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In high school, who did the chicks dig the most - the star football player or the star hockey player?
High school hockey teams are rare and often subpar. The top level generally involves private clubs not affiliated with schools. Whereas football is mostly played within the context of high school.
Basically. any decent-looking masculine jock will be popular with the girls. Regardless of the sport.
Though only hockey gets its own term: "plotte à puck".
High school hockey teams are rare and often subpar. The top level generally involves private clubs not affiliated with schools. Whereas football is mostly played within the context of high school.
Right. Schools may have hockey teams, but they don't necessarily have hockey rinks, so ice time must be purchased from a private or city-run rink for practices and games at an arena that is not necessarily close to school grounds, and at a time that is not necessarily convenient for students to attend (say, Thursday at 9 pm this week for a practice, Tuesday at 6 pm next week for a game).
By comparison, every school can have a plot of land that can serve as a football/soccer/baseball/rugby field. No need for the school to purchase field time, teams can practice every day at school if they wish, and every game is at school. Well, except for the away games, of course, but even those would take place at another school at a reasonable time of day. And yes, with football so visible and hockey so hidden, the girls went for the football players.
Hockey is very similar to baseball--you start as a child, in hockey's equivalent of Little League, and work your way up through lower leagues. By the time you're high school age, you're either headed for the pro stream (which many try but do not make it all the way), or you're playing at high school. In other words, if you play hockey at high school, you're not one of the better hockey players, and you're only playing because you love the game.
Right. Schools may have hockey teams, but they don't necessarily have hockey rinks, so ice time must be purchased from a private or city-run rink for practices and games at an arena that is not necessarily close to school grounds, and at a time that is not necessarily convenient for students to attend (say, Thursday at 9 pm this week for a practice, Tuesday at 6 pm next week for a game).
By comparison, every school can have a plot of land that can serve as a football/soccer/baseball/rugby field. No need for the school to purchase field time, teams can practice every day at school if they wish, and every game is at school. Well, except for the away games, of course, but even those would take place at another school at a reasonable time of day. And yes, with football so visible and hockey so hidden, the girls went for the football players.
Hockey is very similar to baseball--you start as a child, in hockey's equivalent of Little League, and work your way up through lower leagues. By the time you're high school age, you're either headed for the pro stream (which many try but do not make it all the way), or you're playing at high school. In other words, if you play hockey at high school, you're not one of the better hockey players, and you're only playing because you love the game.
Pretty much the same down here. Hockey is particularly big here in New England though I am not sure about the warmer states. High schools here in N.E. have hockey teams but all games are played at municipal rinks away from school. My high school had both boys and girls hockey teams for instance but not its own rink. Many suburban high schools have their own gridiron football stadiums. Urban high schools like mine do not and play at a centralized city owned location instead. Actually, well funded suburban schools tend to have many more facilities than their urban counterparts - tennis courts, baseball fields, running tracks, and some even have their own indoor swimming pools. We city kids are lucky to have a functioning indoor gymnasium.
Top level hockey in Quebec at High School age is played primarily at Private Secondary schools. Most Midget AAA teams in Quebec are based out of Secondary schools (i.e., High School.) I briefly played at CCL. Just about every arena we played in was on a school campus. There were a few exceptions. Considering how rigorous the schedules are, and the travel time involved, I'd find it extremely hard to go to a school not directly affiliated with the club. A Wednesday bus ride to a 7PM Jonquiere game meant missing the entire day of school, and going in the next morning half awake.
As for the popularity with girls, as said above, jocks are jocks, regardless of the sport played. There were some "fraishier" (or however you spell it) guys on the hockey team, just as there were some on the golf team. They were equally popular with girls. The basketball guys were no better.
Top level hockey in Quebec at High School age is played primarily at Private Secondary schools. Most Midget AAA teams in Quebec are based out of Secondary schools (i.e., High School.) I briefly played at CCL. Just about every arena we played in was on a school campus. There were a few exceptions. Considering how rigorous the schedules are, and the travel time involved, I'd find it extremely hard to go to a school not directly affiliated with the club. A Wednesday bus ride to a 7PM Jonquiere game meant missing the entire day of school, and going in the next morning half awake.
It's a good point that Midget AAA teams are often affiliated with a school. Though most of them aren't affiliated with a private school and aren't necessarily the school's own team. (In the case of the private schools, they are though.)
Almost all of the players (if not all of them) go to school at Nic-Gat and their academic program is adjusted to balance class time, homework time and hockey practices and games.
Also, there are only 15 Midget AAA clubs in Quebec, so even if they are all associated with a high school, that's just a tiny fraction of the 500 high schools in Quebec.
It's a good point that Midget AAA teams are often affiliated with a school. Though most of them aren't affiliated with a private school and aren't necessarily the school's own team. (In the case of the private schools, they are though.)
Almost all of the players (if not all of them) go to school at Nic-Gat and their academic program is adjusted to balance class time, homework time and hockey practices and games.
Also, there are only 15 Midget AAA clubs in Quebec, so even if they are all associated with a high school, that's just a tiny fraction of the 500 high schools in Quebec.
Right. So while at CCL sports were a huge deal, I don't think they are much of anything at public high schools in Quebec. The friends I had/have who went to public schools were never really "famous" for playing on school teams, or even for playing the local Bantam CC/BB club teams (which were still quite solid, TBH... several who played that level have gone on to play pro.)
Sports in Canada in general is just not like it is in the US, outside of small bubbles, such as Midget AAA and affiliated schools.
LOL @ "Plotte a puck" by the way... Brought back some cringe-worthy memories with that one.
I might be returning to the York Region in the near future to visit relatives. I recently found this article about the status of secondary school football in the York Region. The situation is not good . As late as 2009, there were over a dozen different high school football teams in the York Region but now it's down to 2-3 with only the Huron Heights Warriors in Newmarket having steady seasons. The Warriors end up having to travel afar to find opponents to play because few to none of their neighbours have football teams any longer.
What happened? The York Region is quite affluent compared to other regions in the GTA so money should be less of a factor I'd think. Could it be lack of interest that are driving these secondary school teams to the ground? Could it be increasing worry about the risk of injury in the often violent sport? Interesting enough, practically every high school in New Brunswick, a poorer province than Ontario, has a football team and football interest seems to still be going on strong there. I really wonder what is going on in the York Region these days.
I suppose there are supporters as well as detractors of this initiative. Without a doubt, American 4-down football is popular in some parts of Canada - the continued promotion of the NFL and NCAA over the CFL and U-Sports might have something to do with it - but to have a public secondary school actually promote the American style is shocking to me. The headmistress in her interview even wants to see this movement expand. So, is this the beginning of the demise of 3-down football as we know it and with that possibly a part of Canadian identity? Will Canadian youth not want to play with Canadian rules in the future? Will an increasing number of Canadian high school football fields shrink to 100 yards long with 10 yard endzones and goalposts in the rear? Or would such a program as this be geographically limited and Canadian football here to stay? What do others think?
Last edited by Urban Peasant; 08-04-2023 at 06:51 PM..
Did any of you play football in high school? I didn’t.
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Brought back some cringe-worthy memories with that one.
. As late as 2009, there were over a dozen different high school football teams in the York Region but now it's down to 2-3 with only the Huron Heights Warriors in Newmarket having steady seasons. The Warriors end up having to travel afar to find opponents to play because few to none of their neighbours have football teams any longer.
Canadian high schoolers playing American football in Canada? Oh my!
