ation of their coaching staff resumes as the rationale for charging nearly twice to going tuition rates for comparable schools. Parents agree to pay top dollar to have the best and most experienced coaches; however, the coaches need to show up to practice on a regular basis, and preferably not hungover, to justify the nosebleed charges for tuition. When the "no-show" coach is an owner, the rules apparently do not apply.A parent's perspective:
"My son was on the AA last year (2007/2008) with Dixon Ward. We were excited for our son to play for a man with a big NHL background. We were sorely disappointed. He rarely showed for practice and the school did nothing about it. Ward is an owner so anything goes. Also, drinking was an issue on travel trips. Needless to say, we did not send our son back to OHA.
The idea that our boys will be coached by NHL coaches sounds really great, but if they never come to practice, it won't do your son much good."
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Is this the reason Dixon Ward was not given a coaching assignment this year? Did parents complain about him missing practices? What did OHA do, if anything, to address this issue?
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Dixon is a good coach ( I was told by an OHA parent) except for the drinking. But what about the other coaches? My boy plays for Robert Dirk this year. Very strong on defence but weak on offence.There is also a drinking problem on trips. Randy Jaycock resume needs to be check out.
I would like to see a search on Randy Jaycock resume.
Whose problem was it? Did they do it in front of the kids? Have you ever drank? They should lead by example Yes do I think the kids ever saw Dirk drunk Absolutely not!
I checked out Banff hockey academy and Pursuit. They are pretty much the same cost when you add in the school factor. They are cheaper becasue they teach them out of there own school so you dont have to pay 11,000.00 for school fees for out of province. you should really get your facts straight
my son saw him drunk but he doesn't drink and drive at least. There's drinking going on in the hotels after the games on away trips and to intoxication. He's a great guy and my son loved to play for him but those are the facts.
We know Dixon well and he is a good guy. He does like to party and chase women and I know he almost never made it to practice. He's part of the ownership and knew a "Golden Goose" when he saw it when he joined the school after leaving the NHL. Jaycock is a good guy who really never played in the NHL unlike Ward who is the real deal although mostly absent. Dirk is a straight forward and forthright guy, yet a defenseman who wanted to move back home because his parents live nearby. The 11,000 school fee is a scam between the city and the school. They scratch each others back at the expense of the parents. Like a said these guys aren't really that hard to figure out because they aren't that smart including Andy Oakes the President who has some funky business degree from some no name school. He's a complete phoney who preaches integrity while they line their pockets and could care less about the players. What a bunch of con artists.
I was there last year but my son played for Steve on the AAAA (really a strong AAA). The AA parents were very disenchanted with Dixon because its true he was rarely there. The goalie coach lives in Calgary (another owner) who rarely shows to practice. Power skating never happened, although Steve is a great skater and set a good example for the boys. The psych guy came a couple of times during the year, that is about it.
I am Canadian but I do have to say there is a sliding pay scale and Americans seem to be able to afford full tuition. We had plenty of Americans on our team but none with serious talent. Some were huge troublemakers, not to name names.
Rather than name names, perhaps you could inform us all of that particular team's dynamic and the trouble caused by said Americans.
It could very well save someone 40k...
That boy has some real ears on him! LOL
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