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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don’t think people understand that unlike all the other NCAA sports, hockey does not flow from high school. It comes after years of “billeting“ i.e., living at another family’s home while getting paid in acorns for juniors.  Do you remember how amazed everyone was that Simone Biles moved in with another family in order to do gymnastics  — well, male hockey players at D1 schools do precisely that — as someone from the north, you should know that the semi pro leagues in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota feature kids from Estonia, Scandinavia, and lots of other places besides Canada.  Even if you moved north - put a winter rink in your back yard - you are still up against kids from Edina, who have been coached to the teeth by the time your kid started hockey.  It really is a world unto itself. And all roads and in beer league. That being said, if you’ve ever played hockey, you’ll know that the  speed and the thrill is unlike any other sport.  If you think watching hockey is fast, imagine how amazing it is to play it.  Plain and simple, it’s a generational curse we give our children — and they love it so much they do it to their kids too.  :-)[/quote]

Too busy at the rink to get the gymnast names correct. My bad. But I presume you still take my point.[/quote]

For gymnastics, leaving home to train elsewhere and stay with host family is unusual these days. It does happen occasionally, but nothing like it did previously. Gabby Douglas was notable BECAUSE it was so unusual. In fact, the four other members of the 2012 Olympic team all lived at home and trained at gyms local to their families.

If a significant change is sought out, more often that not, mom or dad will find a job that allows either a parent and gymnasts to move, or the whole family relocates. Or if they're exceptionally well off, (usually) dad keeps working in the home city while stay at home mom and gymnast move. Many gyms these days won't take a gymnast without a parent moving as well.[/quote]

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