Minor Hockey Talks - Hockey Forum

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Any team that isn’t focusing on skills is going to fall behind eventually.

You need to understand no team coach will do skills. They expect parents do extra for skill. Coachs won't develop skills, They just replace players with better skills

So for $10k a year, you get no skills development? Parents are really expected to spend another $10k on skills?

If your coach doesnt "do skills" - look for a new coach asap. What are you people talking about these days??

There is no reason why people should be paying $10k for hockey. Its insane, (all of it), but the GTHL takes it to another level.

Kids should be focused on learning how to play hockey, not learning how to shoot, or skate, etc. (Or at least it should be a small percentage of the time spent on ice).

A perfect practice in my mind:

10% warm up / cool down
20% skills
70% Hockey systems, plays, positioning, video review, white boarding, etc.

If you need to get better at skating, spend your summer skating. If you need a better shot, get in your drive way and shoot pucks, if you need better stick handling, go get a private lesson with a coach.

If you are on my team, our practices are about making the TEAM better.

100% agree with this post…that being said a portion of a budget is often used to cover sessions with a skills coach/skating coach that works on continuous individual improvement (from my experience anyways).

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:57 pm How about an update on estimated available roster spots by team?

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:51 pm Omha east rankings?
Quinte #1

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:59 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:31 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:44 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:04 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 9:49 pm
You need to understand no team coach will do skills. They expect parents do extra for skill. Coachs won't develop skills, They just replace players with better skills

So for $10k a year, you get no skills development? Parents are really expected to spend another $10k on skills?

If your coach doesnt "do skills" - look for a new coach asap. What are you people talking about these days??

There is no reason why people should be paying $10k for hockey. Its insane, (all of it), but the GTHL takes it to another level.

Kids should be focused on learning how to play hockey, not learning how to shoot, or skate, etc. (Or at least it should be a small percentage of the time spent on ice).

A perfect practice in my mind:

10% warm up / cool down
20% skills
70% Hockey systems, plays, positioning, video review, white boarding, etc.

If you need to get better at skating, spend your summer skating. If you need a better shot, get in your drive way and shoot pucks, if you need better stick handling, go get a private lesson with a coach.

If you are on my team, our practices are about making the TEAM better.

100% agree with this post…that being said a portion of a budget is often used to cover sessions with a skills coach/skating coach that works on continuous individual improvement (from my experience anyways).

Yup! Lower the costs, let the parents deal with that themselves on an individual level.

But, you better not be exhausted for MY practice because you were at some private skate that morning. The whole world of Hockey needs a shake up.

Look at the generation of players right now from U10 - U16, they are all just practice players for the most part. I LOVE that you can stick handle in a phone booth. But, can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you can skate like McKinnon, but can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you shoot like Shea Weber from the point, but CAN YOU WIN A GAME OF HOCKEY!?

too many skill guys, not enough competitors. Not enough kids that HATE to lose. Not enough kids that want to make their teammates better.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:12 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:59 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:31 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:44 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:04 pm

So for $10k a year, you get no skills development? Parents are really expected to spend another $10k on skills?

If your coach doesnt "do skills" - look for a new coach asap. What are you people talking about these days??

There is no reason why people should be paying $10k for hockey. Its insane, (all of it), but the GTHL takes it to another level.

Kids should be focused on learning how to play hockey, not learning how to shoot, or skate, etc. (Or at least it should be a small percentage of the time spent on ice).

A perfect practice in my mind:

10% warm up / cool down
20% skills
70% Hockey systems, plays, positioning, video review, white boarding, etc.

If you need to get better at skating, spend your summer skating. If you need a better shot, get in your drive way and shoot pucks, if you need better stick handling, go get a private lesson with a coach.

If you are on my team, our practices are about making the TEAM better.

100% agree with this post…that being said a portion of a budget is often used to cover sessions with a skills coach/skating coach that works on continuous individual improvement (from my experience anyways).

Yup! Lower the costs, let the parents deal with that themselves on an individual level.

But, you better not be exhausted for MY practice because you were at some private skate that morning. The whole world of Hockey needs a shake up.

Look at the generation of players right now from U10 - U16, they are all just practice players for the most part. I LOVE that you can stick handle in a phone booth. But, can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you can skate like McKinnon, but can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you shoot like Shea Weber from the point, but CAN YOU WIN A GAME OF HOCKEY!?

too many skill guys, not enough competitors. Not enough kids that HATE to lose. Not enough kids that want to make their teammates better.

I’m gonna guess your kid isn’t that skilled and you can’t afford private morning skates. I don’t care how badly he wants it, if you’re not skilled you ain’t winning nothing…unless of course daddy padded the team with enough skilled players to win it for you

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:12 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:59 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:31 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:44 am
If your coach doesnt "do skills" - look for a new coach asap. What are you people talking about these days??

There is no reason why people should be paying $10k for hockey. Its insane, (all of it), but the GTHL takes it to another level.

Kids should be focused on learning how to play hockey, not learning how to shoot, or skate, etc. (Or at least it should be a small percentage of the time spent on ice).

A perfect practice in my mind:

10% warm up / cool down
20% skills
70% Hockey systems, plays, positioning, video review, white boarding, etc.

If you need to get better at skating, spend your summer skating. If you need a better shot, get in your drive way and shoot pucks, if you need better stick handling, go get a private lesson with a coach.

If you are on my team, our practices are about making the TEAM better.

100% agree with this post…that being said a portion of a budget is often used to cover sessions with a skills coach/skating coach that works on continuous individual improvement (from my experience anyways).

Yup! Lower the costs, let the parents deal with that themselves on an individual level.

But, you better not be exhausted for MY practice because you were at some private skate that morning. The whole world of Hockey needs a shake up.

Look at the generation of players right now from U10 - U16, they are all just practice players for the most part. I LOVE that you can stick handle in a phone booth. But, can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you can skate like McKinnon, but can you win a game of hockey? I LOVE that you shoot like Shea Weber from the point, but CAN YOU WIN A GAME OF HOCKEY!?

too many skill guys, not enough competitors. Not enough kids that HATE to lose. Not enough kids that want to make their teammates better.

I’m gonna guess your kid isn’t that skilled and you can’t afford private morning skates. I don’t care how badly he wants it, if you’re not skilled you ain’t winning nothing…unless of course daddy padded the team with enough skilled players to win it for you

You're an idiot.

Its simple, they don't make the team if they aren't skilled enough. Again, that's a player/parent problem. Not the coaches job.

Yes, there is time for skills, but I see WAY to much focus on it - More time spent learning how to play hockey is required.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:09 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:51 pm Omha east rankings?
Quinte #1

Whitby
Quinte
Ajax Pickering
Barrie
North shore
Yse
Peterborough
Kingston
Cow
Markham
NCP

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:59 pm Makes sense:

Whitby = Young Kings
A/P = Junior Wings
YSE = Purple Cobras T1 + Northern Saints
Peterborough = EOYK (if their top players playing up, come down, then they go up to number 2)
Kingston = Relm Wranglers
Quite = ???
North Shore = Mustangs and Clarington Red Wings
COW = Clarington Redwings and Kawartha Cunucks
Markham = ???
Barrie = Purple cobras T2 and MD
NCP = no idea house league kids I guess?