As a Hockey Dad, this pre-season I have been getting emails from an organization called ‘changing the game’. I think at this stage, everyone is moving on from the ‘everyone gets a trophy’ method, but moving to what? I am beginning to like this more old fashioned approach from this organization and in particular an article they reference http://changingthegameproject.com/make-coaching-true-profe…/ which speaks to what coaching is. I am reminded of my boy and his Lacrosse coaches, the first of which fits in with this kind of encouraging approach and the second, which didn’t and ended it for the little chap. What a terrible example this person was – chest to chest with another coach in front of all the children when there was a questionable call from the ref among other things. I am so glad my boy ended up taking a preference for Hockey and I think it speaks highly that AMHA is sending this kind of message out.