tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post931058138135008246..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Blog blast past: Stef-fing out; a NHL prospect walks away, quite possibly for realsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-82831222223950875262008-08-20T12:46:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:46:00.000-04:00Again, who knows. There are so many theories. One ...Again, who knows. There are so many theories. One point that should be developed is a lot of young athletes, around 18-19-20 years old, must feel like they need to be able to prove they <I>chose</I> this path, that they weren't pushed into by their parents from an early age and have known nothing else.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-63420080353559150002008-08-20T12:29:00.001-04:002008-08-20T12:29:00.001-04:00I think the hockey system in Canada probably cause...I think the hockey system in Canada probably causes a lot of burnout. Just think of all the pressure that's put on kids from at least 9 or 10, and then plenty of them have to move away to play junior, which in itself would be a difficult adjustment, but is made even harder by the demands of junior hockey. There's probably quite a few kids who burn out but are never heard from, because they aren't NHL prospects.Andrew Bucholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156615450275929751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-10841983413777896472008-08-20T12:29:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:29:00.000-04:00There's no implying about it -- it is his damn lif...There's no implying about it -- it is his damn life.<BR/><BR/>I'd liken to this to when Robin Yount, as 22 years old, quit baseball briefly to become a professional golfer ... sometimes a breakthrough begins in a mask of failure, does it not?sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-71578420819592522042008-08-20T07:47:00.000-04:002008-08-20T07:47:00.000-04:00As long as we are irresponsibly speculating. My ot...As long as we are irresponsibly speculating. <BR/><BR/>My other half treats a lot of high level junior athletes (she's a psychologist for those that don't know) and although depression isn't unheard of, clinical anxiety is a far more common and equally disabling disorder in young athletes. The nice thing is that they are very treatable. <BR/><BR/>But we clearly don't know what's up with this kid. So we shouldn't speculate and we should realize, as Neate implies, that it's his damn life not ours.<BR/><BR/>All that said, I suspect he'll play hockey again once he realizes that it's a better lifestyle than, say, teaching grade 9 math in Ajax.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.com