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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:52 pm Pike has developed a lot of players.

Pike is the best in the biz for 4-8 year olds.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:59 pm I caught a HUGE PiKE last summer..

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:49 am All these pylon drills are ok to a certain extent and not even appropriate at the older age groups. Some parents spending too much money putting their kids through these ridiculous types of drills and then wondering why their kid is struggling in games. First is the burn out factor and second is that it does not translate into games. Once kids get to AAA these pylon drills will not benefit.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:49 am All these pylon drills are ok to a certain extent and not even appropriate at the older age groups. Some parents spending too much money putting their kids through these ridiculous types of drills and then wondering why their kid is struggling in games. First is the burn out factor and second is that it does not translate into games. Once kids get to AAA these pylon drills will not benefit.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:27 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:49 am All these pylon drills are ok to a certain extent and not even appropriate at the older age groups. Some parents spending too much money putting their kids through these ridiculous types of drills and then wondering why their kid is struggling in games. First is the burn out factor and second is that it does not translate into games. Once kids get to AAA these pylon drills will not benefit.

It’s mostly parents who have not played hockey doing this crazy running around rink to rink. The people I know who have played hockey are not running rink to rink and their kids are great hockey players. You see so many kids that you put through drill sessions and they look like absolute studs. You put them in a game and are completely lost. They can’t even play their positions. This is exactly why coaches want to see kids in game situations. Spend your money on the correct development. Skating is great, teaching to play positions, shooting can be done at home. Play other team sports to develop drive, team concepts and thinking in games. This translates well from other team sports which require positional team play where you gotta move the ball such as soccer, lacrosse, basketball.