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ruddstud · 05-07-2015, 02:14 PM

This looks like a club travel spring team. These club organizations are a business and feel like they must win so they can advertise a winning top notch program. They are creating hockey players, not athletes. Most, if not all these kids burn out by 12 yo. There are MANY club teams in Calgary starting at age 7. Average cost to play is around 3-$5000 for the spring!! (games, travel, hotel, clothing) They are great for development if your kid wants to play hockey but they miss out on all the other fun spring activities like riding your bike, road hockey and soccer and baseball.

05-07-2015, 02:14 PM	#25
ruddstud Scoring Winger Join Date: May 2006 Exp:	. This looks like a club travel spring team. These club organizations are a business and feel like they must win so they can advertise a winning top notch program. They are creating hockey players, not athletes. Most, if not all these kids burn out by 12 yo. There are MANY club teams in Calgary starting at age 7. Average cost to play is around 3-$5000 for the spring!! (games, travel, hotel, clothing) They are great for development if your kid wants to play hockey but they miss out on all the other fun spring activities like riding your bike, road hockey and soccer and baseball.