Rooks Oilers
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Hello fellow members, HOCKEY DADS/MOMS, just curious at what age did you start your kids at skating, or what do you think the youngest age is to start them?
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Rooks Oilers
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Rooks Oilers
I started my son at 4 in a beginers town hockey program and he will be playing D1 hockey next year. I have a grandson that started learn to skate at 3 and is now 6 playing mite hockey. I'm not sure that there is any perfect formular to nurturing a young hockey player. I think learning to skate properly at a young age is a must though. People say my son is a world class skater but im not sure how he evolved into the skater that he is.Rodeo said:I don't have kids just yet, but I started skating around 4. I grew up on a small lake that froze over every winter, so it was the cool thing to do.
Where is he playing D-1 at?bigd said:I started my son at 4 in a beginers town hockey program and he will be playing D1 hockey next year. I have a grandson that started learn to skate at 3 and is now 6 playing mite hockey. I'm not sure that there is any perfect formular to nurturing a young hockey player. I think learning to skate properly at a young age is a must though. People say my son is a world class skater but im not sure how he evolved into the skater that he is.
426er said:My son started at about 4 & he liked to rollerblade a lot so it was natural for him. The biggest mistake I have seen is parents forcing the kids to learn to skate. I have seen kids just sitting on the ice & refusing to get up for a half hour & the parents just keep telling them to get up
Too young? I would say if they are physically incapable of standing up on skates or actually "skating" (in only the very broadest sense). For most kids I have seen thats around 4 or 5.chum said:i have a question: is there such thing as starting your kid to skate when the kid is TOO YOUNG?
this is ASSUMING that you try to teach them to skate AFTER they learn how to walk.. or around then.. i dunno ; )