In Red Deer the six year olds (Dynamite, Initiation) play half ice games three on three with a split squad. The team is suppossed to be split on ability, the theory being that the weaker kids get much more involved in the play that way. The kids rotate playing goal every shift. A big advantage to this, is the amount of ice time the kids get. They are on the ice every other shift so they get to play half of the game. I think it is a good idea, however there are a lot of parents who don't like it at all.
__________________
|