APA 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kids Help Phone, Major Scale, Snowmobile
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Negative aspects of something are what builds the culture around it. How strong is the hockey culture in canada: 90s pm named team of politicians, appointed a retired nhl player to the senate, put on a postage stamp. Hockey depicted on the old 5$ bill. Mission lead, develop, and promote positive hockey. But some negatives unacceptable behavior the game that way. Negatives are what enter the media and people start to perceive. News can twist what is actually happening. Adults have a huge impact on the culture of minor hockey. Young officials are facing abuse against the parents: we need the adult influence to get certain things to happen, lead to them quitting and then losing the referees needed for older level games. Graham james, david frost this kind of stuff affects the overall image of sport. Media portrays hockey as an unsafe place for your kids. Parents question the involvement of their kids: recruitments begin to decline.