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Originally Posted by MattyC
Is there hitting in football in this age group? Or is everything flag? I really don't know.
The short answer is in the rest of my post, there are alternatives that don't include contact. By taking it out at the developmental level you take it away from the kids that can benefit from it and want to do it. It's a skill, just like stick handling or skating.
I can't speak for anyone else here, but I'm young enough to remember my days of playing hockey at this age and I was licking my lips to get to PeeWee so I could hit. Its one of the funnest parts of the game. Kids will find a way to hurt each other and themselves regardless of whether or not they play hockey.
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They aren't removing it, they're delaying the implementation by two years.
You mention that you were licking your chops at it, and use that as a reason for why it should still be allowed. Realistically, this decision should not be left to the kids to decide. They aren't privy to the same analysis as those within Hockey Alberta.
Of the limited data that is available, that data shows it's best to have them start hitting in Bantam. This coming from someone who also played contact both years of PeeWee, and tentatively agrees with the ban. It was certainly fun to hit, but I understand why they would choose to delay the implementation.
That data in Alberta, was for the higher skilled players, (Div 1-4), yet the data again indicates that injuries are more prevalent.
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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Data shows:
Non-Contact PeeWee players in Quebec have fewer injuries compared to Contact PeeWee players in the rest of the country. Those same players as well, have the same rate of injury in Bantam both between contact, & non.
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