quote:Originally posted by blexann:
IMO the daddy ball thing is REALLY bad in OBA
And it will only get worse, where local associations have less players and less teams.
Don't forget that in most cases, local associations get one vote (at the affiliate AGM) for every rep team they have in a given year (no matter how bad a team it is) and dadddies who get a team that they don't deserve will vote however the poobah of their asssociation wants, to keep coaching.
Q: Why do vote$ matter?
A: $illy question
I recall a few years ago when they supposedly re-invented the coach training program in the OBA and called it "competency based"...go watch a few Tier 2 or Tier 3 teams play and see how that's working out.
In fairness, even Tier 1 teams have coaching issues, but the OBA doesn't care and they can keep you locked up forever...even if a coach is incompetent they don't have to release your kid to a better team.
Don't anyone tell me that the OBA release policy is about balance, or keeping it competitive, because that's complete BS, just look which associations win more on Labour Day...fair is a 4-letter word in the OBA.