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Originally Posted by Jason14h
This is not predatory. Now we need to protect grown adults from where they spend their money? Give me a break.
And how does linking an article where a player made it who did not play spring hockey have any barring on this?
#1. Players in general did not play year round, etc 25 years ago. So it's not comparing similar circumstances. Plus he talks about how he practiced all summer.
#2. You don't believe that a player who practices and plays more is going to be better then a player who doesn't in a large sample size? Now of course they could play another summer sport and stay in good shape and develop other skillsets. However at the end of the day kids who play year round will be better in the long run on the average.
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Hey Jason14h, thanks for engaging.
I am basing my comments/position on a number of things. One is a discussion with a family friend that is a scout for an NHL team. He is of the belief that kids should develop into well rounded athletes.
There is also this (sadly I couldn't find a link to the Edmonton Journal article, it like the Oilers is No Good):
http://activeforlife.com/brent-sutte...ockey-players/
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“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.”
“You really notice the guys who are true athletes and the ones who are not,” he said. “The ones you can take … and play baseball or soccer with them and they get it. This is noticeable even at the NHL level. The true athletes are a little bit further ahead........
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I can't find a link to the interview, but this winter Joe Nieuwendyk was on the Fan. The topic of spring hockey came up, actually Lacrosse came up. He said that he felt lacross made him a better hockey player, the skills he learnt in lacrosse transferred over to hockey.
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However at the end of the day kids who play year round will be better in the long run on the average
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I don't agree, and I am not the only one.