Anonymous wrote:Yes, and hockey is a lifetime sport, rec leagues, etc. Figure skating is...not.

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Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

I have a girl who does both. She's been far the best skater on her co-ed hockey team. She's still young and they keep trying to recruit her to tryout for a travel team - hard no. She's our baby and we’re done with that circus. Figure skating is nice because you can pick and choose competitions. Same with golf. I am done traveling for team sports.

Isn't it supposed to be about you daughter??? If she really wants to play travel hockey, or travel anything, shouldn't you support it. It's about your kid and not about you. Encouraging and supporting your child by spending your time and money is called parenting. It's nauseating hearing selfish parents bloviate on this message board endlessly about what they won't do for their DC even though they have the wherewithal to do so. Stop being so selfish, grow up, put your child's interest ahead of yours. They'll be out of the house and off to college before you know it.

My youngest daughter is living a great life without playing travel hockey. We are playing golf with her in Hawaii while the travel hockey team is in Rochester. Been there, done that. No thanks. If you want to feed the youth sports machine with your money and all your weekends, that's on you. We, however, are living our best life, making memories doing things we all love together.

like posting on DCUM amirite?

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Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

I have a girl who does both. She's been far the best skater on her co-ed hockey team. She's still young and they keep trying to recruit her to tryout for a travel team - hard no. She's our baby and we’re done with that circus. Figure skating is nice because you can pick and choose competitions. Same with golf. I am done traveling for team sports.

Isn't it supposed to be about you daughter??? If she really wants to play travel hockey, or travel anything, shouldn't you support it. It's about your kid and not about you. Encouraging and supporting your child by spending your time and money is called parenting. It's nauseating hearing selfish parents bloviate on this message board endlessly about what they won't do for their DC even though they have the wherewithal to do so. Stop being so selfish, grow up, put your child's interest ahead of yours. They'll be out of the house and off to college before you know it.

My youngest daughter is living a great life without playing travel hockey. We are playing golf with her in Hawaii while the travel hockey team is in Rochester. Been there, done that. No thanks. If you want to feed the youth sports machine with your money and all your weekends, that's on you. We, however, are living our best life, making memories doing things we all love together.

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Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

I have a girl who does both. She's been far the best skater on her co-ed hockey team. She's still young and they keep trying to recruit her to tryout for a travel team - hard no. She's our baby and we’re done with that circus. Figure skating is nice because you can pick and choose competitions. Same with golf. I am done traveling for team sports.

Isn't it supposed to be about you daughter??? If she really wants to play travel hockey, or travel anything, shouldn't you support it. It's about your kid and not about you. Encouraging and supporting your child by spending your time and money is called parenting. It's nauseating hearing selfish parents bloviate on this message board endlessly about what they won't do for their DC even though they have the wherewithal to do so. Stop being so selfish, grow up, put your child's interest ahead of yours. They'll be out of the house and off to college before you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

I have a girl who does both. She's been far the best skater on her co-ed hockey team. She's still young and they keep trying to recruit her to tryout for a travel team - hard no. She's our baby and we’re done with that circus. Figure skating is nice because you can pick and choose competitions. Same with golf. I am done traveling for team sports.

Isn't it supposed to be about you daughter??? If she really wants to play travel hockey, or travel anything, shouldn't you support it. It's about your kid and not about you. Encouraging and supporting your child by spending your time and money is called parenting. It's nauseating hearing selfish parents bloviate on this message board endlessly about what they won't do for their DC even though they have the wherewithal to do so. Stop being so selfish, grow up, put your child's interest ahead of yours. They'll be out of the house and off to college before you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

I have a girl who does both. She's been far the best skater on her co-ed hockey team. She's still young and they keep trying to recruit her to tryout for a travel team - hard no. She's our baby and we’re done with that circus. Figure skating is nice because you can pick and choose competitions. Same with golf. I am done traveling for team sports.

Anonymous wrote:As a figure skater with 2 hockey player kids, this is a stupid post. You are literally comparing apples to oranges. Other than the fact that you have blades on your feet ( which are completely different ) the two spirts are completely different and attract completely different athletes. It’s accurate to say that ice hockey now attracts more girls but little chance those athletes were ever going to figure skate.

Anonymous wrote:Figure skating at a high level is not a lifetime sport, the adult championships notwithstanding. It’s a toxic, perfectionist culture with abusive coaching practices that are not acknowledged or addressed. My daughter’s coach still weighed his skater and told my daughter to find ways to punish herself every time she missed a jump. Please, tell me another sport where two major female competitors (Gracie Gold, Amber Glenn) spent time in inpatient mental health treatment during their competitive years. Choose hockey or basically anything else.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be -big to be a good women's hockey player. Kendall Coyne Shofield is 5'2" and has two gold medals. Cayla Barnes is also either 5'1" or 5'2". Amanda Boulier is only 5'1". There is a place in hockey for small, fast players. I believe Cayla Barnes started out as a figure skater.

Very few girls over 5’8” play ncaa

Really? Harvard and bc women’s hockey players seem so tall

https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster

I count only 5 skaters over 5’8”. The 2 5”11” girls is very rare.

Maybe the Harvard team only has 5, but this link to the BC team shows 12 players 5'8" or taller (50% of the roster).

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be -big to be a good women's hockey player. Kendall Coyne Shofield is 5'2" and has two gold medals. Cayla Barnes is also either 5'1" or 5'2". Amanda Boulier is only 5'1". There is a place in hockey for small, fast players. I believe Cayla Barnes started out as a figure skater.

Very few girls over 5’8” play ncaa

Really? Harvard and bc women’s hockey players seem so tall

https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster

I count only 5 skaters over 5’8”. The 2 5”11” girls is very rare.

Maybe the Harvard team only has 5, but this link to the BC team shows 12 players 5'8" or taller (50% of the roster).

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be -big to be a good women's hockey player. Kendall Coyne Shofield is 5'2" and has two gold medals. Cayla Barnes is also either 5'1" or 5'2". Amanda Boulier is only 5'1". There is a place in hockey for small, fast players. I believe Cayla Barnes started out as a figure skater.

Very few girls over 5’8” play ncaa

Really? Harvard and bc women’s hockey players seem so tall

https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster

I count only 5 skaters over 5’8”. The 2 5”11” girls is very rare.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be -big to be a good women's hockey player. Kendall Coyne Shofield is 5'2" and has two gold medals. Cayla Barnes is also either 5'1" or 5'2". Amanda Boulier is only 5'1". There is a place in hockey for small, fast players. I believe Cayla Barnes started out as a figure skater.

Very few girls over 5’8” play ncaa

Really? Harvard and bc women’s hockey players seem so tall

https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster

Anonymous wrote:Ultimately, women's and men's hockey are the same. All roads lead to beer league.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be -big to be a good women's hockey player. Kendall Coyne Shofield is 5'2" and has two gold medals. Cayla Barnes is also either 5'1" or 5'2". Amanda Boulier is only 5'1". There is a place in hockey for small, fast players. I believe Cayla Barnes started out as a figure skater.

Very few girls over 5’8” play ncaa

Really? Harvard and bc women’s hockey players seem so tall

https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster