The problem is the club director subjecting his kids to the elite level, when their skill level has them nowhere near ready to compete. What he did to his 2031 team is borderline child abuse. 6 goals in seven games, most, if not all of these games were running clock and no faceoffs. This is the opposite of "growing the game". Why would anyone kid on this team want to pickup a stick again? All for the ego of the owner? 2031 had 3 other divisions they could've played in, instead they wasted the other 6 teams time, and all of their parents weekends.
Put your teams in the division that will be allow the players to develop skill and actual enjoyment of the game.
But that's at cross purposes with the 91 business model...recruit upwards every year and then by 12th grade, it's a sales pitch (to parents of younger players) that "we developed these players! Uhh yeah the ones who live in NY and CT too! They were totally attending Tuesday practices with us in 5th grade!"
As one of the many complaining dads said it above, you have to enjoy pain to roster your son at clubs like True and 91 before 9th grade. Sure you can. But why.
