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Originally Posted by Red_Baron
I think it is a sad state of affairs when they are telling kids that young that they are elite. Minor hockey has always had ugly politics and this only makes it worse. It has become more of a status symbol to have a kid in an "elite" program and it is going to make it tough for a late blooming kid due to the fact that he hasn't been part of the "elite" social system since he was 6. There are going to be some excellent athletes that are left behind and sub-standard athletes playing on rep teams just because they've been part of the so-called team for this long.
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The thing is that a kid dominating Tim bits doesn't help anyone. Spring Hockey originally was for elite players to have equal elite competition, which doesn't exist in minor hockey until the kids are 11 or 12 most of the time.