Being a Hockey Parent - Page 30

E.J. · 10-29-2011, 01:48 PM

E.J. · 10-30-2011, 09:34 AM

A few from the game Wednesday night....which was the regular season opener. 7-1 win for the good guys.

Ahbroody · 10-31-2011, 06:55 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEG...e_gdata_player
Thought there were some great points in here on development. I know Al has told me to always be careful about not pushing and always making sure its fun. Had a discussion a week or so with Micahs new head coach who played D1 College. The new coach thing is a long story which I am not happy about. The club has switched coaches and apparently he is going to change up a lot of the system they have been developing. He had largely the same view. We had a long discussion about how some early bloomers who burn out and some don't and what he thought the cause was. Also discussed players who blossom late.

I noticed in the video what struck me was not skating the child too much, as much as making sure the child is always having fun when skating and not pushing the child so that the child develops that love of the game. As Micah is skating a lot I always ask him now if he wants to go to hockey. So far he has not said no, but I keep waiting for him to say yes. In talking with the new coach we discussed Micah playing up this year. He was generally not in favor of kids playing up. His view was children need to dominate to build confidence. My view was more of knowing what works for your particular child. Micah had a lot of success last year and is having a lot of success this year. He is very confident as a result which is something I am constantly trying to keep in check. I guess in this situation given his ego and success I don't understand having play down. I think it would give him a huge fat head. I think going forward this point will be a non factor. Nor Cal Hockey which governs all travel teams in the area has banned any child from playing out of age group after Mites. This is the only year Micah will be able to play up.

Eleven · 11-02-2011, 09:11 PM

Hey everyone, wish my kid luck, we head out in the morning for The Bauer International Invite Tournament in Chicago.

Without a doubt we'll see some kids there who will one day be NHL'ers, my kid included! We got to see a few teams at the Warrior Invitational in Detroit a couple weeks ago that were amazing, and I'm sure some of them and more will be in Chicago. There are plenty of Canadian and even Russian teams on the schedule this year.

His team played 2 years ago (silly paperwork error kept us out last year) and it was a blast. The talent these boys display is unreal.

So, cross your fingers, and I'll report back Sunday night or Monday when we get back.

Ahbroody · 11-02-2011, 09:18 PM

Friggin awesome Scott. Tell him I said givem hell.

Hope one day Micah gets the chance.

Eleven · 11-02-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Friggin awesome Scott. Tell him I said givem hell.

Hope one day Micah gets the chance.

Check the teams, San Jose Jr. Sharks are there! (at least in the 1998 birth year), they have teams from '03 to '97 and U16s there. A TON of teams there. 64 different teams just in my kids birth year.

E.J. · 11-03-2011, 08:04 AM

Good luck, Scott! Sending good ju ju your boys way!

I see the Utah Regulators(U16) are there....I will be interested to see how they do as well.

Ahbroody · 11-05-2011, 09:47 AM

Some kids rock big pants out here. Always notice it. Seems to me it would slow you down a little. Micah has been growing and could likely change from a youth M to youth L, but he says his pants feel good and are not to tight.

E.J. · 11-05-2011, 03:08 PM

Well, the Little One was shut out today and her team tied. It was good to see them face better competition, but I could tell Ab's was frustrated with her play. She had a nice backhand(shown in pic 3) that was just stopped, but a nice shot anyway.

She played solid and had fun, that is what counts.

We head to the Little Man's game later this evening.... Think I am running the penalty box, so probably will not get to take pictures....

Eleven · 11-07-2011, 06:31 AM

The Nike Bauer tournament was a blast this year, our boys did well, made it past pool play but fell in the "Sweet Sixteen". Me and the wife went out of our way to meet and chat with other parents, and everyone was great. Our boys finished in 12th place in the AAA division.

Spent a ton of money on new equipment and deep dish pizza, Chicago is an awesome place. The wife even dragged me into Tiffany's and we looked at some ridiculously overpriced jewelry.

Such a huge tournament! The coaches reception was awesome, only our head coach showed up early enough to make it, so he invited me to tag along with him. The assistant coaches missed out on a great time. Free beer, free food and this:

E.J. · 11-07-2011, 06:57 AM

^^^ That is win all day long. Congrats on the finish, happy to hear they played well & everyone had a good time!

Ahbroody · 11-07-2011, 12:41 PM

Hellllllo ladies.
Glad you had an awesome time at the tourney Scott.

EJ how did your son do at state high school select tryout?

Micah had 4 goals in his game yesterday. Scored a few times on a squirt goalie. They were scramble goals infront of him, but what ever he scored on a squirt goalie.

Ahbroody · 11-07-2011, 01:17 PM

Just looked at stats. I see the 02 Sharp shooters won the AAA division. That club is based out of the bayarea, but its a phantom club. They exist outside the NorCal Hockey governing board. They only have 1 or 2 teams. A year or so back this 02 club went down to LA and smoked all the SoCal teams. From what I understand its a team composed of all the best players from a few clubs in the area. I think they cheated playing AAA instead of AAA Elite from what I know of them.

98 Jr. Sharks went 2-1? Not sure what that meant.

All and all Nor Cal showed decent.

Eleven · 11-07-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ahbroody

98 Jr. Sharks went 2-1? Not sure what that meant.

The website is weird, one page only shows Pool Play stats, and another only shows Playoff Stats. I bet that 2-1 stat is Pool Play. I talked to one of the SJ Jr Sharks dads yesterday, he was pretty cool. But since he was standing with me in Total Hockey, I'm assuming they got eliminated Saturday night in the Sweet Sixteen, just like my kids team did.

If you happen to have made it out of the Sweet Sixteen, then you would have 3 games with very little downtime on Sunday to keep going. They would not have had time to hit up a hockey store between games.

They had 8 pools with 4 teams each, and the top 2 teams from each pool moved on into the Sweet Sixteen. The bottom 2 teams from each pool played other bottom 2 teams in consolation games.

Here are some more pics from the weekend. I do have some hockey action pics, but only from one game and I don't know how well they came out. I'll check those later.

More eye-candy from the Opening Ceremony Reception:

Our favorite Pizza in Chicago, from Giordano's:

More Giordano's Goodness:

And finally my kid chilling at Gino's East of Chicago waiting on yet another Deep Dish Pizza to arrive:

E.J. · 12-04-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ahbroody

EJ how did your son do at state high school select tryout?

Was waiting to respond until they actually played a game... But he made the team and they play their first exhibition today.... Have NO IDEA what to expect....

Truth be told, it has been a less than stellar experience so far. VERY POORLY run so far from the administration aspect.... Close to zero communication(worst I've had in all my years of sports with the kids), schedule set and then cancelled completely to start from scratch.... LM is excited to be out there, but it has been a bit of a clusterpuck @ best....

So I guess we will go to the rink and see what happens. Prepare to be picture bombed....

E.J. · 11-09-2011, 08:44 PM

Great pics!!!!

IW is killing my pocketbook.... 2 pants, 2 sticks in a week... That said, I've saved a chitload of money because of them....

Eleven · 11-10-2011, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by E.J.

Great pics!!!!

IW is killing my pocketbook.... 2 pants, 2 sticks in a week... That said, I've saved a chitload of money because of them....

I ended up dropping about 7 bills last week on my kid, mainly because his birthday is this week and we had the opportunity to do some shopping in Chicago.

I broke down and got him the APX, and some Eagle gloves. Before we went to Chicago we bought a pair of used X60 skates in his size, to avoid the 500-600 dollar hit for brand new ones.

Also got him some SuperFeet skate insoles for those 60's, I think we're all going to get some for our own shoes. Those things are awesome.

Ahbroody · 11-10-2011, 12:05 AM

We were talking about IW on Sunday. A lot of parents are using them. I mentioned totalhockey. Because of no tax its often better for us Cali folk. IW is good though as we often can get stuff next day from them as they are a few hours south.

J0eybb · 11-10-2011, 12:38 AM

I think its time for a new stick.

Ahbroody · 11-13-2011, 10:33 PM

Joe how old was that stick? Looks well loved.

Kid had too much hockey today. Had a Ice scrim in the morning for 1.5 hrs, then roller hockey practice for an hour. Then they day ended a few hours later back at the roller rink for a birthday skate which developed into a pickup game. Micah was trashed at the end. Hannah is starting to skate and wants.to be just like big brother now.

Micahs infront right behind goalies head.

Hannnah got in on the pics on the right.

Then with Sharkie

Then sweaty head

10-29-2011, 01:48 PM	#1
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent

10-30-2011, 09:34 AM	#2
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent A few from the game Wednesday night....which was the regular season opener. 7-1 win for the good guys.

10-31-2011, 06:55 PM	#3
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEG...e_gdata_player Thought there were some great points in here on development. I know Al has told me to always be careful about not pushing and always making sure its fun. Had a discussion a week or so with Micahs new head coach who played D1 College. The new coach thing is a long story which I am not happy about. The club has switched coaches and apparently he is going to change up a lot of the system they have been developing. He had largely the same view. We had a long discussion about how some early bloomers who burn out and some don't and what he thought the cause was. Also discussed players who blossom late. I noticed in the video what struck me was not skating the child too much, as much as making sure the child is always having fun when skating and not pushing the child so that the child develops that love of the game. As Micah is skating a lot I always ask him now if he wants to go to hockey. So far he has not said no, but I keep waiting for him to say yes. In talking with the new coach we discussed Micah playing up this year. He was generally not in favor of kids playing up. His view was children need to dominate to build confidence. My view was more of knowing what works for your particular child. Micah had a lot of success last year and is having a lot of success this year. He is very confident as a result which is something I am constantly trying to keep in check. I guess in this situation given his ego and success I don't understand having play down. I think it would give him a huge fat head. I think going forward this point will be a non factor. Nor Cal Hockey which governs all travel teams in the area has banned any child from playing out of age group after Mites. This is the only year Micah will be able to play up.

11-02-2011, 09:11 PM	#4
Eleven Solid As The Sun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,859 Trading: (23)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Hey everyone, wish my kid luck, we head out in the morning for The Bauer International Invite Tournament in Chicago. Without a doubt we'll see some kids there who will one day be NHL'ers, my kid included! We got to see a few teams at the Warrior Invitational in Detroit a couple weeks ago that were amazing, and I'm sure some of them and more will be in Chicago. There are plenty of Canadian and even Russian teams on the schedule this year. His team played 2 years ago (silly paperwork error kept us out last year) and it was a blast. The talent these boys display is unreal. So, cross your fingers, and I'll report back Sunday night or Monday when we get back. __________________ CA: putting the 'man' in bromance since 2008! --markem.

11-02-2011, 09:18 PM	#5
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Friggin awesome Scott. Tell him I said givem hell. Hope one day Micah gets the chance.

11-03-2011, 08:04 AM	#7
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Good luck, Scott! Sending good ju ju your boys way! I see the Utah Regulators(U16) are there....I will be interested to see how they do as well.

11-05-2011, 09:47 AM	#8
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Some kids rock big pants out here. Always notice it. Seems to me it would slow you down a little. Micah has been growing and could likely change from a youth M to youth L, but he says his pants feel good and are not to tight.

11-05-2011, 03:08 PM	#9
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Well, the Little One was shut out today and her team tied. It was good to see them face better competition, but I could tell Ab's was frustrated with her play. She had a nice backhand(shown in pic 3) that was just stopped, but a nice shot anyway. She played solid and had fun, that is what counts. We head to the Little Man's game later this evening.... Think I am running the penalty box, so probably will not get to take pictures....

11-07-2011, 06:31 AM	#10
Eleven Solid As The Sun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,859 Trading: (23)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent The Nike Bauer tournament was a blast this year, our boys did well, made it past pool play but fell in the "Sweet Sixteen". Me and the wife went out of our way to meet and chat with other parents, and everyone was great. Our boys finished in 12th place in the AAA division. Spent a ton of money on new equipment and deep dish pizza, Chicago is an awesome place. The wife even dragged me into Tiffany's and we looked at some ridiculously overpriced jewelry. Such a huge tournament! The coaches reception was awesome, only our head coach showed up early enough to make it, so he invited me to tag along with him. The assistant coaches missed out on a great time. Free beer, free food and this: __________________ CA: putting the 'man' in bromance since 2008! --markem.

11-07-2011, 06:57 AM	#11
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent ^^^ That is win all day long. Congrats on the finish, happy to hear they played well & everyone had a good time!

11-07-2011, 12:41 PM	#12
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Hellllllo ladies. Glad you had an awesome time at the tourney Scott. EJ how did your son do at state high school select tryout? Micah had 4 goals in his game yesterday. Scored a few times on a squirt goalie. They were scramble goals infront of him, but what ever he scored on a squirt goalie.

11-07-2011, 01:17 PM	#13
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Just looked at stats. I see the 02 Sharp shooters won the AAA division. That club is based out of the bayarea, but its a phantom club. They exist outside the NorCal Hockey governing board. They only have 1 or 2 teams. A year or so back this 02 club went down to LA and smoked all the SoCal teams. From what I understand its a team composed of all the best players from a few clubs in the area. I think they cheated playing AAA instead of AAA Elite from what I know of them. 98 Jr. Sharks went 2-1? Not sure what that meant. All and all Nor Cal showed decent.

11-09-2011, 08:44 PM	#16
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Great pics!!!! IW is killing my pocketbook.... 2 pants, 2 sticks in a week... That said, I've saved a chitload of money because of them....

11-10-2011, 12:05 AM	#18
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent We were talking about IW on Sunday. A lot of parents are using them. I mentioned totalhockey. Because of no tax its often better for us Cali folk. IW is good though as we often can get stuff next day from them as they are a few hours south.

11-10-2011, 12:38 AM	#19
J0eybb Feeling up at Home Join Date: Feb 2010 First Name: Joe Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,084 Trading: (5)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent I think its time for a new stick. __________________ Live Chat http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=60202

11-13-2011, 10:33 PM	#20
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: Being a Hockey Parent Joe how old was that stick? Looks well loved. Kid had too much hockey today. Had a Ice scrim in the morning for 1.5 hrs, then roller hockey practice for an hour. Then they day ended a few hours later back at the roller rink for a birthday skate which developed into a pickup game. Micah was trashed at the end. Hannah is starting to skate and wants.to be just like big brother now. Micahs infront right behind goalies head. Hannnah got in on the pics on the right. Then with Sharkie Then sweaty head