Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
[quote=Anonymous]As an outside observer, I was hoping I could get a question answered? Are YJ girls taught to engage on defense with their bottom hand extended and basically butt ending the attacking player? I see it consistently at all grade levels.


If you watched Mount Sinai - which is basically all YJ's - you would see all of the YJ tactics on display. Butt ends, cross checks, checking around the head, flops, goggle grabs, pulling strings, walking after the whistle, throwing your stick and knocking off your own goggles and head band, etc. etc.

It's really gross to teach the players to play the way they play.


Cue the standard YJ responses of:

1. If your daughter can't play the physical (illegal) game, she won't stand a chance in college -- continually misses the point that these are kids not college athletes

2. "If you're not cheating, you're not trying" --- ethics many parents and coaches don't want to teach their children and players, but it's fine with this organization


It really was just an honest question. Are the girls coached these techniques?(In terms of coming in with their butt ends) If so, that is a shame.
my daughter played through the YJ system and currently plays in college and she was NEVER taught to play unfairly you people are nuts. The MT Sinai girl who pulls her strings does it because she gets away with it but was not taught that by CR or any other coach...most of these kids will do what they can until they get caught..stop blaming coaches and directors and start looking at parents. WHen something doesnt work you willhear a dad or mom tell their kids to do something completely against what the coach wants!!


My question was really in reference to one technique that I saw being used repeatedly. Engaging with their bottom hand extended using the butt end. The proper techinque is to have the stick vertical and not extending either end of the stick towards the attacker. Due to the pretty common practice, I was wondering if this was how they were coached. I wasn't inferring that YJ were dirty, though obviously from the reaction there are many that feel that way. I was very impressed with the YJ teams that came down this weekend and even more so with how the parents handled themselves. [/quot]

Actually my daughter has been taught sort of what you are describing by some coaches but not YJ. Has been to several camps a few have taught that stick should be angles both back slightly and at 10 or 2 in order to avoid the call of stick in the sphere .Contact is then made with the lower hand ( not the butt of the stick) ,do not extend etc.