Re: Whine--get over it

Who is whining? Stop pushing her (or allowing her to be pushed) and rationalizing your decision to do so.

If winning is as important as you say it is, she would be far more likely to win if she stayed at the MAA level on one of the top teams in Grade 10. You say she has the talent to play IAA. She will still have the talent, but be far stronger in the long run if you don't let ego (hers or yours?) get in the way of greater long term success.

Hockey will be far more likely to help get her into a good university if she continues to work on fully developing her abilities, and confidence in them in all situations, versus rushing into Int hockey--and the extra time commitment that usually goes with it.

History has shown that the majority of Grade 10s playing Int AA suffer in their long term progress versus those who stick to Midget AA for at least a year--regardless of their respective talent at the same point in time.