Ok I get it the plan is to teach the kids the fundamentals of the game so they can play professionally, that makes sense, fundamentals early and positioning later

[sarcasm] Because I'm told tier 2 hockey is about fundamentals not winning so I guess that means the real plan is teaching them how to lose because that's all they will do in life. So get used to it?
I don't get this idea in the middle stages, at mite and even squirt makes sense so ok fine. My kids hate losing there I said it. They are both decent hockey players respectfully, both play A national level, both have played for two different clubs over the last 5 years after playing inhouse in the beginning and both clubs teams lose most of the games, but it's not about winning the club says. But it's not about learning either because the teams they've played for don't know how to play the actual game. Nobody is ever in position, the kids don't pass and there's no game plan ever. The coaches run the lines evenly, and that's great they all get to play but the kids all play chase the puck hockey. If it goes into the corner they all go after the puck, if it goes down the ice in their end they all chase the puck. Where are the fundamentals here? Some of the kids on the team understand and try and play their positions but the problem is the rest of the team will be right next to them if the puck comes to them. Shouldn't the coaches be correcting these easy to correct problems after seeing this game after game? Is this USA Hockey's idea of learning because we're told by the coaches they're following ADM. At which point is a 14u and 16u player supposed to have learned the fundamentals in order to move on to knowing how to actually play positional hockey? They play some teams who look the same as theirs and it doesn't look like organized hockey it looks like street hockey on ice. Then they play other teams where it's obvious the coaches actually teach how to play the game positionally and as a team. And those are the games where they get blown out.
Is saying you are teaching just an excuse for not knowing how to coach when you're questioned about winning games? It's tiresome and I see this all the time on social media the coaches saying it's not about winning. What is it about if by 18u kids walk away with nothing to show for after playing for years and still not knowing how to actually play the game at all. I don't think the coaches taught the game as they say they are when kids don't know left wing from right and center from defense when it's all over. We aren't trophy chasers and we aren't planning to move our kids somewhere else because they like playing with their friends but they are also very unhappy about not winning games and next seasons teams are pretty much the same as last. The coaches always say the same thing we like the roster we put together, we have plans, philosophy is to win but learning the game is what matters most. I think when you are spending upwards of 3000$ per kid every season there should be at least a little interest in winning.