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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
that can be said about any sport. it's a shame to see it taken to such extremes at times. however, this 9 year-old is going to be a helluva good stick man if he stays with it.
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It's actually not the same as any other sport. Soccer,baseball, football,basketball and tennis can be practiced anywhere anytime. Go to an open field or a park with a tennis court or basketball court. There's tons around you can just go to for free, any day of the year.
As for ice hockey Unless you have a pond in your backyard and live somewhere very very cold it's not the same. You have to PAY for ice time. Sure you can practice stick handling off the ice but for every other part of the sport you really need all your equipment on and the ice for it to be the same...
Most people who don't play don't understand how tough hockey is. How much all the ice time costs...
My friend pays 8 grand a season for his junior team...That's cheap as hell and he gets a discount...
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Originally Posted by Saitin
where does it say he started at 3? hell where does it say when he started playing for all we know he could have been playing for less then a year.
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Have you ever even been ice skating? There's no way in hell he has only been skating a year. He has correct technique and he has started at a very young age by a good coach.. In hockey the older you get the worse the coaches teach proper technique because they expect you to have it all ready.