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Melissa
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 3:02 pm: |       |
I work at an elementary school and am currently teaching a floor hockey unit. today my principal informed me that she received a phone call from a concerned parent regarding safety with floor hockey sticks. I guess last week there was an accident at an elementary school in the US where a kid lost his eye due to a floor hockey stick. What kinds of things do you do to insure safety in floor hockey? |
william atlas (Billatlas)
Junior Member
Username: Billatlas
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 6:06 am: | |
We are not allowed to play in the school that I am in, but my last school we had all players wear goggles. In my middle school years, each kid had a lacrosse helmet on. |
Michael J. Roskamp (Roskampm)
Junior Member
Username: Roskampm
Post Number: 6
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 7:55 am: | |
Interesting....I have heard people suggest that hockey should be "dumped" for it's inherent dangers, but after teaching it for 16 years, I think the worst injury was a broken finger from two sticks hitting eachother pretty hard, with a finger in between.
Here are some guidelines I might suggest:
1. Be proactive, and definate about safety, making much of the items that follow, non-negotiable.... AND FOLLOW-THRU!!!
2. One hand always stays up on the end of the stick. The other hand "half-way" down the shaft.
3. NO SLAP SHOTS!! Which for me meant no backswings or follow through above the knees.
4. Teach the wrist shot early! I used...start with the "puck" on the stick behind you, slide it the first few feet until it passes you midline (standing sideways), then "flick" both wrists with a top hand "pull" and a bottom hand "push".
5. No "slapping" at the puck, even with a low backswing. Push, jab, poke, but minimize "stick swinging".
6. Help them learn the wrist shot well!
7. Stick comes out of their hands on their 1st offense. (This is not negotiable). Use a "penalty box" system during game play.
8. Don't play games until they can all demostrate safe stick handling.
9. Goalies should have a baseball glove to use as needed.
10. Be careful about "puck selection". Use one that is as light as possible, but still provides relatively true action. A colleague of mine took the super cheap plastic ones, drilled a few holes in them, put just a light layer of rubber cement (glue) inside, and they worked great.
11. NO SLAPSHOTS!
12. BE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS!
13. DO NOT NEGOTIATE SAFETY!
14. ENFORCE EXPECTATIONS ON THE 1ST, AND EVERY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. If they still don't get it right, explain that you will need to do some more skill work woth them to get it right before you will be comfortable allowing them to play again. They will get the message.
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Kristen Dittmer (Kris1136)
Junior Member
Username: Kris1136
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 12:52 pm: | |
I'm currently a student and in one of my activity classes we just started floor hockey. Many schools don't have the proper equipment for the game. You can always improvise. In my class the goalies wear catchers equipment. Besides having a no slap shot rule and no high sticking rule you could pad the blade of the stick. You can tape socks or any kind of fabric to the stick to make it softer. This will protect the students incase the do get hit. This will also help protect your gym floor. |
Annette Spagnuolo
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 5:25 pm: | |
When we do floor hockey at my school we have “penalties” for any student who slap shots or high sticks (the blade is not to come above the waist). When a student is caught performing a slap shot or high sticking they get a penalty where they are to find the nearest wall and stand with their back to it. We work on the honor system, for the first penalty in one class they count for 20 seconds and rejoin the class, on the second penalty they count for 30 and rejoin the class, on the third penalty we take the stick and they are out for the day. We, as teachers, emphasis how we are not giving penalties to be cruel but to make sure everyone stays safe and we make sure we are consistent in giving them. This seems to work well with my students. They seem to learn to be aware of their sticks, because they do not want to sit out. |
Daren Schwarten
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 10:54 am: | |
If you have the right equipment you should be ok. We use sticks with foam padding on the blades. They look "goofy", but they work well. They are sold in most catalogues. If a student accidently gets struck, it feels like a dull thud (no pain). Another added bonus is that it is nearly impossible to get the puck off the ground reducing high sticks and other injuries. |
Jeff Van Dyke (Jeff_van_dyke)
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Username: Jeff_van_dyke
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 6:55 pm: | |
I do the same as Annette. I have a penalty system. The kids are responsible for calling the penalties on themselves. If they call a high- stick on themselves it is a 20 second penalty. If I call it, it is two minutes. This has worked for me in class and in my afterschool intramural indoor hockey leauge that my 5th and 6th graders participate in. "Knock on wood" no injuries yet! |
Ryan Curl (Ryan_curl)
Junior Member
Username: Ryan_curl
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 2:07 pm: | |
I follow along with the same rules/"penalities" as mentioned before. If there is a class known for isuse of equipment, we play scooter hockey instead of floor hockey, with the biggest difference being the equipment used. Instead of normal, plastic/wood sticks, the students used small cushioned sticks that can only be used if you are sitting on the scooter. This cuts down on the "finger" and "toe" injuries that occur when the normal sticks collide. The game also forces those students who stand around to move their scooter and participate more than they even want to. |
Amy Gundy (Amygundy)
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Username: Amygundy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 7:23 pm: | |
We use "no bounce" balls instead of pucks. They are like hard nerf balls. Also, we throw out six balls at a time and there is lots of action. I give one warning for a high stick, then the next time they are out for five minutes. |
Sharon Welch (Spe4me)
Junior Member
Username: Spe4me
Post Number: 10
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 2:15 am: | |
We go over safety for the first lessons and demand that the students demonstrate those safety rules before doing any passing activities. The penalty for raising the blade above your knees is : the first offense they get a swim noodle to play with, the second offense they sit out for 3 minutes and if it happens again they sit out for the rest of the class period. We seldom get to a second penalty.
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Sharon Welch (Spe4me)
Junior Member
Username: Spe4me
Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 2:25 am: | |
Mat Hockey- Place 4 tumbling mats in a square formation with a 3-4 foot space in each corner. A student stands at each corner with a hockey stick. The corner space is their goal. They have to keep one foot in their goal at all times. If they have the puck they have to pass to themselves back and forth with both sides of the stick 3 times before making a pass at another goal. Once a player in a goal has the puck no one can reach in and try to take it away. |
