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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 249574" data-attributes="member: 983">I know nothing of the hockey situation, but I will comment on MS &amp; HS coaching in general.&nbsp; It is a hard gig....you can't coach and push kids the same way many older coaches did.&nbsp; The kids and parents won't tolerate things being &quot;too hard&quot; or you being &quot;too mean&quot;.&nbsp; Motivating kids is totally different and much more challenging today than yesteryear.&nbsp; Sports used to be THE thing you worked for in HS.&nbsp; Not to say you didn't do other things, but for the season you worked hard.&nbsp; Then, you played a different sport the next and played hard.&nbsp; Now, with the specialization of athletes, expectations get out of control.&nbsp; Everyone is getting a scholarship, everyone is going pro.&nbsp; The life lessons taught are lost in this mess of having to have a kid be a superstar by 6th grade and winning multiple state championships in HS.&nbsp; Just not realistic.&nbsp; There isn't any playing for fun anymore for kids....if they aren't balls in like the next kid who plays basketball all year long, they get chastised for not wanting to dedicate their lives to it.&nbsp; You could not pay me enough to coach.&nbsp; Town size matters some but I've seen ugly in small towns and large.&nbsp; Regardless of what you think every experience you as a coach has with parents (in or out of the game, afterwards, at the bar, in the hotel room, etc) gets put into a bank......and once they are mad at you everything is able to be withdrawn and thrown in your face.&nbsp; I am hoping more places have separate leagues for those who want to go crazy and those kids who want to just play and have fun.&nbsp; 3rd graders don't need to travel 400 miles to a tournament.&nbsp; Heck in a big town 8th graders don't if they just want to play and have fun.&nbsp; Let those who want to go all in do it and not ruin the experience for everyone else.&nbsp; JMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 249574, member: 983"] I know nothing of the hockey situation, but I will comment on MS & HS coaching in general. It is a hard gig....you can't coach and push kids the same way many older coaches did. The kids and parents won't tolerate things being "too hard" or you being "too mean". Motivating kids is totally different and much more challenging today than yesteryear. Sports used to be THE thing you worked for in HS. Not to say you didn't do other things, but for the season you worked hard. Then, you played a different sport the next and played hard. Now, with the specialization of athletes, expectations get out of control. Everyone is getting a scholarship, everyone is going pro. The life lessons taught are lost in this mess of having to have a kid be a superstar by 6th grade and winning multiple state championships in HS. Just not realistic. There isn't any playing for fun anymore for kids....if they aren't balls in like the next kid who plays basketball all year long, they get chastised for not wanting to dedicate their lives to it. You could not pay me enough to coach. Town size matters some but I've seen ugly in small towns and large. Regardless of what you think every experience you as a coach has with parents (in or out of the game, afterwards, at the bar, in the hotel room, etc) gets put into a bank......and once they are mad at you everything is able to be withdrawn and thrown in your face. I am hoping more places have separate leagues for those who want to go crazy and those kids who want to just play and have fun. 3rd graders don't need to travel 400 miles to a tournament. Heck in a big town 8th graders don't if they just want to play and have fun. Let those who want to go all in do it and not ruin the experience for everyone else. JMO. [/QUOTE]

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