September 1st of Junior Year question

[CrossCheck]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

So in an earlier post in this thread I said that some girls want to play D1 hockey and it doesn't matter where as long as they play D1. The above way of thinking is what leads to that approach. Personally, I believe in the value of attending "super-elite" institutions. Others don't - differing viewpoints. The key thing is that your daughter has to figure out what is important to her.

no....actually the important thing is for you and the other dum-as-rocks types to get a clue....Listen up Daddy-0....there is no NHL for your little Princess. At the end of the 4 years, there is nothing except maybe beer league.

The world doesn't need another female [or male] ex-jock idiot who graduates without a clue about making it in the real world. [Lord knows there are already PLENTY of those...many from so called 'Ivy' schools].

 

[wwhyte]

no....actually the important thing is for you and the other dum-as-rocks types to get a clue....Listen up Daddy-0....there is no NHL for your little Princess. At the end of the 4 years, there is nothing except maybe beer league.

The world doesn't need another female [or male] ex-jock idiot who graduates without a clue about making it in the real world. [Lord knows there are already PLENTY of those...many from so called 'Ivy' schools].

This has been a really high quality thread so far. Let's try to keep it that way.

 

[OnMAA]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

no....actually the important thing is for you and the other dum-as-rocks types to get a clue....Listen up Daddy-0....there is no NHL for your little Princess. At the end of the 4 years, there is nothing except maybe beer league.

The world doesn't need another female [or male] ex-jock idiot who graduates without a clue about making it in the real world. [Lord knows there are already PLENTY of those...many from so called 'Ivy' schools].

Huh ?. Why the name calling? Who are you to judge?

I thought Hockey East made many excellent points the most important of which is "To each his own to make that decision and it is up to the young ladies to decide what is important to them".

As I posted before, for myself AAA is all about academics. Some disagreed, and that is fine. Different viewpoints and healthy discussions about them is what makes the world a better place. No need to get into name calling however, that is petty and immature.

For what it is worth, both myself when I was young and my Daughters walk the "academics first" talk and have the same beliefs. Fully support them in that endeavor, but if their choice had been to be the best they can be in hockey and focus on their career a bit later, I would have supported them in that as well. Our roles as parents is to guide them along and warn them about pitfalls and possible consequences, but the choices they make should be left up to them.


PS....

Last night there was a great movie on the tube...Friday Night Lights, about how parents and supporters get into it. It was Football in Texas, but some of the same stereotyping exists in Hockey. It was a great watch.

 

[Otter+]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

Firstly, about the guidelines of the importance of the NDC on getting a kid a D1 offer suggested by Illinois Dad, I just made an innocent observation that it doesn't apply to Minnesota girls because there are way more D1 opportunities for them than there are spots available at NDC for them. I didn't mean for it to turn into somebody's Master Thesis investigating the history of D1/NDC players from Minnesota.

Second, I hope I didn't push the conversation toward this nasty turn it has taken.

So never mind, they are good guidelines and are true most of the time.

 

[DedicatedFan]

There has been some very good advice given on this thread. In addition to contacting coaches, providing a resume of academic and hockey achievements, providing an upcoming game schedule, visiting college campuses, watching a game or two, and talking to the coaches, I highly recommend that your daughter schedule an overnight visit to a few of the colleges in which she is interested. My daughter did this, and it was a tremendous help to her in deciding what college to attend. She was able to meet the girls on the team, see what they did outside of school and hockey, observe how they interacted with each other, watch a practice, and attend a couple of classes. She immediately eliminated one school from her list after her overnight visit, and it solidified her decision to attend the school she eventually chose.

A couple additional comments. Don't immediately dismiss playing D3 hockey. Your daughter has only four years of college hockey, and it goes by mighty fast. Being a borderline D1/D3 player will allow your daughter to pick a good D3 program and step on the ice as a freshman and contribute from day one. There are academic and player successes to be achieved at the D3 level. Every player and her family needs to make a decision that is right for them -- not for anyone else. However, having an honest discussion with your daughter (and yourself) about your daughter's skill level and where she might fit best is essential to making the right decision. Good luck!

 

[THE Icemom]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

I agree with Dedicated Fan that your daughter needs to check out the school first. My daughter's visit to a D3 school included staying in the dorm with a prospective teammate, meeting with the chairperson of the academic depts she was interested in, attending a couple of classes not only in the academic areas she was interested in but in other areas (one class even provided her with the same lecture handouts that the enrolled students received), attending a volleyball game, watching a hockey practice, meeting with the coaches, etc. And she was not just with one teammate on these endeavors but went with several different ones to the classes. This gave her a good feel for the academic end of the school and also the social and hockey end also.

In the end, the academics need to be at the top of the list. When she has the cap and gown on, the diploma will read "Bachelor in *****, not Bachelor in Hockey. In the real world, unless you are applying to be a coach or a hockey director somewhere, no one cares whether you played D1 or D3 hockey or hockey at all. They care about whether you have the academic qualifications for the position you are applying for. Yes, playing hockey or any sport for the matter, shows that you can be a team player, shows perseverence, shows time management,all admirable qualities, but it is a small piece compared to the academics.

And someone said it before...there is very little for female hockey players after. European leagues, yes or good old American beer league hockey. My daughter plays good old American beer league with the guys and loves it.

 

[HockeyEast33]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

no....actually the important thing is for you and the other dum-as-rocks types to get a clue....Listen up Daddy-0....there is no NHL for your little Princess. At the end of the 4 years, there is nothing except maybe beer league.

The world doesn't need another female [or male] ex-jock idiot who graduates without a clue about making it in the real world. [Lord knows there are already PLENTY of those...many from so called 'Ivy' schools].

You're right - I have no clue ...... mostly about what you are rambling on about. I believe in academics first and the value of premier colleges and that hockey is a secondary consideration. Others believe hockey is more important in the choice of schools than I do. This is a personal preference scenario - the kids need to make that decision for themselves (with their parents). That's all I wrote.

Daddy-O......really?! Is Frankie Avalon playing? Is Jack Kerouac On the Road?

 

[OnMAA]

Re: September 1st of Junior Year question

You're right - I have no clue ...... mostly about what you are rambling on about. I believe in academics first and the value of premier colleges and that hockey is a secondary consideration. Others believe hockey is more important in the choice of schools than I do. This is a personal preference scenario - the kids need to make that decision for themselves (with their parents). That's all I wrote.

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