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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:24 am If you think playing on a full ice surface for young kids is a good idea, you should give your head a shake.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:18 am The recent loss of Team Canada at the World Juniors highlights the importance of playing full ice hockey. One of the main reasons for their defeat was their inability to connect passes and their high number of offsides calls. This suggests that the team struggled with spacing, timing, and overall awareness on the ice. Full ice hockey, which allows players to develop their skills in a more open and dynamic environment, can help address these issues. By playing on a full-sized rink, players are forced to think and react more quickly, making split-second decisions to create scoring opportunities and avoid turnovers.

Playing full ice hockey from a young age can have numerous benefits for players, including improved passing accuracy, better decision-making, and enhanced spatial awareness. It allows players to develop their skills in a more game-like setting, where they need to consider factors like ice width, opponent positioning, and teammate movement. This, in turn, can help reduce the number of offsides calls and improve overall team cohesion. By embracing full ice hockey, coaches and trainers can help players like those on Team Canada develop the skills and instincts needed to succeed at the highest levels of competition. By doing so, they can build a stronger foundation for future success and reduce the likelihood of struggles like those seen in the recent World Juniors tournament.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:24 am If you think playing on a full ice surface for young kids is a good idea, you should give your head a shake.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 am Canadian hockey is broken. 1.HC is poorly managed and does not focus on grassroots. Lack of development model. Oh we should do 1/2 ice cause the US is, 1/2 ice works with the right development. By U9 players should be ready to transition to full ice, sadly many are not. 2. Untrained coaching, you spend hours doing courses that are ridiculous, no coach mentoring or communication. Most coaches cant relate or even talk to their players. Most coaches run their own practice plans on what they drew on a napkin at the bar. And are rarely evaluated. 3. Crazy associations and parents who want games over practices. It's all about the game in Canada. 4. Environment of selfish kids who all want the goal, and don't play to make their teammates better. 5. Zero creatively, systems and robots, 12 months of hockey.