The drama has begun. A group of parents of the girls I coach are insisting on going to Vancouver (aka land of hockey) for a tournament. Our girls are in a development year, they've been blown out of every game they've played to date and I don't anticipate them doing well in this tourney. But we're going anyway (well, not me, I'll be in China), registered in the lowest division possible to give them a chance in hell at doing sort of well. The parent rampage has begun, I'm bracing myself for the email flurry that's sure to commence -- these parents don't understand why we're going 'all the way to Canada' to play at that level. Um, Canada is a whopping 2 hour flight away, just imagine that you're going to Phoenix. I can't wait to watch this one develop. Lucky for me, I'm an assistant coach and will just sit back and watch el fireworks.