A parent's perspective on making the best choices for children involved in competitive youth hockey. Whether your goals are to play college hockey, major junior or make it to the NHL, there are myriad choices and the right combination of choices is not as vast as one might think. Understand the decision making process, options, and factors that will help you achieve your goals and make your child's hockey experience the best that it can be. Part one in a series of articles that progress from mites to midgets.