Trevor Linden

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by hockeyman99

Duly noted, with the exception of some of the youth hockey players. We, as coaches, battled the whole respect thing all year long in the handshake line after each game with some of our 13-14 year old players. Some of the mothers would be appalled at the things that come out of their young "angel's" mouths.

Oh, no doubt! That's young men in general but yeah- hockey players tend to have pretty vulgar potty mouth at times.

And we won't talk about the hazing rituals.

[hockeyman99]

I will not be coaching next year, as it is a royal PITA to deal with some of the parents. Plus, my son does a lot better without me on the ice. Dad-coaches are much harder on their own kids than they are the other players, and I fear that I would take the fun out of the game for him if I continued in that capacity.

You know what's funny to see from hockey players is for two players tell the other "good fight" after they have just pummeled each other in a fight

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by hockeyman99

I will not be coaching next year, as it is a royal PITA to deal with some of the parents. Plus, my son does a lot better without me on the ice. Dad-coaches are much harder on their own kids than they are the other players, and I fear that I would take the fun out of the game for him if I continued in that capacity.

You know what's funny to see from hockey players is for two players tell the other "good fight" after they have just pummeled each other in a fight

it's definitely hard to deal with some 'hockey parents', I can understand that....we have friends who coach and I know they get really frustrated.