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Originally Posted by Knut
I know a few kids who made those high end HSL development teams. They are coming back now to the MHA. The Coaches play the crap out of the top kids and the others sit on the bench. Travel is insane and they are not making any good friends with the families as they are so intense. Their Kids were just not having an enjoyable time. 10 year olds should NEVER sit except for discipline or injury.
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Ya it’s not Kansas and is rife with its own bull crap. There is a lot of hockey for sure. My kid got called up to play on that DuPont dream team, he never has played better than and since with kids who can accept a pass and get it back. Pretty much every kid in the dub draft from Alberta played those leagues. Pue (3rd overall), Benny Oliverio, haille. The whole list.
This trope that multi sport life balance is the way. I would love to believe it’s true, but it’s not even debatable.
Hell, even Basha. His folks didn’t “believe in spring hockey”. I begged him to play with us. Then in September at tryouts they saw the delta. And he was in intense spring hockey forever more. (Same team as yakemchuk for inter at sake).