Re: Time is Money

I have three kids that paly (played). AAA was right for one and not for the other two since we do not have large amounts of money relatively speaking to spend on this sport even though AA is a shit load too. Since you are asking, I assume money is an issue for you.

If your kid has the ability to shine at this level, do it - certainly not before bm. Any $ spent at squirt or pw is wasted because if he fails to shine, you will be stuck in the fourth line role for many more years of big $. It is hard to go back if he is not cut from a team and they keep taking him to fill out a roster.

Mine that played AAA was recruited pretty hard so it was clear he had the ability. Today he is USHL and committed to D1. Teams wanted him and offered cost deferment. If he got there and sucked it would be VERY HARD to bail. So, don't ask the cost for one season but do the math for as many years as he has through mm or MM.