Being a Hockey Parent

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Today I had to ban the boy from the garage.
He was trying to shot pucks. Trying to explain to a 5 year old you are worried about burnout is difficult . The Cougars mite skate starts tomorrow and I had to explain it was bad for him to play everyday.

As long as he's the one choosing to shoot I don't think you have to worry about burn out.


The burn out I have seen over the years is when the parents push to hard.