Being a Hockey Parent

[Ahbroody]

There is something missing from the pictures. Hes missing his chew toy hanging out the front.

[Eleven]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

There is something missing from the pictures. Hes missing his chew toy hanging out the front.

Hah!

I am on the board for my son's league, and this weekend the rink was packed with games from house, select travel and my son's team hosted 2 AAA teams for a round-robin weekend.

Saturday night I got an email from the board, there was some incident with a select travel game. Apparently a bunch of kids from one team didn't have mouth guards and they got warned. A parent went to the pro shop and bought enough for all the players but the coach refused to make them wear them.

Then it got out of hand. In the end, the coach got enough penalties that he cannot coach again until there is a hearing.

I don't know 100 percent of the details, because there was even more issues with another game. In this one, the Refs were berating the parents working the clock, even using derogatory language towards the players.

Oh the wonderful world of Youth Hockey!

[E.J.]

Originally Posted by Eleven

Hah!

I am on the board for my son's league, and this weekend the rink was packed with games from house, select travel and my son's team hosted 2 AAA teams for a round-robin weekend.

Saturday night I got an email from the board, there was some incident with a select travel game. Apparently a bunch of kids from one team didn't have mouth guards and they got warned. A parent went to the pro shop and bought enough for all the players but the coach refused to make them wear them.

Then it got out of hand. In the end, the coach got enough penalties that he cannot coach again until there is a hearing.

I don't know 100 percent of the details, because there was even more issues with another game. In this one, the Refs were berating the parents working the clock, even using derogatory language towards the players.

Oh the wonderful world of Youth Hockey!

WOW..... Yea, who wants to have a kid wear something that is proven to protect.....

That said, at this point....and I have said it before in this thread....nothing from parents and coaches in youth sports surprises me anymore.... Disappoints, yes....surprises....nope....

[E.J.]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

There is something missing from the pictures. Hes missing his chew toy hanging out the front.

Originally Posted by E.J.

New mouth guard courtesy of Mike(ahbroody)... He says he really likes it and most important, he has it in his mouth....