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They’ll never unite. There are a lot more people voicing their displeasure at EMC since this announcement was made. If London played their cards right, they could get a lot of EMC players to jump over. So many already drove right through or by London anyhow.

Let’s create a healthy conversation around this. People want development, coaching will matter. No need to rip either organization apart. If both organizations embrace the new era of hockey it will come down to who offers the best coaching and development opportunities for players. The days of using coaching to social climb and putting yourself before the team are gone. Take a look at the coaches for each age group and you’ll see where the best players will want to be.

This will root out the problems of bad coaches, no development programs and poorly run associations/boards who are making poor decisions. You want to get on the board and pick ya unqualified buddies as coaches, knock yourself out. People will see through this crap and take their money elsewhere. Build a program, show what ya get for the money you spend, development model and qualified coaching applicants and mentorship. That will be the associations that win and where parents will spend their money.

Up until now it hasn’t mattered who was coaching because players had to stay. Respectfully, right now LJK has better coaching at the AAA level with the exception of two age groups. Difference between the two organizations is EMC picks coaches before tryouts, whereas LJK only picks the HC, this will benefit players because they can window shop EMC and move to LJK if they don’t like what they see. This is about the kids. Hopefully the kids win!

EMC U10 will lose kids to London already in the works
EMC U11 will lose kids to London because of unfair coaching, only win because they only play half the team since u10
LJk U12 will lose a kid to EMC
EMC LJK U13 will lose kids to Chatham shamrock kids backfill
LJK U14 will lose kids to EMC
LJK U15 & 16 to lose to EMC

LJK - stronger coaching this year to improve program and retain top talent. Word on street is EMC is looking to create AA team LJK will not accept any out of area players at AA

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:22 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 8:41 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 12:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:30 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:22 am

Let’s create a healthy conversation around this. People want development, coaching will matter. No need to rip either organization apart. If both organizations embrace the new era of hockey it will come down to who offers the best coaching and development opportunities for players. The days of using coaching to social climb and putting yourself before the team are gone. Take a look at the coaches for each age group and you’ll see where the best players will want to be.

This will root out the problems of bad coaches, no development programs and poorly run associations/boards who are making poor decisions. You want to get on the board and pick ya unqualified buddies as coaches, knock yourself out. People will see through this crap and take their money elsewhere. Build a program, show what ya get for the money you spend, development model and qualified coaching applicants and mentorship. That will be the associations that win and where parents will spend their money.

Up until now it hasn’t mattered who was coaching because players had to stay. Respectfully, right now LJK has better coaching at the AAA level with the exception of two age groups. Difference between the two organizations is EMC picks coaches before tryouts, whereas LJK only picks the HC, this will benefit players because they can window shop EMC and move to LJK if they don’t like what they see. This is about the kids. Hopefully the kids win!

EMC U10 will lose kids to London already in the works
EMC U11 will lose kids to London because of unfair coaching, only win because they only play half the team since u10
LJk U12 will lose a kid to EMC
EMC LJK U13 will lose kids to Chatham shamrock kids backfill
LJK U14 will lose kids to EMC
LJK U15 & 16 to lose to EMC

LJK - stronger coaching this year to improve program and retain top talent. Word on street is EMC is looking to create AA team LJK will not accept any out of area players at AA

EMC…makes sense. LJK…no surprise.

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:08 pm BS propaganda. EMC is as corrupt and political as all other orgs in the province. LJK is much worse though, so I can see a lot of LJK kids trying to move to greener pastures.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 12:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:30 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:22 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:53 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:53 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 6:13 pm
Not surprised if LJK was to pull that stunt.

They’ll never unite. There are a lot more people voicing their displeasure at EMC since this announcement was made. If London played their cards right, they could get a lot of EMC players to jump over. So many already drove right through or by London anyhow.

Let’s create a healthy conversation around this. People want development, coaching will matter. No need to rip either organization apart. If both organizations embrace the new era of hockey it will come down to who offers the best coaching and development opportunities for players. The days of using coaching to social climb and putting yourself before the team are gone. Take a look at the coaches for each age group and you’ll see where the best players will want to be.

This will root out the problems of bad coaches, no development programs and poorly run associations/boards who are making poor decisions. You want to get on the board and pick ya unqualified buddies as coaches, knock yourself out. People will see through this crap and take their money elsewhere. Build a program, show what ya get for the money you spend, development model and qualified coaching applicants and mentorship. That will be the associations that win and where parents will spend their money.

This sounds reasonable, Coaches will be picked by the end of the month and then they can start recruiting their team. This will be a stressful a stressful process. Stick with the people you trust who will do the right thing.

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 11:38 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:08 pm BS propaganda. EMC is as corrupt and political as all other orgs in the province. LJK is much worse though, so I can see a lot of LJK kids trying to move to greener pastures.

EMC has all their teams picked and the U10, 11 and 12 coaches.

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:52 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 11:38 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:08 pm BS propaganda. EMC is as corrupt and political as all other orgs in the province. LJK is much worse though, so I can see a lot of LJK kids trying to move to greener pastures.

EMC has all their teams picked and the U10, 11 and 12 coaches.

2014 will be interesting. I’m hearing kids are leaving…
Not sure who will replace them. Player or two from London, Huron, Chatham?
2015 will likely be the same, maybe 2 replaced.