Body Checking Presentation

Video explaining the proposed USA Hockey rule change that will move the age of legal body checking in games from 12+Under (Pee Wee) to 14+Under (Bantam).

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Sports

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• USA Hockey
• checking
• Hockey

[HuntBow91]

Bantams are too big and fast to just be learning to check. There will be proportionally many more life threatening and serious injuries at the Bantam level, than the corresponding reduction in serious injuries at the PeeWee level. Coaches cannot take the time to teach in practice what can't be done in a game. There isn't enough ice time as it is... We would be better off allowing checking at the Squirt level while they are small.

[jfpack]

Some useful comments instead of the music would be nice.

[Rhopperre1]

Problem began when coaches stopped teaching mites to skate through the opponent, two hands on the stick focus on the puck.

If hitting stops the precious stickhandlers from learning to dangle maybe thats a good idea because high school and college d-men love to destroy danglers. I say hit at mites through the hands, teach squirts to check hands down and make the game safer for everyone. At 30 lbs going 12 mph zero injuries lots of experience, bantams are between 6'5" and 5'-disparity=injuries

[Rhopperre1]

Hockey is not simply a game of stickhandling, at teh next level-HS hitting is fierce, beyond that it is dangerous if you don't have skill and the experience-watched Messier, Barnaby and another former NHL star discuss this and they believe players who don't play contact early don't learn dangerous places on the ice. Result is lots of injuries, bad injuries.

While you can learn to toe drag and go top shelf on the driveway by yourself you need the experience to know where you can go safely.

[Rhopperre1]

As President of an organization I am appalled by the lack of consideration for the players and administrators of the game before a decision of this magnitude is taken.

Obviously if player education is going to be improved the number of injuries will be diminished, we could have qadded education without reducing the game to 1 on 1 basketball.

Oldest son learned to hit as a mite and until juniors he never was injured. My second son lots of injuries, age change player-enough said-bad rule chg

[theawesomehuntsman]

what a load of shit.

[iraqihockey]

This is the "Big Justification" . A couple video's and some music. Does anyone know who the brain child of this is that just set american skaters back 3 years from the canadians...? I'd like to check him illegally

[PlayHockeyForFun]

@denturehead

That probably is the real motive behind this rule change

[PlayHockeyForFun]

@swaintierney

I have mcuh sympath about the smaller player in term of checking. But, consider this, if they are not prepared at earlier age when checking is still "gentle", it will even more difficult for them to adapt at Bantam level, and more prone to such type of injuries.

[PlayHockeyForFun]

@bluesrevenge

I have exactly same feeling as yours when this rule is officialized. My son plays PeeWee right now.

I like to see him checking at even ealier age, so that he will be ready when it is "real" in older age groups.

[swaintierney]

As a Peewee Coach, I am torn about this rule. It will be nice to go through a game without two or three hurt kids on the back bench, but I will have to adjust a few teaching points.

As a Dad of a smaller player who has already had two concussions, I hope it will avoid a third or more serious one.

As a Doctor, I must applaud the effort to make the game safer for our children.

As a Player, one who always played physically, it changes the game. Not necessarily for the better, just different.

[swaintierney]

As a Peewee Coach, I am torn about this rule. It will be nice to go through a game without two or three hurt kids on the back bench, but I will have to adjust a few teaching points.

As a Dad of a smaller player who has already had two concussions, I hope it will avoid a third or more serious one.

As a Doctor, I must applaud the effort to make the game safer for our children.

As a Player, one who always played physically, it changes the game. Not necessarily for the better, just different.