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Why must mediocre (at best) parents tire their kids out by playing hockey every single weekend and travelling to do so chasing that dream for them ? It blows my mind parents are blind to the fact their kids need less ice and not more. Some kids haven’t had a break since 5 years old and the money out hasn’t been showing the reward.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:36 pm Why must mediocre (at best) parents tire their kids out by playing hockey every single weekend and travelling to do so chasing that dream for them ? It blows my mind parents are blind to the fact their kids need less ice and not more. Some kids haven’t had a break since 5 years old and the money out hasn’t been showing the reward.

Do you have a kid on the 2012 AA DMM?

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:36 pm Why must mediocre (at best) parents tire their kids out by playing hockey every single weekend and travelling to do so chasing that dream for them ? It blows my mind parents are blind to the fact their kids need less ice and not more. Some kids haven’t had a break since 5 years old and the money out hasn’t been showing the reward.

One of my kids is now playing Jr A hockey. He was drafted and fighting to make the cut with his OHL team.
He played Summer hockey just like the kids you mentioned with a few other sports but hockey was always the main focus.
I can tell you this, I can’t think of many drafted kids that did not play spring/summer hockey. It was a year round sport for them with maybe 4 weeks off.
The sport has changed, get use to it.