A debate in hockey today that is like a pesky mosquito focuses on the claim that Canada, as hockey’s best development factory, is starting to deteriorate. Personally, I believe more credit should b…

Makes sense to me and so many others, yet who will step up and make it happen?

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In the world of technology many think it’s important to Fail Faster and the same is true in hockey, sports and life in general. Make mistakes so you can learn from them. What’s the other saying “Whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” So go out and lose a few games, so you can start winning some.

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Former OHLers Gregg Sutch says now that he’s involved minor hockey, he’s seen his share of problem parents.

Good post from a guy who’s not all that far removed from having grown up as a competitive hockey player. All fellow hockey dads and moms would do well to have a quick read and remember to just let the kids have fun. This is the best favour you can do for your children.

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Former OHLers Gregg Sutch says now that he’s involved minor hockey, he’s seen his share of problem parents.

Good post from a guy who’s not all that far removed from having grown up as a competitive hockey player. All fellow hockey dads and moms would do well to have a quick read and remember to just let the kids have fun. This is the best favour you can do for your children.

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As brain injury researchers strike blow after blow against contact sport, parents are faced with difficult choices about what they will allow their children to play. At the risk of sounding flippant, nearly every sport and/or physical activity children take part in has some level of danger and risk of injury related with it. Even piano lessons expose kids to the potential for carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss. I understand hockey can be a dangerous game, but the media is not doing our game any favours by listing “a significantly higher risk of attempting suicide; links to anxiety and depression; and such emotional and cognitive symptoms as disturbed sleep, difficulty concentrating, frustration and forgetfulness,” among hockey’s by-products.

I’m just one dad who’s had one of two kids suffer a mild concussion and a broken fibula in order 25 years of combined hockey. I know several other children who have been injured in skiing, soccer, football gymnastics and dance. It just seems the seemingly weekly attention on minor hockey is a little over-inflated or maybe its because that many kids are still playing hockey vs. those other sports. I’m all for making the game safer and I think the media could better help convey the message things are being done in this regard.

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As brain injury researchers strike blow after blow against contact sport, parents are faced with difficult choices about what they will allow their children to play. At the risk of sounding flippant, nearly every sport and/or physical activity children take part in has some level of danger and risk of injury related with it. Even piano lessons expose kids to the potential for carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss. I understand hockey can be a dangerous game, but the media is not doing our game any favours by listing “a significantly higher risk of attempting suicide; links to anxiety and depression; and such emotional and cognitive symptoms as disturbed sleep, difficulty concentrating, frustration and forgetfulness,” among hockey’s by-products.

I’m just one dad who’s had one of two kids suffer a mild concussion and a broken fibula in order 25 years of combined hockey. I know several other children who have been injured in skiing, soccer, football gymnastics and dance. It just seems the seemingly weekly attention on minor hockey is a little over-inflated or maybe its because that many kids are still playing hockey vs. those other sports. I’m all for making the game safer and I think the media could better help convey the message things are being done in this regard.

#imahockeydad