FYI, all of the games were included with the AAA minor teams 3 years ago.
The kids lost out on the tournament over Labor Day. If you are including those games, you should not. That event wasn't for the players, it was for administrators.
I've heard SCAHA isn't allowing tournaments over the holidays. Are you telling me that your son isn't skating at all over the break? The CAHA weekend is 1/3.
Perhaps a coach doesn't run the bench evenly in the CAHA games and those SCAHA games offer learning opportunities in less stressful or unimportant game situations.
I believe in the USA Hockey practice to game ratio. I'm also for other sports and down time. That certainly isn't happening the way it is set up in California. WTF, what's your idea to improve this situation? Do you think status quo is ok? Or are you saying bye bye to your little johnny hockey and moving him out of state like so many others are considering?