a coach of a team in Boston they have heard aobut my kid and want him to come and play for them in 2 tournaments this spring one in Boston and one in NH. not really looking for any money out of us either just jersey and socks waiving registration and tournament fees.
Crazy to me that at 6 years old he is getting recruited to play on teams and in tournaments..
He is excited of course and dad is pretty proud of his boy.
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You might want to ask who is paying for this then. The other parents may not be pleased that the money they put up is being used to pay for the ringer who "doesn't even practise with the team", "isn't that good anyways" and "doesn't back check" parents can be very critical of kid playing for free. Not only that but the "hird gun" can develop a bad reputation among your local hockey community, and word spreads fast in kids hockey. "Too good for us" and "Looking for the best deal", are just two phrases you will be associated with.
In the end you have to do what is best for you and your kid and everyones circumstances are different but be careful. You will also have to decide where to draw your own lines, this is not an issue if you have the time and money, today it is a road trip down to Boston, but tomorrow you are asked to play in Chicago and Florida and next year it is a two week trip to Europe. Spring hockey is as much a competition amongst the parents as it is competition for the kids.