We aren't able to get a non checking scrimmage and skills clinic going for between season training. The biggest issue is insurance. In order for it to work we need to be sponsored by a club. Maybe next year with more time and more planning. With club sponsorship we get insured by USA Hockey and the cost returns to a feasible range.
As my son ends his season, he had a concussion, knee injury, and hip injury. Mild thank goodness. It is a contact sport. It is physical. But still a lot more can be done to manage away bad and reckless behavior. The old ways and the old "refs discretion" isn't going to float anymore. Too much is known about head injuries and too little is being done to make changes in youth ice hockey. Our voices are definitely needed to bring change.
I have found interest in two areas... getting rules enforced and getting leagues to change the way they do business and finding additional between season events for my son to learn skills. If you are interested in teaching or making hockey safer for the kids... drop me a line.
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