How to Protect Your Young Hockey Player
Body checking is a hockeymaneuver in which players usetheir hips or full body to knockinto opponents and take possessionof the puck. Some hockeyexperts urge young players tobody check. But medical expertsdisagree. One study found thatkids were much likelier to sufferconcussions or fractures in leaguesthat allowed body checking.
The American Academy ofPediatrics advises that kidsyounger than age 16 not beallowed to body check. To helpprotect your child, check theleague’s rules on body checking.
Pediatrics, Vol. 117, No. 2