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Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

Which age group?

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

As 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 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

As 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.

WestEndDad wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:44 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

As 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.

Well said

Guest 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.

Guest 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.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

As 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: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:44 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:37 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:21 pm Anyone hear back from Bulldogs yet?

They contacted me directly, asking if my son was interested in accepting a spot. We declined. Deciding not to do Spring hockey this year.

I got an email yesterday, looked like I was BCC'd asking if we would accept a spot. We did.

As 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.

Listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about.