Do people realize every EHF,E9 and any other tier 1 team signs better talent up year over year. Well at least they try to. The teams that don't are the teams that stay at the bottom year over year.
This should be an interesting year from what I am hearing. Eagles made a few changes and Islanders made a lot. So at the end of next year if the Eagles won than the Islander coaches cant say a word and should be let go. After all they are admitting that they have superior talent - so what else could it be.
If the Islanders win then the Eagles have to admit they made a mistake by not upgrading more players and will need to rebuild for the good of the team.
At this stage it should be all about developing players and enjoying the experience of playing youth hockey. The coaches and parents think this is pro hockey. Obviously we all want to win but it's not the end all at this level. Playing 10F and 6D is a no win situation. Especially when you have three coaches all with kids playing and 2 others parents that are very influential in the decision making process. There will be bickering all season starting day one regardless of how the team is performing. I know parents on that team and it has already started. There are some good parents in the Islander camp but as a group they are brutal. They will sell each other out in a heartbeat. It has been going on for three years and now that they think they brought in some new talent to get over the hump everything will suddenly get better. Beware, the new players were promised a lot and ultimately this will get ugly.
You're still complaining about the three lines? Go and learn something about the game of hockey, learn about what a team typically consists of and why, learn what it's about travelling 500 miles to a tournament and having 3-4 kids come down with a fever, learn what it takes to compete at a high level, learn that a shift is not suppose to be more than 35-45 seconds of total effort...relax and take it all in, you have a ways to go.
6 D is normal, where do these parents get these ideas? You can't go with 4 simply incase one gets a penalty (a minute and a half shift is too long and then your pairings afterwards would be screwed too) or one gets dinged-up and odd # pairings have the kids playing both walls and that messes with right shot / left shot positioning. At higher level, faster games 4 D would get run out of the rink...do these people know anything about hockey?
Is there a more dysfunctional team than the 05 Islanders? Why anyone would want their kid playing on this team is the real question? It's going to be a long year that will not end well.
Or play for any Islander team? Gallant was removed as a coach of the 07 team cuz he was porking half the moms on the team, and something is up with the 06 as they downgraded their talent.
05 Islanders are just fine. Team actually gets along great. One knucklehead but everyone knows it and he is under a microscope.few unhappy parents after cuts but that is normal. Time heals all wounds.
05 Islanders are just fine. Team actually gets along great. One knucklehead but everyone knows it and he is under a microscope.few unhappy parents after cuts but that is normal. Time heals all wounds.
That's says everything about how you think. You think team first and child second. You are so correct if your goal is what is best for program. Parents will realize that in time. Coaches and parents should be doing what is best for player and that doesn't even come into your mind. Sad.