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I have a flock of friends with kids in the "Just getting their kids started in hockey" age-range and they already complain about....

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Apr 26 '13, 08:53

...The time commitment required more than anything else. It's seriously gotten ridiculous how much six and seven year olds are expected to put in as practice. And at crazy times of the day as well. I think that has as much a factor as cost.

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Oh yeah. we have friends that spend 6-7 hours per week at the rink. - spamlet Apr 26, 09:03
it is like that with any sport, really. - groiny Apr 26, 09:03
and rink time is a big cost, not just equipment. Also, ... - zork Apr 26, 09:00 6
- If only that one Japanese father had been more supportive! -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 09:01 5
  - see, I always thought chinese. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 09:15
  - you don't agree with my point on B2? -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:13 2
    - Which one? (I'm just making a joke) - Reagen Apr 26, 09:14 1
      - ah yes. I had thought it was a double duty post - zork Apr 26, 09:19
  - He was supportive! Hockey card and all! Stop judging their culture. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 09:03
missed this, but I agreed with my post above. ALOT of travelling around too -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:57

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