New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
...2015 NCAA survey showed women’s hockey players reported more concussions than male football players. Since checking is not permitted in women’s hockey leagues, one would assume that concussions would be less prevalent. Since statistics show that this is not the case and women are reporting more concussions in hockey compared to men’s hockey, football and wrestling, it is important to understand why...
https://leducphysio.ca/prevalence-of-co ... ns-hockey/
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
There is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
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GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
How about those youth players who are skilled enough for AAA, want to play at that level and don’t want head shots?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:02 pmThere is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
Select
GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
See the list above. Skill is not the only thing that dictates where a player plays, or did you want an entire league suited specifically to your wants?Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:58 pmHow about those youth players who are skilled enough for AAA, want to play at that level and don’t want head shots?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:02 pmThere is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
Select
GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
List above doesn't address AAA skilled players who don't want head shots.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:24 amSee the list above. Skill is not the only thing that dictates where a player plays, or did you want an entire league suited specifically to your wants?Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:58 pmHow about those youth players who are skilled enough for AAA, want to play at that level and don’t want head shots?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:02 pmThere is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
Select
GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
He's got 4 years to play non-contact AAA, up to PW. Come MB, he will have a choice to make...life is full of choices.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:23 pmList above doesn't address AAA skilled players who don't want head shots.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:24 amSee the list above. Skill is not the only thing that dictates where a player plays, or did you want an entire league suited specifically to your wants?Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:58 pmHow about those youth players who are skilled enough for AAA, want to play at that level and don’t want head shots?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:02 pmThere is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
Select
GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
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I think part of the issue at the rep/A/MD/ maybe AA level is that a 1 hour "body checking" clinic requirement is not enough to effectively teach hitting.
Watch U14 players in year 1 of body checking with poor coaching. Kids are just trying to murder each other. In doing so they are taking themselves out of the play completing, ending up in the box, putting a target on themselves and ultimately hurting themselves or another player. I'm not suggesting to remove it, but a 1 hour clinic doesn't cut it as effective training on angling, body checking, positioning etc. Probably should be more requirement to learn it. And oh btw, sign the Rowan's Law card and then put it in the trash, great intent but coaches, players, parents don't care until they're concussed.
Watch U14 players in year 1 of body checking with poor coaching. Kids are just trying to murder each other. In doing so they are taking themselves out of the play completing, ending up in the box, putting a target on themselves and ultimately hurting themselves or another player. I'm not suggesting to remove it, but a 1 hour clinic doesn't cut it as effective training on angling, body checking, positioning etc. Probably should be more requirement to learn it. And oh btw, sign the Rowan's Law card and then put it in the trash, great intent but coaches, players, parents don't care until they're concussed.
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
Yes, first year hitting is always a bit of a mess. Lack of technique and inexperience fuelled by access to the forbidden fruit are no doubt the reasons. Also, I think its a bit of a culture shock for parents.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:45 pm I think part of the issue at the rep/A/MD/ maybe AA level is that a 1 hour "body checking" clinic requirement is not enough to effectively teach hitting.
Watch U14 players in year 1 of body checking with poor coaching. Kids are just trying to murder each other. In doing so they are taking themselves out of the play completing, ending up in the box, putting a target on themselves and ultimately hurting themselves or another player. I'm not suggesting to remove it, but a 1 hour clinic doesn't cut it as effective training on angling, body checking, positioning etc. Probably should be more requirement to learn it. And oh btw, sign the Rowan's Law card and then put it in the trash, great intent but coaches, players, parents don't care until they're concussed.
However, not knowing when to expect a hit, as well as not knowing when and when not to throw a hit are all part of the ettiequte. It doesn't take long for players to figure out when their opponent had them and let the off them hook or went out of their way to finish a check. Once they figure out the ettiequte, things calm down because everyone knows that there are 15+ guys on the other bench who might take exception to a dirty play.
No amount of "body checking clinics" can replace in-game experience. Which is why I think contact should be part of the rep stream starting in Minor Atom. 4 years of non-contact hockey will not prepare them for first year contact at 13 years old...may as well go through the first year growing pains before puberty, when the kids are relatively the same size.
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Re: New study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:49 pmHe's got 4 years to play non-contact AAA, up to PW. Come MB, he will have a choice to make...life is full of choices.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:23 pmChange is hard to accept ...Guest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:24 amSee the list above. Skill is not the only thing that dictates where a player plays, or did you want an entire league suited specifically to your wants?Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:58 pmHow about those youth players who are skilled enough for AAA, want to play at that level and don’t want head shots?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:02 pmThere is no reason to completely remove body checking from youth hockey. When body checking is removed from the NHL, then junior hockey and minor hockey can follow suit.
There are plenty of non-contact options for people at every age to support a lifetime of playing:
HL
Select
GTHL single A
Collegiate Intramural / LUG
ASHL (18+)
List above doesn't address AAA skilled players who don't want head shots.
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