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Originally Posted by troutman
My only advice - they should want to play more than you want them to play.
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I don’t think this is good advice for this age group. Most 5 year olds have no idea what they want to play or not play, they need to try a whole bunch of new things to figure that out. Hockey in particular really sucks to learn - few kids that age want to get out of bed at 530 in the morning, put on a bunch of uncomfortable gear, go out in the cold and fall all over the place.
If you have a passion and want them to play hockey - you may have to force it for a season or two until they actually learn and can decide for themselves. Within reason of course. I have lots of friends whose kids hated it at first and are now obsessed with it at 7 or 8, all their friends are from hockey, etc.