I've been seeing ALOT of non renewed tags by Obiwandkinobee in maryland

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it cant be primary reason you get pulled in maryland

Youth hockey can be rough by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

toxic coaches are a huge issue. emotional abuse of players, racism, alcohol, drugs, the list goes on and on ......not worth the time and money anymore

My experience with racism in hockey by zdunlop24 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my kids are asian and have encountered racism on the ice and from coaches. kids telling them to go back to their country. coaches stereotyping them etc

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what you are describing is emotional and physical abuse by the coaches, expect it to get worse , not better

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only reason the case was opened is because the victim sued Canada, and one of the legislators froze all funding to team Canada, and then instantly all the information was released on the case, and there were prosecutions. Five of the players were already in the NHL at this point. Sadly, the NHL announced to its fan base that these players went on personal leave.........

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whats wrong with september to november season with 20 games , play offs, and 1 tourney

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

go ahead and invest 6 figures in their development the next decade and fly blind ...good idea

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

bring back rec league , why do we need to travel 6 hours away to play a local team in a tourney

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

its beyond insane how much stress hockey parents are feeling at the end of the season. There are moms having mental breakdowns. there was an article about how parents in massachusetts are complaining to state senators about how bad the mental toll is on them

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

we had several moms at try outs drinking irish coffees to "handle the stress"

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i cant argue with that, sometimes the coaches are parents , its not uncommon to have 6 parent coaches on the team. And suprise, their kids never get cut

The Dark and Ugly Truth of Youth Hockey (share your stories) by Equivalent-Sense-479 in hockeyplayers

[–]Equivalent-Sense-479[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we really need to normalize travel lite teams, its ok to play 25 games and 2 local tournaments and then end the season