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On 2/18/2021 at 7:36 AM, Yote 53 said:
My oldest is 18 and off playing hockey now so I have been through this once already. I'm now starting over coaching my youngest, 4 years old, in his first year of Mini Mites. I can say I have a totally different perspective on things having gone through it once, taken a couple years off coaching, and then getting back into it starting over from the beginning. The first thing I noticed is while the people I coach with mean well, they are younger and just going through this the first time. You can sense the anxiety when their kids aren't engaged and dominating play. "Get in there! Go after the puck!" Then there's my kid just skating around all over, sometimes playing the puck, sometimes ignoring it. He's winded by the end of his shift, for sure. Asked him what he's doing out there and he says he likes skating around. Good, he's one of the best skaters we got out there. I don't give a crap if he's out there battling for pucks, he's 4, he's just having fun, and that is the point of this that a few of the dad coaches don't get. It's supposed to be fun otherwise they won't develop a love of the game and want to come back. Relax and enjoy the ride.
Hockey players are the same as any other athletes. They're mostly good kids just trying to grow up and figure things out. We focus on the negative way too much and it turns people off on the sport. Focus on the good things the game brings out because there are a lot of them. We're supposed to be ambassadors for the game.
That balancing act kept me up many nights when I was coaching my son in Mites. I was terrified of hurting his love for the game. Life became much easier when I released him to the game and professional coaches. Now I just play with him in garage or on occasion on the ice for fun.
The thing is the game is a lot more fun when you are good at it, so you gotta develop and you gotta learn while still keeping it fun. That’s the balance. It’s also important to have perspective- just because you want Junior to play at a high level doesn’t mean they want to or are physically capable. I see it with some teammates of my son- we play AAA hockey and the funnel just keeps getting narrower. Some kids love hockey and work hard at it, but just don’t have the tools to stay at the top, and that is perfectly okay, but the parents are obsessed and worried.
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On 2/18/2021 at 8:02 AM, sioux rube said:
I did for a period. You have a problem with that?
I wouldn’t do it unless it was egregious. You can do whatever you want. I have an inordinate amount of power in my professional life, so I yield power very delicately.
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6 hours ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
In the last two days, all you posters here went Nuclear, back to the hockey mom.
Used to make fun of minivans, until one day woke up as a hockey mom.
Feels antsy if not outside each day.
Starts crock pot at home before leaves for the ice.
Karen haircut, baseball cap, make up & accessories look effortless, always on point.
Drives a sweet ass minivan or suburban.
Water! Multiple cases in vehicle.
Snacks! gluten free protein bars, organic orange slices, etc.
Barrels into the parking lot - finishing with brakes, a little slide, & a huge smile.
Can juggle multiple children and equipment with ease.
Oversized sun glasses; implies - sexy, mysterious and better than you.
Personalized coffee cup.
Game time: grunting, screaming, jumping, lip biting, deep heavy breathing.....
Bubbling rage toward referees - owns it.
Arriving home, crock pot ready; throws back a cocktail instead of throwing dinner together.
Always looks like a multitasking genius.I like it when my kid’s hockey mom is engaging in the “game time” antics you describe...especially when in our room
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3 hours ago, sioux rube said:
This. I won’t tolerate any bad behavior by my players. Team meeting before season starts every year and I stress it over and over. I’ve had no issues this year but one when one of my players said the F word in the penalty box. He sat the rest of the game. We played a team a couple weeks ago that I could not believe the things they were saying. I have 3 girls on my team and it was disgusting. Coach did nothing about it. F bombs left and right while in the penalty box too. They were reported but doubt anything will be done about it. Sad
youd bench a kid for an f bomb?
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It is definitely the parents. I’ve encountered truly dirty teams at 10U AAA where kids are literally trying to hurt other players. Kicking guys when down, spearing, cross checks to back of neck below the helmet. It’s awful.
there are people out there that believe it’s assault on skates rather than hockey. I have no problem with some good, hard-nosed physical play; but intent to hurt is learned and wrong.
I’ve lost my cool a few times as papa bear when I’ve watched teams and players intentionally target and try hurt skill players.
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Is this one on NCHC.tv again or is it cbs sports?
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Get out and see Pinto...he’s going to be in the National next year. He is the most NHL ready player in college hockey right now. He could seriously play for Ottawa right now.
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9 hours ago, iluvdebbies said:
Hopefully everyone has fun.....and everybody is the first star!
By golly I sure hope so...maybe Mrs. Mishmash brought juice boxes.
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omaha is very average...we allowed them to take us off our game. I see it in youth hockey when particular teams give great teams fits and force them to degenerate off their game. We didn't play the way we can. Omaha capitalized on its opportunities. I'll give them that. Not impressed by them at all though.
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Officiating is awful. I’m sorry- these clowns need to go. I’m ready to donate to someone’s favorite charity so these guys never ref another NCHC game.
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Early reports are showing that La Cordon Bleu and the USC women’s quidditch team are locks
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The NCAA has determined that scotch and cigars represent oppressive patriarchy thus must be banned. So will the use of binary pronouns. As Math and Statistics are also inherently racist, no quantifiable metrics shall be used in determining the field. Also the committee shall not consist of college hockey experts, coaches or ADs; that would not achieve the desired diversity and would be a threat to democracy. It has thus been decided that a popular vote in the states of NY, CA, TX, FL, PA, and Ohio shall determine the field.
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Why is it that so many people are so bad at their jobs. I deal with it every single day and am sick of it.
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Back...but f’ing in and out. I am sick of paying for garbage
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USA is a better team with Kleven playing.
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Yeah- make the Scandinavians play!
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Pretty much a must win tonight for USA....path gets a lot harder to medal if we face Canada or Finland in the quarters.
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43 minutes ago, rochsioux said:
Why does Finland need a regulation win today ? Wouldn’t one point still give them first place if they beat Canada ? Don’t know what is used for tie breakers but even a regulation loss today by Finland would still let them tie Canada with a win tomorrow. Am I missing something ?
Tie-breaking in IIHF is head to head if two teams are tied.
if more than two teams are tied, it goes to points earned among the tied teams. If still tied, like the case right now with CZE, RUS, and USA, then it goes to goal differential.
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51 minutes ago, SJHovey said:
In my opinion DU's tough pod has to come with a huge asterisk, though.
First, the schedule for them was brutal. Their first game was against a very good UMD team, who already had a game under their belt. Every team struggled a little, naturally, in their first game, but DU had to do it against a team that had already played.
Game 2 was against the #1 team in the country, at that point, and they lost in OT.
Game 3 was against a good SCSU team playing with four days rest, while DU had a really tough game the day before against UND. Those first three games were brutal, from a scheduling standpoint.
Then they lose their best offensive player to the World Juniors.
DU will be a lot better in the second half. I wouldn't have wished their pod schedule on anyone.
All of that is true, and concur they are better than their record. All teams face adversity though...we were down half of our regular D corps...DU cannot be happy with their pod performance.
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Biggest surprises from the bubble: SCSU and UNO on the positive and DU on the negative. The bubble can’t make someone’s season, but it probably can wreck someone’s season.
biggest surprise for UND: Gaber...he introduced himself to the NCHC in a big way. Kid puts the puck in the net.
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7 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:
I really like our first 3 lines. Get Judd healthy and confident and find 2 other players for him on a line and the team will be deep.
Like the top 9 too. Pinto will likely be gone next year. Gaber going to be a Cagguila.
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Assuming another win vs Miami, we come out of the pod in great shape. In first with nobody winning PWR against us.
1-0-1 vs UMD
1-1-0 vs Denver
1-1-0 vs SCSU
cant ask for better considering the MASH unit and surprise WJC call-up.
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7 minutes ago, Blackheart said:
CC playing well...maybe they are ready to take a step this year.
Letting these teams beat on each other for a week before you get in the fight helps too
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So who all is dinged up now?
yesterday was the first disappointment loss of the season. Turn the page.
2020-21 ND High School Hockey
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I’ll attest to that!
even if you test positive don’t let the media fear mongering get you. Media based fear was way worse for me than the disease itself. Hang tough!