However, I have also seen a dark side to the game that is unsettling. Parents screaming, referees verbally and physically assaulted, coaches and parents fighting, adult players assaulting each other and more. Somehow this must stop and we can only look to ourselves to cure these ills. Let others see and follow your example of class behavior. For the youth, remember, the kids will long remember how we act as adults but will quickly forget the score of the last game.
Lets make sure what they remember is positive.
The year and seasons ahead will bring us great opportunity to further develop the sport in the State. USA Hockey by-laws provides for a hierarchy of administration. USA Hockey is divided into 11 districts through the United States. In May 1999, at the annual Congress for USA Hockey, Florida was granted, by an unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, its separate affiliate status with USA Hockey. USA Hockey, Inc., is the national governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States.