Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:53 pm This is what happens at U16 and up. Kids have other priorities and come down to play A - really can't fault them for it.
No fault to the kids whatsoever, completely agree that at this age other priorities start to take shape and the move down is the best for them. And ultimately, it creates a stronger division and parity which is what we all want, as we are seeing this year...its the most competitive this division has probably seen in years.
The insanity of what "potentially" is developing, is the fees associated with a bringing a coach at the "A" level. The fees at any level on the youth program is ridiculous. I do not know what entitles any coach to receive what people have to work all year for at their jobs...when the only thing their resume says is "hey, look at how fast I can skate...let me coach AAA". The art of coaching and developing kids is completely a lost art at the youth level...which is very sad. Too much ego, too much money involved.
Show me a team that kept its core together, and has developed them over the years ( kids come and go in the natural tendency of a team ) and I will be impressed.
