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How come no physical required for travel hockey?
Hockey sophist:
Nothing new about HS sports physicals. I had one when I first played played HS football in 1953!!! It was probably a CIF requirement not something mandated from DC.
Crash:
Because most of the kids would fail. :-)
Most parents think the sport is the training, rather than training for the sport.
IMHO the best sport to prepare for hockey is swimming. A thousand times more efficient than soccer.
Hockey sophist:
--- Quote from: Crash on October 25, 2016, 08:53:03 AM ---Because most of the kids would fail. :-)
Most parents think the sport is the training, rather than training for the sport.
IMHO the best sport to prepare for hockey is swimming. A thousand times more efficient than soccer.
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As the father of two competitive swimmers, one also a soccer player, as well as a hockey player, I tend to agree. Soccer helps with tactics but roller is better. Because soccer is so slow compared to hockey, it helps kids grasp the concept of "dead space" in 2v1 situations. Swimming is fantastic for upper body development with younger kids who should not be doing weights. Swimming also helps with large muscle coordination, especially fly and breast, and endurance. Our hockey player swims laps in the summer with me. Can't say that it helps him on the ice but it does use different muscles.
Why are you so keen on swimming? There could be a whole good discussion on what other sports contribute to the development of a hockey player aside from the fun of playing them.
It might be a good team building process to have a pre or post season soccer tournament for hockey teams. Maybe even the Wildcats could win some games. Nah.
Crash:
1. Lung capacity. My son tested at 99%.
2. It develops all those weird muscles you never think about but hurt when you come out of a scrum in the corner.
3. Efficient, non impact.
4. Solo sport you can do for life all over the world.
He loves water polo but that is probably over as he dislocated his shoulder in hockey.
Blasko:
--- Quote from: Teemu8 on July 29, 2016, 11:34:01 AM ---Its a way for high schools to cover thier a $$es from getting sued. No youth sports require physicals.. little league, AYSO, pop warner... none require physicals. Its up to the parents to make sure thier kid is ready to play.
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True, that's the way it should be though.
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