Usually 1 day in October, 1 on January, and 1 in February. Last year and the year before he did miss more in January because they made it to Silver Stick finals.

Grades are good. He does his homework on the trips if there is some. And he’s visiting places he might not visit otherwise and playing against teams they wouldn’t normally play against - no not referring to Valley Forge or Pittsburgh. His teachers and principal have always been supportive

Anonymous wrote:My kids play A and AA hockey in middle and high school. They miss 6-8 days/year and all of them are Friday/Monday. My kids are not on a path to collegiate hockey. Their school is flexible with the absenteeism and my kids are very conscientious about completing missed work. They usually are doing classroom work on the day they are missing class, albeit from the car, and use their study halls before/after the trip to meet with teachers.

Mine play the same level and miss about the number of days. High school hockey here seems to miss fewer as they don’t play in as many tournaments. Two of the days are the Fridays before MLK and President’s Day where a good number of kids are also missing.

I view it the same way as missing school for any travel. I’m fine with them missing more in ES, but try to limit in MS. Teachers at their school are fine with it at as long as they plan ahead and get their work done.

My kids play A and AA hockey in middle and high school. They miss 6-8 days/year and all of them are Friday/Monday. My kids are not on a path to collegiate hockey. Their school is flexible with the absenteeism and my kids are very conscientious about completing missed work. They usually are doing classroom work on the day they are missing class, albeit from the car, and use their study halls before/after the trip to meet with teachers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Can you elaborate ?

This is the stupidest thing I have read this morning

Besides injury your kid is not getting a hockey scholarship or doing that for a living

Swimming at least ok can do all your life like golf or tennis

Sure hockey rec as an adult is fun

Never in the universe is there a reason to miss school for travel hockey in elementary

This is why we have so many dummies in America

My kids' travel hockey team performs well in AAP and similar gifted programs. None of the children need a scholarship because travel hockey attracts families with financial means. The stupidest thing I have read this morning was your unsuccessful attempt at writing a complete sentence.

None of what you wrote justifies regularly removing your child from school to play a meaningless game.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Can you elaborate ?

This is the stupidest thing I have read this morning

Besides injury your kid is not getting a hockey scholarship or doing that for a living

Swimming at least ok can do all your life like golf or tennis

Sure hockey rec as an adult is fun

Never in the universe is there a reason to miss school for travel hockey in elementary

This is why we have so many dummies in America

My kids' travel hockey team performs well in AAP and similar gifted programs. None of the children need a scholarship because travel hockey attracts families with financial means. The stupidest thing I have read this morning was your unsuccessful attempt at writing a complete sentence.

Anonymous wrote:AAA—a lot (like 15+ days a year, depending on whether you also play spring hockey—you miss Fridays and some Thursdays). I let mine do it as long as he scored 80% or higher on all standardized tests and got the equivalent of all As in school classes. School first, but missing was fine as long as he kept up with it. Most NHL players even have to get a real job someday. Hockey turned out to be highly motivating for school.

This was us exactly. Kid missed a lot of Fridays, and the occasional Thursday or Monday. He kept his grades up (straight A's), so it wasn't a problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Can you elaborate ?

This is the stupidest thing I have read this morning

Besides injury your kid is not getting a hockey scholarship or doing that for a living

Swimming at least ok can do all your life like golf or tennis

Sure hockey rec as an adult is fun

Never in the universe is there a reason to miss school for travel hockey in elementary

This is why we have so many dummies in America

Anonymous wrote:How much does your upper ES and middle school kid miss school due to travel for hockey and how much does it matter?

You value hockey over education?

Elementary school hell no

What’s wrong with you ?

Wow.. knowing that your child is one injury away from ending his/her hockey career.. you guys are too committed to kids hockey!

Anonymous wrote:Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Sounds like a really healthy approach. s/

AAA—a lot (like 15+ days a year, depending on whether you also play spring hockey—you miss Fridays and some Thursdays). I let mine do it as long as he scored 80% or higher on all standardized tests and got the equivalent of all As in school classes. School first, but missing was fine as long as he kept up with it. Most NHL players even have to get a real job someday. Hockey turned out to be highly motivating for school.

Anonymous wrote:Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Can you elaborate ?

Hockey first then everything else.

We were in your situation for swimming, I had a candid conversation with the Principal about it and she said I will be seeing you at the swim meet because she was in the same situation.

These kids understand the commitment and tend to do well in school and know they have to keep up the grades.

The interesting thing about hockey is that so many of them are smart and well educated. Look at the top hockey schools.

Will they be applying to college on their hockey record or academic record? Choose accordingly.

How much does your upper ES and middle school kid miss school due to travel for hockey and how much does it matter?