Just so you know the "experienced" presenter was even called out by group leaders as someone who needed to be either removed or given a different job in the course. Never said or implied "poor me"Guest wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 5:08 pmGuest wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:51 pm After 26 yrs of coaching, as both a non parent and parent, everything from Tyke HL to AAA I have decided to pack away the board. For the most part it was a great experience however there were times you wonder if it would have been easier just to drop the kid off and stand alone somewhere in the rink.
One thing I have noticed since the start is the expectations in too many cases became far too unreasonable far too often. In the vast majority of the years everyone involved were great to be around and am happy to still remain in contact with them.
As for the courses the HP1 was ok BUT when I took it they had one "experienced" "presenter who had over 80 slides (including poetry, music and of course his resume) just a complete waste of time. On the upside you are paired with coaches in the same age group so often times you not only meet new people but also learn something along the way.
My main concern is less with coaches but more so with officials...I did it for 15 yrs and the amount of abuse they take is unreasonable...I get they make mistakes, it is a game of mistakes, but when you have a 50 yr old guy doing the Don Cherry foot up on the wall to a 17 yr old kid over an offside in an Atom A game at 830 am on a Saturday I get why the kids drop out.
There's no denying that society today is fragile, lacks resiliency and coping skills and heaven forbid you hold someone accountable.
That also applies to you the coach. You even cut up the presenter of your HP1 course. That screams that you now it all, even to those involved at a higher degree than you. You fail to address the issue of freedom of choice. Would you accept that in a freedom of choice scenario a coach would have to earn the respect of players and families, and the coach could always cut players whom he deemed problematic or the family was a cancer.
You want accountability for everyone else but yourself. Your cries of poor me are landing on deaf ears as a result.
Expect better, but equally, be better yourself and "earn' people's respect.
I also never claimed to know it all...what I posted was my experience in the HP1 course and some of the things I have encountered during my minor hockey days.
As for the officiating I have seen it happen far too many times and I did and have continued to call it out as wrong.