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Guest wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 8:42 pm My kid is in U9. He is very good for 9 but now the Brick talk has taken over. Everyone is obsessive about getting on a Brick team .. Bulldogs, PH Hockey, go to Detroit .. anything to get on a Brick Team. Skates are like $80, dropping $10K between winter and spring hockey .. all with the goal to get on a Brick Team. Everyone saying path thru AAA and O starts with the Brick. Currently getting the run around but kid on the ice 6x/week trying to get on the team. Literally, having 5-6 conversations about the Brick Team(s) every single day.

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 8:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 8:42 pm My kid is in U9. He is very good for 9 but now the Brick talk has taken over. Everyone is obsessive about getting on a Brick team .. Bulldogs, PH Hockey, go to Detroit .. anything to get on a Brick Team. Skates are like $80, dropping $10K between winter and spring hockey .. all with the goal to get on a Brick Team. Everyone saying path thru AAA and O starts with the Brick. Currently getting the run around but kid on the ice 6x/week trying to get on the team. Literally, having 5-6 conversations about the Brick Team(s) every single day.

From someone who's done it recently, if he's invited, and you can do it, do it. If you can't, or aren't invited, don't stress. It really isn't the end of the world. Also, the skates are just for generating revenue. If they don't know your kid now, I wouldn't expect much from showing up to skates

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:09 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:37 am This thread is complete nonsense. Just because somebody puts time and effort (and funds) into their kid's hockey doesn't make them delusional. Perhaps, just maybe they are giving their kid the chance to be the best the personally can. I have a young goalie, and yes he goes to goalie school once or twice a week, and yes he has a GREAT work ethic, and never half asses it like some of the kids that "just want to play with friends". My son loves hockey, he wants to be better, he works hard and strives to improve every day. HE CHOOSES TO BE THIS WAY. I just cut the cheques, show up and clap. I support my kids' endeavors. Here's the kicker... I KNOW my son isn't going to the show, or to a D1 school, or whatever, that's not the point. The point is a way of life, if you want something, WORK HARD AT IT. simple as that. If you want to be good at something, WORK HARD AT IT. Catch the theme here?? No matter what you do, work hard at it.
He also spends time, playing video games and talking and hanging out with friends.. his life is balanced.

I'm sorry that the OP cant seem to support his kids or give them the opportunities that others can afford, but stop whining and crying about it.

First of all twice a week is not that much. I think the OP was talking about people who drag their kid out of bed at 5am to go to skills, then do more skills after school and play hockey 6-7 days a week all year round. I see people doing this with kids under 10. I'm sorry but at that age it is THE PARENTS. I don't care if the kids LIKE it, it is the parent orchestrating everything! So much FOMO these days as well.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 9:10 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:09 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:37 am This thread is complete nonsense. Just because somebody puts time and effort (and funds) into their kid's hockey doesn't make them delusional. Perhaps, just maybe they are giving their kid the chance to be the best the personally can. I have a young goalie, and yes he goes to goalie school once or twice a week, and yes he has a GREAT work ethic, and never half asses it like some of the kids that "just want to play with friends". My son loves hockey, he wants to be better, he works hard and strives to improve every day. HE CHOOSES TO BE THIS WAY. I just cut the cheques, show up and clap. I support my kids' endeavors. Here's the kicker... I KNOW my son isn't going to the show, or to a D1 school, or whatever, that's not the point. The point is a way of life, if you want something, WORK HARD AT IT. simple as that. If you want to be good at something, WORK HARD AT IT. Catch the theme here?? No matter what you do, work hard at it.
He also spends time, playing video games and talking and hanging out with friends.. his life is balanced.

I'm sorry that the OP cant seem to support his kids or give them the opportunities that others can afford, but stop whining and crying about it.

First of all twice a week is not that much. I think the OP was talking about people who drag their kid out of bed at 5am to go to skills, then do more skills after school and play hockey 6-7 days a week all year round. I see people doing this with kids under 10. I'm sorry but at that age it is THE PARENTS. I don't care if the kids LIKE it, it is the parent orchestrating everything! So much FOMO these days as well.

I hate when parents pass it off as "my kids want it - I just cut the check..." What happens when your kid 'really wants a car' - are you just going to cut the check again. Those kids get ahead early but dont have the same passion as the kids who have to actually prove they want it, practice at home, and help out around the house to earn the extra hockey lessons.
Dont get me started with 90% of these parents are crying because "college is too expensive now" yet spent triple the amount on hockey at age 10

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:23 am Need my kid to pack on 20-25 lbs of muscle for hockey tryouts ASAP. Been looking into a raw meat diet — anyone tried it or got tips? Serious answers only. Trying to make this kid a beast.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:29 am How do you know a kid won’t make it? What does it matter to you how a parent chooses to spend time and money on their kid?