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Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
I appreciate it, I personally think it's a nice extension to the season - nothing more. Low commitment time through the week and fun for my son. Before other sports officially start up.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 amAs a parent in this group with an another player several years older, I recommend not paying some bs coach anything for spring hockey (unless it's part of your winter teams program). It is nothing but a cash grab. These professional coaches make it seem like your kid needs to play spring hockey to be successful but that is nothing but a lie. They want your money and nothing more. The hockey is awful, the coaches don't really coach and are usually running 3 or 4 teams at once and the price is astronomical for hockey that means absolutely nothing. Take half that money and put your kid in a good, reputable hockey school one or two days a week for training, and/or put him/her on a Canlan pickup team spring team for $300. If you don't believe me ask any parent with an older kid on a successful team what their summer routine is and you will hear the same story; they got suckered for years paying for spring, and now, in retrospect, they see how pointless it was.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 amI got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.
I personally wouldn't spend a lot on it. I was actually the one above who asked what a reasonable amount is. It's likely with my winter team, but he did try out elsewhere.
300-500?
500-700?
700+?
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WestEndDad
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
Well saidGuest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 amAs a parent in this group with an another player several years older, I recommend not paying some bs coach anything for spring hockey (unless it's part of your winter teams program). It is nothing but a cash grab. These professional coaches make it seem like your kid needs to play spring hockey to be successful but that is nothing but a lie. They want your money and nothing more. The hockey is awful, the coaches don't really coach and are usually running 3 or 4 teams at once and the price is astronomical for hockey that means absolutely nothing. Take half that money and put your kid in a good, reputable hockey school one or two days a week for training, and/or put him/her on a Canlan pickup team spring team for $300. If you don't believe me ask any parent with an older kid on a successful team what their summer routine is and you will hear the same story; they got suckered for years paying for spring, and now, in retrospect, they see how pointless it was.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 amI got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
Agree 100%. I’m hearing from some folks they are paying over $1500 for spring hockey. This is highway robbery. Look at your winter team budget and figure out the math. Do some training, play at CanLan (or a tournament or two) and use the extra money to take your family on vacation. No OHL coach has ever cared what your 9 year old kid did in a spring tournament in June 5 years before the draft.WestEndDad wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:44 pmWell saidGuest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 amAs a parent in this group with an another player several years older, I recommend not paying some bs coach anything for spring hockey (unless it's part of your winter teams program). It is nothing but a cash grab. These professional coaches make it seem like your kid needs to play spring hockey to be successful but that is nothing but a lie. They want your money and nothing more. The hockey is awful, the coaches don't really coach and are usually running 3 or 4 teams at once and the price is astronomical for hockey that means absolutely nothing. Take half that money and put your kid in a good, reputable hockey school one or two days a week for training, and/or put him/her on a Canlan pickup team spring team for $300. If you don't believe me ask any parent with an older kid on a successful team what their summer routine is and you will hear the same story; they got suckered for years paying for spring, and now, in retrospect, they see how pointless it was.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 amI got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
The spring hockey paid coach thing is BS. Bulldogs is basically a scam, it is so disorganized and not well coached. They rely on fomo to sucker parents in.
Saying that spring hockey is really fun for the kids and is great as the season is done so it isn't such a time commitment. You need to get in with a winter team joining a couple/few tourneys. Tourney price is about 1800 after tax, for most summer tourneys. Do the math and figure out if you are being hosed.
Saying that spring hockey is really fun for the kids and is great as the season is done so it isn't such a time commitment. You need to get in with a winter team joining a couple/few tourneys. Tourney price is about 1800 after tax, for most summer tourneys. Do the math and figure out if you are being hosed.
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
Bulldogs and pro hockey are both a joke in this provinceGuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 1:49 am The spring hockey paid coach thing is BS. Bulldogs is basically a scam, it is so disorganized and not well coached. They rely on fomo to sucker parents in.
Saying that spring hockey is really fun for the kids and is great as the season is done so it isn't such a time commitment. You need to get in with a winter team joining a couple/few tourneys. Tourney price is about 1800 after tax, for most summer tourneys. Do the math and figure out if you are being hosed.
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Bhjay
Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
Bulldogs and pro hockey are both a joke in this provinceGuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 1:49 am The spring hockey paid coach thing is BS. Bulldogs is basically a scam, it is so disorganized and not well coached. They rely on fomo to sucker parents in.
Saying that spring hockey is really fun for the kids and is great as the season is done so it isn't such a time commitment. You need to get in with a winter team joining a couple/few tourneys. Tourney price is about 1800 after tax, for most summer tourneys. Do the math and figure out if you are being hosed.
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Guest
Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
Listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 amAs a parent in this group with an another player several years older, I recommend not paying some bs coach anything for spring hockey (unless it's part of your winter teams program). It is nothing but a cash grab. These professional coaches make it seem like your kid needs to play spring hockey to be successful but that is nothing but a lie. They want your money and nothing more. The hockey is awful, the coaches don't really coach and are usually running 3 or 4 teams at once and the price is astronomical for hockey that means absolutely nothing. Take half that money and put your kid in a good, reputable hockey school one or two days a week for training, and/or put him/her on a Canlan pickup team spring team for $300. If you don't believe me ask any parent with an older kid on a successful team what their summer routine is and you will hear the same story; they got suckered for years paying for spring, and now, in retrospect, they see how pointless it was.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 amI got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.
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Re: Spring Hockey Tryouts U7 / U8 / U9
I also have an older kid and don't completely agree. Spring hockey is a fun time for the kids and a chance to play with some kids that they don't always get to play with and meet some new people. What I dislike is the organizations that want to lock you into a 4-5 tournament commitment and charge you a $1,000-$1,500 for it. Best way to approach spring hockey for us is to do a few weekend tournaments, couple hundred bucks a weekend and call it. Some people want to go to the Brick because they think there is prestige to it and that's fine, if you have $10,000 to blow in a spring more power to you.Guest wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:44 pmListen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 amAs a parent in this group with an another player several years older, I recommend not paying some bs coach anything for spring hockey (unless it's part of your winter teams program). It is nothing but a cash grab. These professional coaches make it seem like your kid needs to play spring hockey to be successful but that is nothing but a lie. They want your money and nothing more. The hockey is awful, the coaches don't really coach and are usually running 3 or 4 teams at once and the price is astronomical for hockey that means absolutely nothing. Take half that money and put your kid in a good, reputable hockey school one or two days a week for training, and/or put him/her on a Canlan pickup team spring team for $300. If you don't believe me ask any parent with an older kid on a successful team what their summer routine is and you will hear the same story; they got suckered for years paying for spring, and now, in retrospect, they see how pointless it was.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 amI got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.
If you are doing spring for a few skates, to play with some new people and generally to have some fun there is not a single thing wrong. If you think it's a path to stardom then you are going down the wrong path.
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