SouthWest assoc. times the kids for the first ice time and the uses this to place kids in groups for 3 on 3 sessions. ALSO they use these times to give a final ranking to the kids groups. My son blew it on the time and although he played really great he got slotted into tier 5 because of the math involved on the timed Skate. I'll be going to the board meetings to discuss this as the evaluation process at SW is seriously messed up.
He has great coaches and will have alot of fun for the year but what a crazy way to evaluate for Hockey players. speed skaters sure, but there's more to hockey than speed.
The Knights are a new association and already have it figured out better than SW. Thats what I believe they should be doing. 2nd year player that played div 2 starts in div 2. First year player coming in player tier 2 Atom, starts tier 3 Pee Wee. let your playing ability dictate the final tier.
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