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Originally Posted by looooob
That is unfortunate- differential ice time etc at that level (unless understood ahead of time to be a known consequence of missing a practice or being unacceptably late etc) isn't cool
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Yeah this is disappointing to hear for me as well. My son is 14 and plays Bantam travel hockey here in the USA Hockey program. I am continually disappointed to see how many coaches (including our own) really coach to win, handing out ice time based purely on skill.
I just can't get over how deeply people care about the final result of a kids hockey game. I am not advocating medals fro everyone but the emphasis needs to be on skill development across the baord.