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Why don't the larger organizations take the blue teams and just do in-house or play against 2-3 other very local orgs? PAHL is WAY to spread out for an 8U blue team to drive 2 hours each was for a 45 minute jam. Ridiculous.

Still looking for an 06 or 07 aa/aaa defenseman for the tournament. Email hockeyx10sion@yahoo.com with interest. Thanks

Part of this is the lack of developmental/house hockey at the younger ages. Stick them on a blue mites team or B squirt team instead of helping them develop with more ice time and even internal games in developmental hockey.

Since this is one of the difficult things every year, how about a thread where boards can look to see what coaching candidates are available? Might be a silly idea but also might be a good way to find a coach that a team otherwise may not know how to contact? Perhaps lead to multiple offers where you can pick the best one. Of course no currently employed coach is going to inquire in a public forum but sometimes a coach leaves on their own terms, new head coaches bring in their own staff, or whatever. Maybe somebody is young and looking to get started. And if a board is looking for somebody to help out, they may not know what options are available. So if there's any potential coaches out there, post what level you're looking for and some kind of contact info if you'd like.

Can't agree more with you. It really starts at Little Pens. I consistently see at the organization we are with at least 50% of the kids at each Little Pens season can't skate. Little Pens ends and the organization is pushing the parents to sign their child up for the ADM. It's all about the money and numbers. There are so many kids in the organization that should not be out there until they can proficiently skate, but isn't it great, we have 4 blue teams! They need to start with educating parents how important skating is, then discuss youth hockey in general ( where to start, age groups, tiers, etc.) I consistently hear parents complaining that's there's no communication. It's appears coaches either don't want to be bothered or are scared to give parents feedback. A brief conversation with each players parent would go a long way. I can't tell you how many parents with kids moving up to 10u this year were in the dark on what level team to sign up for tryouts.

You are correct! Was so focused on the kids and the coaching I forgot that but it’s definitely part of the process. The education must begin in Little Pens. Weekly communication throughout that program and a pizza party/certificate awarding where you can discuss next steps etc is where is has to start and orgs must follow through on and upward from there.

Who else would set it? I've heard these rumblings before, but any truth to the rumor that things aren't Sunny between a reigning state champion coach and some parental board members?

…..usually.

I agree with much of what you said, but you left out the need to properly educate the parents of these kids when the kids are just entering a program at a young age. Parents seem more than happy to have their players play in whatever organization is closest to home or where ever the kids friends are playing at an early age, but as they age and the conversations about progression begin to happen, many of these parents take whatever they are told by whoever at face value. Parents need to understand things about how hockey is a "late acquisition sport", what terms like "Tier 1" and "Tier 2" mean, what the "path" for hockey is and isn't, and also what the real chances are of their player "making it" regardless of what "making it" means to each family and player.

I have no problem giving him all the credit if he can do something at central. I hope he does well there as the more good teams at AAA is better for everyone.

I wish Anthony the best at Central which is a huge challenge. WHEN he wins there and he will youll see SV made a miscalculation. He built a great organization at Seneca Valley with development at JV (2) and Middle School (2)teams and was successful every year he coached. Its not easy to win a State Championship (Congrats Pine Richland !)

Allegheny Badgers Hockey is looking for 4-6 players to round out 14-U mixed teams. We have enough goalies and we want to see all of these players have a home! If your player is still looking for a team register here. https://ahabadgers.sportngin.com/register/form/058353814

Allegheny Badgers Hockey is looking for 4-6 players to round out 14-U mixed teams. We have enough goalies and we want to see all of these players have a home! If your player is still looking for a team register here. https://ahabadgers.sportngin.com/register/form/058353814

Allegheny Badgers Hockey is looking for 4-6 players to round out 14-U mixed teams. We have enough goalies and we want to see all of these players have a home! If your player is still looking for a team register here. https://ahabadgers.sportngin.com/register/form/058353814

I got an idea. Quit putting your grassroots programs on the back burner…. Focus hard on little pens/entry LTP, try hockey for free, and learn to skate build a comprehensive marketing plan for your organization and push these programs Watch your numbers grow! THEN…. put the right people in place (not the good ole boys club of recycled dads past their expiration date) to DEVELOP Educate your coaches, have plans to develop that integrate and mesh across teams and age levels and you may just end up with more ingrown talent to have that AA team in your program It starts with building your talent base under your own roof It just seems we are collectively losing site of the big picture The A kids and the B kids deserve the same coaching and attention too

So you paid next to nothing and got next to nothing? What did you expect?

You first

Wake me when the coaches make $40K and full benefits.

How so? He's been on the staff for quite some time as well so has some culpability for the team's results. But wasn't he the assistant coach, who was hired by the former Coach? And then went to the board behind his back? That's like marrying your mistress and being surprised when she's someone else's mistress.

Thats a huge boost for Seneca Valley

Appears central catholic has hired former seneca valley coach Anthony Raco. Seneca valley is promoting assistant Tyler Mesisca to head coach.

Don't see many posts like this on the board, but kudos for working to create opportunities for this group.

Vengeance Tier II (Formerly SCIR) has a group of 14U players that do not have a goalie. We have not formed a team with them yet for obvious reasons. We are looking for an A Minor/B goalie at the 14U level to help this team form. Please submit this form if you are interested: https://www.scirhockey.org/information/player-inquiry/ If another organization in our immediate area has room for 14U skaters, please let me know so we can make sure this group has a team to play for this season. coaching@scirhockey.org.

100% kids will sometimes specialize too early. Although I'm not sure numbers will increase over time if there aren't already kids who at least play goalie part of the time at the late squirt/early peewee years.