I see this said over and over again pretty much anything related to hockey but I'm seeing it more and more about simply being on a team.

Someone has to teach your kid to skate, show them skills and yes you pay to be on a team, help pay for ice time and you might pay even more to be on a good team.

It's someone's choice to add on additional outside skills and do spring/summer tournaments, etc.

I'm just kind of tired of hearing people say, oh most of these teams are just a money grab. Guess what the house you live in was also a money grab for someone. So is the car you drive, the coat you wear to the rink, vacation you went on last month.

Why do some of these people even put their kids in hockey if it's all just a 'money grab'.

https://youtu.be/UrpGFgTcMYE

Okay Coach Cuff

Someone is spending some serious $ on skills & Tournys!

Oh I'm not personally. We pay to be on a team, no complaints about it, we pay for travel when we need to. It is what it is. There are other things I hate paying for but I'm good with what we pay for hockey. I am not the one who calls everything to do with hockey a money grab.

My favorite is when parents talk about their kid getting a "contract". It's not a contract, its a bill.

but once you sign it and pay the bill I don't you get a refund even if you want one?

When real estate is "under contract" is it a bill for the buyer or a contract?

When a professional athlete is "under contract" is it a bill for the team or a contract?

When an amateur athlete is "under contract" is it a bill for the parents or a contract?

Let's dive deeper...

con·tract - a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

I believe that all of the examples above would be considered written agreements that are intended to be enforceable by law.

I'm sure you're also confused about the definition of law so here it goes...

law - the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Once a player is "under contract" or "billed?" they are subject to the (EHF) rules that regulate the actions of its members and which may be enforced by the imposition of penalties.


I hope that clarifies things for you :slightly_smiling_face:
See you again, with the same stupid argument, the next time "contracts" come up.

That was a lot of words to argue semantics. This is your hill? You don't want to save some fight for the parent who refers to their kid's team as "our team" or "we need to win this".

You sir are a pickle.

I’ve been here long enough to see this same stupid argument made countless times. Probably the same guy/gal grinding my gears. I wanted to have a quick reference point for a quick copy and paste next time.

What’s worse? The guy that doesn’t like the word contracts, or the guy that doesn’t like the guy for not liking the word.

Isn't money also a way to store value from actual work. Contacts get paid with work.

These contracts only started because of people not paying their bill. Its a bill that is more legal so that the team doesn't get burned by a deadbeat or someone that jumps from team to team.

It's not a bill, it's a "tuition" payment.
Oh crap here we go again.