Pee Wee A 19-20

[BladesofSteel66]

Gulls1 tied Kings2.... please tell me that is a mistake. That's like the Titans beating the Ravens 

[BladesofSteel66]

The death of PW hockey predictions, you ask?  TIE SCORES!   Go kiss ur friggin sister.

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The death of PW hockey predictions, you ask?  TIE SCORES!   Go kiss ur friggin sister.

Are u on meds ?

[BladesofSteel66]

The death of PW hockey predictions, you ask?  TIE SCORES!   Go kiss ur friggin sister.

Are u on meds ?

So, I am ridiculed for elevated language and "big words," yet when I go base, it's short bus mizundastood. 

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The death of PW hockey predictions, you ask?  TIE SCORES!   Go kiss ur friggin sister.

Are u on meds ?

So, I am ridiculed for elevated language and "big words," yet when I go base, it's short bus mizundastood.

Yes

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This weeks picks


Bears.             Vs             JK1.       DaBEARS BY 3


SDIA.                VS            JD4.       SDIA BY 1


EMPIRE.                            JD1        EMPIRE BY 3


JFLYERS.             VS         OC2.      FLYERS BY 1


JCONDORS.        VS.        EPPERLYWAVE      PICK


JK2.                      VS         OC1    JKs BY 5


JGULLS.             VS.          JD2      GULLS BY 2


GOLDRUSH         VS.          WAVE 2.     RUSH BY 4


ICEDOGS.             VS           JREIGN.    DOGS BY 4 (BF STILL OWES ME $$)


good luck everyone

[trans4761]

Would like some opinions. Going from PWA to bantams, what would be the consensus....go Bantam A or AA


I want to hear from people that have already done it.  Not a PW parent that thinks his Lil Gretzky is bound for Bantam AA because he did ok in non tiered PW

[rmackintosh]

Would like some opinions. Going from PWA to bantams, what would be the consensus....go Bantam A or AA


I want to hear from people that have already done it.  Not a PW parent that thinks his Lil Gretzky is bound for Bantam AA because he did ok in non tiered PW

Not knowing the kids skill level, I would think the bigger question would be how he handles contact--as with Bantams comes increased checking/physical play. If he is one who shies away from contact naturally, or he is much smaller than others his age, I would tend to let him adjust in a more comfortable place. Pressure to play up combined with anxiousness about checking can be a big issue--been there...seen that.


Now, obviously if he is really only a A player, you need to know and understand that and make the right choice. Putting a kid up a level when he is not ready, can have the same effect. But you will need to make that determination between you, your kid and his coaches and those on the AA team he would try out for. There is a wide range of answers here--does your A player need to be a STUD in A in order to consider moving to AA--absolutely not. But he at least needs to be a solid A player who responds well to a challenge. JMHO

[2 Cups in LA]

Is your kid a strong skater?  Does he have speed?  Does he pass well?  Does he stay in position?  Does he understand the difference in "I or team?" If he is I player?  Have him play A so he can continue to be a little Gretzky!

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Looking more as a group-team than individial

[rmackintosh]

Looking more as a group-team than individial

That would make the decision even harder to make--especially with little to no information.


But the same decision points would still apply A) Do the kids feel comfortable with higher physicality? B) are the kids average to strong A players at best?


Obviously much harder to give generic answer since you would need to make those calls for EACH kid on the team, then aggregate into a team decision. LOTS of possibilities that would make AA a good option and just as many making it a bad option. Too many variables to give a decent answer.


Ideally, this decision would be best/most accurately made on a player by player basis.

[BetterThanGetlaf]

are this weekends scores correct? the ones that have been posted

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are this weekends scores correct? the ones that have been posted

Which ones surprised you ?

[lcadad]

Looking more as a group-team than individial

If the team is cleaning up at A, then that's a good reason to look towards AA.


Historically, minor year teams moving to Bantam struggle with the physicality.  Size of the team does matter, but most likely an average size minor year Bantam team is going to end up in Flight2. 


The AA Flight system is a joke, but if the main objective is competition, it's probably better to play in Flight2 than to play in Bantam A and win 90% of all the games by 5+ goals.  Again this presupposes that you have a team that has just outgrown PWA and/or should have been playing AA all year.  Usually that is obvious at this point of the season, and can be proven in end of year tournament play.

[dionnefan]

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