Its probably easier playing up on offense than defense. What barometer makes a player a major contributor. Points Minutes. A post above stated he would be happy if his kid scored 5 goals on varsity rather than 25-50 on JV/MS. I agree i also think there are seniors/Juniors that wished they scored 5 goals.

I love the fact the poster also said it may be in the bets interest for the player and I also took it as the best for the program in the future.

I figure within a 16 game season if you have 16 points, you are a contributor. Figure you may not score each game but should find a way to get involved most of the time. I also figure if an 8th grader on a "weak" team can put up 16 points against the competition who make up the stronger and weaker teams I bet they could put up more when playing on a "strong" team.