So your child has excelled in tyke house league and you want to push for a spot on an elite AAA team with visions of an NHL career for him and early retirement for you.
Chill.
While there's merit to having highly skilled children play up an age group, the rush to AAA isn't so wise unless the politics of the organization are such that it's "first in, stay forever", objectivity of tryouts be damned.
It's better for the child and family finances to stay grounded playing with a peer group with time for other kids' stuff such as school sports, family life and, heaven forbid, homework.
By age 10 or 12, it's time for the best of the best to try AAA.
Consider Canada's highest paid professional athlete, who by the way is not a hockey player. Joey Votto of Etobicoke, who just signed a monster 10-year contract worth $225 million with the Cincinnati Reds, didn't sign up for minor baseball until age 12. In house league. His mom still works as a sommelier so maybe she'll celebrate with one of the finest wines from the world's highest wine cellar at the 360 Restaurant.
Chill.
While there's merit to having highly skilled children play up an age group, the rush to AAA isn't so wise unless the politics of the organization are such that it's "first in, stay forever", objectivity of tryouts be damned.
It's better for the child and family finances to stay grounded playing with a peer group with time for other kids' stuff such as school sports, family life and, heaven forbid, homework.
By age 10 or 12, it's time for the best of the best to try AAA.
Consider Canada's highest paid professional athlete, who by the way is not a hockey player. Joey Votto of Etobicoke, who just signed a monster 10-year contract worth $225 million with the Cincinnati Reds, didn't sign up for minor baseball until age 12. In house league. His mom still works as a sommelier so maybe she'll celebrate with one of the finest wines from the world's highest wine cellar at the 360 Restaurant.
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