Athletic 5yo who is showing interest in ice hockey. Not a hockey family and therefore don’t have the familiarity with the youth hockey scene. Both parents have college level coaching experience with other sports. So we do get the general youth sport world very well.
In a non-Covid world 5yo would have played basketball and wrestled but neither were available. Only thing around was floor hockey which went well - funny how things work! With a continued interest and no other winter sports being scheduled we signed up for Learn to Skate at a local Skate Zone. Pointless, no instruction and basically a free skate. Became comfortable on skates so signed up for the Rookie Learn to Play at local Skate Zone. Again, not much instruction but understand due to high numbers and lack of coaches. Comparing him to the others in the program, and knowing he is likely the youngest we enrolled in “Future Flyers” which I believe is the next level of learn to play. Both sessions are back/back. That begins in a few weeks.
Where do we go from here... Hockey will not be the only activity, firm believers in multi sport athletes. Let’s move past the “he’s 5”; “let him have fun”; “you’ll know when your kid is ready”; “Burn out” responses. I’m looking for honest answers on how often skating; what skating level is appropriate for in house leagues; what age should in house stop and travel begin. Again, no hockey background but I would think skating is the most important skill to learn at a young age before the game itself. If you can’t skate, you can’t play in my book. If that’s the case, where and who teaches the skating in Southern NJ...
Topic: Info On Basic Progression Of Youth Player (Read 4969 times)
