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  1. 4 points
    My 40 and over team had a practice last night for an upcoming tournament. A couple of guys brought their kids (PeeWee/Bantam aged) as we were short. I brought my 11 year old son. It was my first time skating with him in an adult full on scrimmage. We had a blast. I told him I waited 11 years for this day and it was worth it. He played great- fearless in the corners and carrying the puck up ice. Had about 10 shots, about half really good scoring chances. So much fun.
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    I can see how someone that is so analytical can get caught up in overthinking and second guessing but you made the right choice. My son just turned 8 and is in a similar level skate. I see kids in all levels of skates at this age and there is no correlation to skating ability. For my son, i would rather stay in a mid-tier boot for all the reasons that have been outlined before, buy on sale and keep him in a skate that fits well rather than think he needs top of the line and try to buy so he has room to grow and keep him in it too long because it is so expensive to get new ones. I can’t see the tongue being a mod that is worth it, steel, maybe, I will let others chime in.
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    8u mite hockey. Top-of-the-line equipment at that level is overkill. If he's an advanced skater, because he started at 5 years old, then maybe the top of the line boys skates would be beneficial. If you have your son doing bulgarian squats to improve his explosiveness, well, you can be that dad. LOL. Just kidding.
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    My youngest started skating when he was 3 in a pair of CCM Intruder 55 skates. They were very flexible. At 17 years old now he's one of the better skaters you'd see on the ice at that age. Ankle range of mobility is a huge deal at the end of the day for skating, and anything that would restrict developing ankle strength and range of motion would be something I'd personally look to avoid. So I'd agree with your take on staying in a softer boot at that age. I can't say with certainty that one model over the other is better or worse, but if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't have changed a thing and I would have kept him in those CCM Intruders. When he outgrew them he used a a pair of MIssion (Warp I think?) and they were at least as soft/flexible a boot or maybe even more so. He didn't move into a pair of Supremes with some more stiffness until he'd already been skating for 3 or 4 years. Regarding your upgrades - I'd stick with the stock insoles unless he has discomfort. As long as they cover the rivets effectively then unless your son has issues with his feet you're trying to correct - why mess with that? In particular - if you do go with Superfeet, I'd first have a look at the pencil test and make sure if he's got high arches that putting in a thicker footbed doesn't raise his foot too high in the boot and cause lace bite or other issues. My son has very high arches (borderline fails the pencil test on a pair of Tacks) so this is something I'm always careful about. And yes you're crazy... but we all are that's why we're here talking about hockey equipment in July. 😉 colins



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