Best price? Best coaching? Best value?

Rangers

or panthers

coaching changes from year to year. But Miss Braves are the best priced org. $650 incl. bag, pants, gloves. Best by far. They usually are competitive too.

that price can't be legit (lots of sponsorship/fundraisers?)

its what you pay that speaks loud
braves best deal around and great teams in every age group
hockey costing too much now thats why braves big on fundraising and sponsors

HVS

TID

London Jr. Knights.you see a lot of these kids moving up to Jr. A.and B .

the coach is the reason clubs do well

Exactly - most of the organizations are the same - key is coach, and then need to evaluate players, arena location and on down the line....you find a really good coach, stick to him like glue!

Alcoholics Anonomous

I have a son on the Braves and it is $900 not $650. Where are you getting $650 from?

oops, busted.

THAT'S CAUSE YOU PAID AN EXTRA $250 FOR ME.
SAVED ME.
GOT ME IN FOR $400
THANKS SUCKER

nice one lol

and buddy I have paid a few extra 250's with my older boy no surprise if it happens again lol

must be nice

NYK- totally non profit even clothing, they don't ask you to purchase anything unless a team buy if you want
good value for your $$$$

And with the 98 NYK's you even get a guaranteed championship because all the other teams stink so you will go undefeated and win the east until of course you meet the west and get clobbered!

jets, LS is a fair guy.

EAST sucks.

NT of course. Everyone wants in...only those lucky enough get in. But you have to buy a new BMW/Mercedes/Lexus to be on the team. Not quite the same value as the Braves.

how do you get in to NT??? Is it a secret society or something???

Why subsidies and free deals? Pisses people off Braves not helping

Orangeville

You must have a certain postal code to play at North Toronto in the early years. They only take from their own program. It works well in the first few years, then kids move to AAA, and there is no backfill. People know it is a closed system, so no one tries out in the older grades.

When the hockey gets tougher, the kids quit or go to a more physical team.

does the same thing hold for their "AA / A" teams? (ie. they don't really hold tryouts, they move kids up from A to AA and from Select to A)

The A system is new, but I know when my boys started out I was told not to bother trying out, because the team was picked.

I had no idea, I thought it was like in high school, that if a new kid showed up who was better, there goes your spot.

Panthers

any openings on 97 NT AA or A ?

streetsville sucks cost to much coaching stinks parents crazy and not enough milfs.

RE: ST

Costs too much compared to which other teams?

Saying coaches suck is a little harsh, if they show up for games and practices then at least you know they are there for your kids. What happens on the ice is another story.

Every team has a few parents that are considered crazy. The challenge is not letting their opinions take hold of the sane ones.

Milfs, this is just a classless statement. Are you there for your kids or yourself?

Milfs, a term typically used by LTWNGA.....Loser that will never get any.

I also agree ST sucks...hit you with all their hidden fees...typically no plan or timetable re their incoming MA coaches, consequently teams are always in turmoil.

I don't think ST has a MA coach for next year yet or do they?

Kidding me...same old, same old - wait until the cupboard is bare and then scramble for a coach and team.

Given the location, this team should/would be front and centre on any good coaches list, but these guys dither until it is obviously too late. Good on them.

A lot of recruiting being done at ER for the MA team. Parents be cautious. Just a warning.

what about 99 teams

ST shaky.

braves

London Jr. Knights

NYK - Best value for money and solid organization... 17 teams in GTHL - last yr all of them made the playoffs, 8 went to the finals, 4 won the East division, 3 won the cross-over city finals.

TCB!!!

TCB 99 TEAM WILL BE GREAT! THEY HAVE TOP COACHING THIS YEAR

The Aeros organization,

The Aeros? That is very funny.

Georgetown ....if you're in the clic and your kid is houseleague calibre. Georgetown has a reputation that coaches kids are always the weakest on the roster with a lot of ice time.

True story. (back up : they never won anything)

depends on where you live, what your child's skill level is, whether you (and/or your kid) want to be on a winning team vs developping your kid's skills (or both), the coach, etc. it's all about balancing all these things.

prioritise and then go for it...

Is the one in front of your house on the road and its called street hockey with their friends !!

I'd have to vote for NT Knights organization. Always a top organization year after year, should have took my kids there.

Huh? NT Knights? NY Knights, North Toronto (NT)? Either way they're both good. Braves always have competitive teams.

ns without a doubt

So true.............

The 98AAs TA will ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait!

4:14

You have proven to everyone that you're an ass. We all know what you're up to. As if no one has figured out that you're just TA bashing.

Banana-head!

Get a life - FREAK!

No.

Kitchener AAA is best AA Organization

Stay as far away from ST as you can. TIGERS EXEC are a bunch of egomanics

really and how would you know that?

Tell me what team execs. aren't?

Just ask them they tell you how wonderful they all are and how long they have been working with kids, what they wont tell you is how they screw kids over because their parents wont bow down to them. The Tigers need a change, fresh blood who believe hockey is for the kids and not their egos.

really sounds like some coaches I know.

Agreed

wonder why coaches act that way??

Because we as parents let them. When you don't like the service in a restuarant you tell someone. When you bring an issue it to minor hockey exs they black ball your kid or tell you it never happened and you should remember they are their for your kids

It actually makes me sick and we go back to the old saying you cannot trust anyone in hockey and have to look out for your own kid, sad.
Some coaches do seem very sincere but I guess its about filling that roster all the time.

Aagin sounds like all the other orgs. in the GTHL. They're all in it for your kids. Yeah right! All you can worry about is your own individual team, and how things are shaping up there.

11:46. Why is it sad you have to look after your own kid. Who do you want to look after him?

11:46. Why is it sad you have to look after your own kid. Who do you want to look after him?


I didn't mean I expect anyone to look after my kid (if you re-read my post) what I meant was you cannot let your guard down and believe anything coaches tell you and that is sad.

There is no loyalty in hockey anywhere or any organization...they are all the same, its all up to the coach your child plays for bottom line.

Its not necessarily whats best for your child they (coaches) usually have an ulterior motive on their part meaning they are out to fill the best roster they can and if that means telling you what you want to hear so be it. Don't look for any friendships to be made, lasting ones anyway.

We had a coach that used a family for babysitting all the time for the entire season,then he cut the kid loose.

Wow!

So why did they babysit? Hoping it would secure their kid a spot for next year.

No it was an example of you can't trust anyone. The coach should have been honest and told his so call friends that they would not be invited back.

Maybe they weren't his friends.

They were when the needed someone to bring his kid to the tournaments, or for a place to drop him off for the weekend. Don't know about you but thats slimey

terribly slimely, but lots of slimely things happen for personal reasons in this sport, I learnt the very hard way.

All those people had to say was no. If you do things out of the goodness of your heart that's one thing. If your doing it to get things then that's slimey as well.