2015 AA

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:40 pm

ST barely has AA players let alone AAA

There are maybe 5-6 kids AAA ready now in the west

They are all on VP, MNS, FT (2 each)

Everybody else is delusional

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 16, 2025 5:13 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:40 pm ST barely has AA players let alone AAA

There are maybe 5-6 kids AAA ready now in the west

They are all on VP, MNS, FT (2 each)

Everybody else is delusional

Let's be realistic. By the end of the 2015 U10 AA season, not a single AA player showed they could compete with true AAA talent – except for one defenseman from MNS. His skating technique, puck control, and speed are solid, though he does have areas to improve, like physicality and puck protection. He'd make a AAA roster for sure. As for VP, they have maybe one decent kid; the rest simply aren't AAA caliber unless they join a bottom AAA team. The official season hasn't started yet, but based on the fall tournaments, I haven't seen any standout kids from VP, MNS, or FT who demonstrate AAA-level talent.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 16, 2025 5:40 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:40 pm ST barely has AA players let alone AAA

There are maybe 5-6 kids AAA ready now in the west

They are all on VP, MNS, FT (2 each)

Everybody else is delusional

Not that many. The one LD on MNS and their center, the FT center and the RD from VP. 4.

Lots of other very good AA players.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!

It's not a function of "wanting to be on the best team", it naturally progresses to being one of the best teams.

Nobody knew what they had before the season started. Throughout the year kids develope and some wohld rather be in la la land during drills and are timid and scared to compete. If some kids work harder, are more aware and generally care more about the outcomes of the game, why play the kids who don't care as much as ghe ones who do? Every team has a mix, some just have more talent, higher compete levels and skill than other teams with coaches who know more about how to get the most out of their kids. If your kids are not developing by the end of each year it's time to ask them if they would care to continue or place them at a level where they do contribute. It sounds like you're one or two levels above where your child should be.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:17 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!

Some won't develope.
Some will be small slow and clueless.
Some will be big slow and disinterested.
Some will be scared to battle.

All children are not created equal. There is a better percentage that your child will not develope to where they need to be and that's on them. Not all kids care as much as their parents do. Forcing them to be on the ice all the time, perfect way to speed up the burnout and them quitting sooner than later. Yes it's all about fun at this age but I'm not sure how much fun it is when you're on the ice everyday.

Keep it fun!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:22 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:11 am
Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!
It's not a function of "wanting to be on the best team", it naturally progresses to being one of the best teams.

Nobody knew what they had before the season started. Throughout the year kids develope and some wohld rather be in la la land during drills and are timid and scared to compete. If some kids work harder, are more aware and generally care more about the outcomes of the game, why play the kids who don't care as much as ghe ones who do? Every team has a mix, some just have more talent, higher compete levels and skill than other teams with coaches who know more about how to get the most out of their kids. If your kids are not developing by the end of each year it's time to ask them if they would care to continue or place them at a level where they do contribute. It sounds like you're one or two levels above where your child should be.

Kids this young don’t yet have the benefit of life experience so you have to be a lot more careful with their confidence and their mental readiness. You say everyone starts the season not knowing how it pans out but that’s not true when coaches tell you one thing and do another. And if it is true? Then you go to practice and one kid excels because they are faster than the others? Or one is more comfortable being physical because he is bigger or just plays that way? Okay but if you then say well you other kids are too slow or you are being targeted for your size so you can’t play on special teams or in the third, what message is that? Just do what he bare minimum and that kid now won’t be motivated so he comes to practice feeling down about the game the night before.

And also there is a range of kids, you sound like you think you have a AAA one on you hands so why don’t you take him there where he can warm the bench and see if he likes it? Leave us AA where we are.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:43 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:22 am
Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:11 am
Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!
It's not a function of "wanting to be on the best team", it naturally progresses to being one of the best teams.

Nobody knew what they had before the season started. Throughout the year kids develope and some wohld rather be in la la land during drills and are timid and scared to compete. If some kids work harder, are more aware and generally care more about the outcomes of the game, why play the kids who don't care as much as ghe ones who do? Every team has a mix, some just have more talent, higher compete levels and skill than other teams with coaches who know more about how to get the most out of their kids. If your kids are not developing by the end of each year it's time to ask them if they would care to continue or place them at a level where they do contribute. It sounds like you're one or two levels above where your child should be.
Kids this young don’t yet have the benefit of life experience so you have to be a lot more careful with their confidence and their mental readiness. You say everyone starts the season not knowing how it pans out but that’s not true when coaches tell you one thing and do another. And if it is true? Then you go to practice and one kid excels because they are faster than the others? Or one is more comfortable being physical because he is bigger or just plays that way? Okay but if you then say well you other kids are too slow or you are being targeted for your size so you can’t play on special teams or in the third, what message is that? Just do what he bare minimum and that kid now won’t be motivated so he comes to practice feeling down about the game the night before.

And also there is a range of kids, you sound like you think you have a AAA one on you hands so why don’t you take him there where he can warm the bench and see if he likes it? Leave us AA where we are.

I have an older boy who made the jump to AAA at u12 and one that plays AA (2015). I have seen every team in AA and there is not a single kid (mine included) that will last on any team with the lack of intensity there is in AA. Guess what its ok lol, let them fall in love with the game before they are ripped apart in AAA, you have to be mentally there to play AAA and these AA kids are not.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:46 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:22 am
Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:11 am
Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:46 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:27 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:09 pm Who cares. You still went 1-4 and lost to the second worst team in the East.
Why should anyone care about a few wins or losses for a 9- or 10-year-old? What does winning or losing some ordinary games even prove? Otherwise, that parent must have serious issues or be incredibly immature.

It’s a sign of shortsighted parents who want to be on the best team, have a win at any cost attitude and extend that to games that don’t mean anything. At this age it is about development and fun and having kids find a role that suits them and highlights their strengths. They will ALL develop at different times. Everyone knows that. Some will be the big, physical guys, some will be small and skilled, some will use their smarts to succeed, some will skate faster than other. A good team will have a mix and a good coach will be able to squeeze out a contribution from everyone!
It's not a function of "wanting to be on the best team", it naturally progresses to being one of the best teams.

Nobody knew what they had before the season started. Throughout the year kids develope and some wohld rather be in la la land during drills and are timid and scared to compete. If some kids work harder, are more aware and generally care more about the outcomes of the game, why play the kids who don't care as much as ghe ones who do? Every team has a mix, some just have more talent, higher compete levels and skill than other teams with coaches who know more about how to get the most out of their kids. If your kids are not developing by the end of each year it's time to ask them if they would care to continue or place them at a level where they do contribute. It sounds like you're one or two levels above where your child should be.
Kids this young don’t yet have the benefit of life experience so you have to be a lot more careful with their confidence and their mental readiness. You say everyone starts the season not knowing how it pans out but that’s not true when coaches tell you one thing and do another. And if it is true? Then you go to practice and one kid excels because they are faster than the others? Or one is more comfortable being physical because he is bigger or just plays that way? Okay but if you then say well you other kids are too slow or you are being targeted for your size so you can’t play on special teams or in the third, what message is that? Just do what he bare minimum and that kid now won’t be motivated so he comes to practice feeling down about the game the night before.

And also there is a range of kids, you sound like you think you have a AAA one on you hands so why don’t you take him there where he can warm the bench and see if he likes it? Leave us AA where we are.

Buddy, you have a house league mentality stay away from AA!

They all have the same amount of practice time, some are just better and earn more ice time during the crucial times. Such is life!

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