Since my oldest boy (a goaltender) was five, we've purposely avoided overdoing summer hockey activities. When other families were going nuts with camp after camp and tournament after tournament, we chose to either have him play another sport in a less competitive environment (which, ironically, was where he was most nervous) or just enjoy time at home reading or playing with the family.

I'm not here to put down camps as we soon head to a goalie camp for two weeks this summer.