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Originally Posted by Mccree
Sadly the exact opposite happened to my kid. Work his butt off, great hockey IQ but not the flashest skater. He is the only kid from his team last year to NOT move up. There are several players that moved up that are great skaters up and down the ice, but give them a puck they are lost. Oh well such is life.
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I think the coaches and evaluators see kids with athletic ability and think they can teach the rest. Effort though, seems to be one of the big things that separates elite kids and rec kids.