[CBFF] NBR:Like a bad cliche

[Victor Waldron (CBFF)]

I concur. The pads are just the beginning (and aren't that bad if you 
can get some second hand). Baseball/football fields, basketball courts, 
etc. far outnumber ice rinks in communities so access is a premium. Plus 
there's a ton of driving involved.

V

Steve Behrens wrote:
>  Just from talking to all of the friends that have kids playing hockey, it
> gets damned expensive.  By far, it's an all year round sport, and even when
> it's in season much of the ice time has to be financed by the parents; all
> of it in the off-season... and they buy *a lot* of ice time. that gets to be
> quite a bit.  Then they have clinics *all* of the time that the parents are
> kind of afraid to miss because they think their kid will fall behind or out
> of favor with the coaches if they don't attend.  I, personally, think hockey
> programs have a little bit of an iferiority complex,  keeping events going
> all year to keep kids from playing other sports which they might like
> better.  All hockey, all the time.
>
> That's my take, anyway.
>
> -Behr
>
>
> On 10/24/06, Phil DeNomme <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hockey is really that expensive to play?  Do you have to buy all the pads
>> and gear?  I'd assume that you'd need skates but wasn't sure on the
>> pads.  I
>> always wanted to play hockey but that wasn't very big where I grew up.  I
>> think I would have loved it.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Steve Behrens
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:48 PM
>> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] NBR:Like a bad cliche
>>
>> I here ya....  I've been coaching my boy's basketball team for the last
>> couple, three years and he's also in football.  It's really amazing how
>> the
>> parents behave at these events.  When one's child is involved, rationality
>> goes right out the window at time.
>>
>> But I will say this, Hockey is the worst as far a fanatical parents are
>> concerned.  I think part of it might have to do with the realization that
>> they'll be spending the equivalent of a college education just on the
>> sport
>> just to get them to the point where they find out they aren't good enough
>> to
>> get that college scholarship, let alone make the team.
>>
>> -Behr
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/06, mom2iancal <senzigx4 at charter.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> Isn't it ridiculous the pressure that so called adults put on their
>>> kids....
>>> sports is often no longer just a fun pass time for kids...
>>> I am very involved in youth hockey in our town and I see so much
>>> pressure put on the kids by parents and coaches.  I have had to kick
>>> parents out of our hockey rink at games and tournaments...last year we
>>> had a guy who actually stood on the edge of the boards, leaning over
>>> the glass pounding his fists on the glass and screaming obscenities
>>> and his own child (squirt age so 9 or 10 years old) and at the
>>> referee's...needless to say he was kicked out of the rink... Worse
>>> part of it all is that in his hockey club, he is actually a referee!!
>>>       
>> ridiculous!!
>>     
>>> So many parents have visions of their children going to the nhl, nfl,
>>> mlb, etc etc....they put too much emphasis on that and none on what
>>> should really be important...kids having fun!!!
>>>
>>> teri
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Victor Waldron (CBFF)" <owner at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] NBR:Like a bad cliche
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> When I saw the headline I thought it was going to be high school
>>>> football.  But 6 and 7 year olds?!?!?!?
>>>>
>>>> V
>>>>
>>>> Kenny Claxton wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2600137
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> kenny
>>>>>
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