Apologies that I wasn't able to make it out to the board meeting last night. A 4 hour round trip in the rain didn't fit in to my schedule.Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 11:50 amAll.of.this. Whoever you are please go to the board meeting tonight and repeat this post word for word. You nailed it.Guest wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 9:08 am This is hilarious because EVERY organization says this. Every single point.
The laugh out loud moment is the Tier 1 coach...............you literally have to have specific coach training through HC to coach at the rep level. The training doesn't say anything about how good of coach you are and every organization says they have top tier coaching.
Of course competing and winning championships is what everyone strives for but what you really want to do is create an environment with your association where kids want to show up to the rink, win or lose, families want to come to your organization, you don't have kids chasing letters, a real sense of community.
I know of a house league association where they almost folded just before covid because numbers were low, and their executive quit because they couldn't get enough volunteers. they were doing triple and quadruple duties. There were some families involved in the association that stepped up to help and they have completely turned around the association. They have families that don't want to leave. They lose a couple kids a year to rep but for the most part, their select teams compete for championships and stay together year after year. Families are so close knit that they go camping together multiple times each year and get together for training in the off season. I'm not just talking about 1 select team, it's all select teams. That's what I want from an organization. That's what I want from my association.
Maybe Aurora and more associations should take a look at this to make some changes. Make your association a destination, not a layover. Most of us know that our kids aren't making the pros so why not give them an experience of belonging, having fun and be part of a hockey family?
Also, I am fighting my own battles within my organization that I am losing at the moment. It's really sad that grown ass adults put their own interests and agendas ahead of the kids best interests. This is 100% all about the kids and giving them an enjoyable experience, creating memories and forging friendships and bonds that will last a lifetime.
The house league association I mentioned above has figured it out. They have a lot of homegrown talent and they compete at all levels for the Alliance Select Championship every year. They do lose some kids to rep each year but they make it so that you feel such a part of the association and community that you don't look elsewhere. Obviously they have their own problems but the feedback I get from the families involved is mind blowing.
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I am absolutely disgusted that MM received Bill Dinsmore award. Proof that Corby doesn’t listen to parents trying to protect their children. This wasn’t a vote it was just decided on by these two douche bags. MMs be team can’t even be called the “Aurora Tigers”s it’s just “The Tigers” most of his team is out of towners. Aurorians knew better (his last team didn’t walk they ran when boarders opened and I don’t blame them!) Look at the big picture Corby! You Not allowed loser.