What a ridiculous post. As a passionate Devils fan I find this a narrow-minded viewpoint.
I don't follow Netball at all but have several friends that play at the very highest level. It may not be a major event to you but to a lot of people it is. Playing Devils advocate I'm sure they'd be saying exactly the same about Ice Hockey.
I hardly think missing 1 weeks worth of ice time will be detrimental to the development of these kids. Take them to the gym and do a S&C session or have a tactical chalkboard session.
The Devils get the rink for free, so obviously the rink needs to make money elsewhere. I hate to state the obvious but participation in ice sports isn't particularly lucrative in South Wales. So if free rent means this as a by product then we just have to suck it up and get on with it.
Poor comparison to Premier League Academy as well on so many points; multi million pound TV revenue, 10x the supporters we have, they own their grounds, million pound sponsorship deals......