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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:58 am

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If top AA, why not go to NT? They are better than NYK.

Not sure whether NT is better than NYK, but it's a good team for sure. But they are not open to kids from outside.

Accurate take. NT is very insular, and typically only have kids who started with their program young. Not sure whether they have more talent than NYK, but they've been together as a group for 4 years now. They pass and play very well as a team at the U10 level.

Fair take. They definitely pass around the puck well. They seem to have more fight in them. NT beat NYK twice now.

W2 L1, but all games were close. NYK as a team is only few months old with all kids from different places, while NT play together for at least 2-3 years.
Both teams are good, but next season NYK will probably be much better, especially with NYK head coach scouting and headhunting skills.

Say what you will about the NYK coach (and if it's true that he's shortening the bench at U10, that's garbage coaching and should be reported) but he is damn good at scouting and headhunting.

What about PP and PK? Do you expect equal time then too?

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

If you haven't gotten how this game works, you never will. play another sport.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

I take it you must loved HC's rules of cross ice hockey, and 3/4 ice for a year and a half as well. I expect my kid to sit on the bench when he plays like sh it, takes dumb penalties, or isnt working as hard as he can. Its called accountabiltiy and I want my kids to learn it. If your kid is always the kid on the bench at the end of a game (or during PP and PK) maybe you should reconsider what level of hockey he is playing, and change for next year. All the kids out there working their as ses off should suffer because your kid cant quite cut it? go do some extra training and get him up to speed, or go to A, select, or houseleague and stop complaining and citing stupid rules from HC.

You really want your kid to be the reason the team loses games? Because unless hes dumb he'll know even if you're to blind to see.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

If you haven't gotten how this game works, you never will. play another sport.

If your player is sitting for the last 10 mins of the game and sitting during PP and PK or getting noticeable less time you should look for skates with other teams. You’re either getting cut for not being good enough or you’re being stringed along for $ and you’ll see even less minutes with every passing season.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

House League and Select and single A are, you know, options that are available to you.

Instead you want 15 kids to look at the ice wondering why their teammate who has 8 turnovers, is lost in the neutral zone, doesn’t back check and shoots like a u8 is playing in the last minute of a tied game.

No wonder this country is lost.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:44 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

I take it you must loved HC's rules of cross ice hockey, and 3/4 ice for a year and a half as well. I expect my kid to sit on the bench when he plays like sh it, takes dumb penalties, or isnt working as hard as he can. Its called accountabiltiy and I want my kids to learn it. If your kid is always the kid on the bench at the end of a game (or during PP and PK) maybe you should reconsider what level of hockey he is playing, and change for next year. All the kids out there working their as ses off should suffer because your kid cant quite cut it? go do some extra training and get him up to speed, or go to A, select, or houseleague and stop complaining and citing stupid rules from HC.

You really want your kid to be the reason the team loses games? Because unless hes dumb he'll know even if you're to blind to see.

He wants to go to bed knowing his kid is in AA even if everyone else on the team knows he shouldnt be.

Spare these kids from their idiot parents.

NYK coach triggered. He’s a clown. Stay away.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:47 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:21 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:02 pm Whats with all you wallflowers complaining about shortening the bench.

Instead you should ask if your son should be in single A, that's the only reason why they would be sitting for long periods of time well that and your little Gretzky being a jackass on the ice or bench

This is AA with many kids hoping to train up for AAA

And you think it's houseleague where everyone gets lollipops.

Sure go report the coaches, all the top teams are doing it except VP who don't have enough players to shorten. And who are they sitting? Their worst players!!

So the whole team should lose because your phenom cant skate or shoot the puck? Thats best?

It's irrelevant who is and isn't doing it. It is a clear violation of the rules. If you want to shorten the bench, go and coach U12 and up. And you're right, many kids are hoping to train up for AAA. That includes the kids who might not be thriving at this age. A coaches job at this age is to develop and create a love of the game. Not to win at all costs. Anyway this topic has been debated to death and if you haven't gotten it by now, you never will.

Fair and Equal Ice Time

- A coach’s responsibility is to develop all players. Shortening the bench in an attempt to win games is not permitted. All players and goaltenders should receive fair and as close to equal as possible ice time.

If you haven't gotten how this game works, you never will. play another sport.

If your player is sitting for the last 10 mins of the game and sitting during PP and PK or getting noticeable less time you should look for skates with other teams. You’re either getting cut for not being good enough or you’re being stringed along for $ and you’ll see even less minutes with every passing season.

Yup both AAA and AA should only roster 2 lines anyway. Way better for development. They could bring up players as they need them.

At the U10 level, development should undoubtedly be the top priority. Equal playtime is essential, and practices like double-shifting should generally be avoided. Benching can be detrimental for young players, as everyone develops at their own pace. Kids grow and evolve in different ways—sometimes experiencing developmental spurts, and other times facing temporary setbacks. A tough day at school, a late bedtime, or fatigue from traffic on the way to the game are all factors beyond a child's control, and they shouldn’t be penalized for them.

That said, there are situations where benching is justified. If a player consistently disrupts team efforts, misbehaves, or endangers others on the ice, sitting them out can be necessary. Similarly, if a player is having an exceptional game and is “on fire,” they might deserve a bit more ice time as a reward.

Ultimately, benching should be reserved for rare and extraordinary circumstances, not used as a frequent coaching tactic. Coaches should avoid favoring a few players at the expense of others—especially in a team where all families pay similar fees and expect equitable opportunities. Hockey at this level is about fostering growth, teamwork, and a love for the game in every child.