Most of what I've needed to know as a hockey parent, I found out late — from another parent, after the decision was already made.
So I started keeping notes. Rink Parent is where they go: the questions I'm working through as they come up, and the ones I've gone and checked properly.
I'm a parent, not a coach or a scout. When I don't know something, I say so.
Start here Six questions I wish I'd known to ask The questions, why each one cost me something, and a free four-page worksheet for the next time a decision comes up.