Reply To: Teaching Methods

[Paulie]

Pops,

1. Thanks for the best wishes.
2. My take on Hockey Canada is that they do a fine job "initiating" youngsters to the game, and a tremendous job at the elite U17 and U18 levels.
However, these intervening years, novice through midget, are poorly managed and directed. Hockey Canada has very little influence during these most critical developmental years. I could really go on at length about this, but prefer not to. The only thing I'll say here is that I've learned much more about this great game from other sources than I have from Hockey Canada! That is shameful.
3. Not sure what you mean by Hockey Canada Video"s and printed material.
4. Hockey Canada's effect on PEI. Sorry to say: we produce some wonderful hockey players in spite of Hockey Canada.

Pops,
Sorry to be so negative, but with a population of about 145,000 in a small area, Hockey Canada should be far more efficient!

Maybe guys like you, Tom, and myself are Hockey Canada. Is that a strength or a weakness?