Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Safety in Hockey

Hockey Belgium make face masks mandatory at youth level

Hockey Belgium have made wearing of masks for the penalty corner mandatory at junior level from the 2023/24 season. The new edict applies to all defenders on the PC line at under-10 level. If there is no goalkeeper, there may be...

‘We shared something unique, both our children died playing the game they loved’

Thirteen years ago last month, Lizzie Watkins was playing in an Australian premier state match for North Coast Raiders at Curtin University alongside her sister, Catherine. Midway through the match a ball deflected off Lizzie’s stick and hit her...

Student’s innovative hockey glove aims to Pro-Tect from injury 

A product design student from Edinburgh Napier University is hoping his unique hockey glove – which can flag up the risk of a player sustaining a hand injury – could change the way teams prepare for big matches.  Matt Taylor,...

Club hockey player on fundraising mission after losing six teeth in horror injury

A club player who lost six teeth in an horrific injury playing a top-of-the-table clash in the Midlands Premier Division has been forced to start a fundraising page after facing a dental bill of up to £10,000. Playing for Stourport...

FIH: ‘Penalty corner is always evolving but we have a duty of care’

“Whatever we do, either nothing or radical,” says Jon Wyatt, “we will upset half of the hockey players which isn’t ideal.” Having received around 4,700 responses over four months, world hockey’s sport and development director is talking about the...

Here’s to a much safer indoor hockey penalty corner

In the indoor hockey PC, the push from nine metres or less at any height towards goal with the defending field players, having very little protective armour like the goalkeeper, has caused and will continue to cause injuries including...

Sam Ward: Why we shouldn’t get rid of penalty corner rule in hockey

There is always going to be some form of a danger element in our sport. We use a hard ball and it is just about managing the dangers. There’s no doubt that hockey needs to be as safe as possible,...

‘Hockey is a dangerous and possibly fatal game – it should be treated as such’

Joanna wrote to The Hockey Paper following an injury to her 17-year-old son on the hockey pitch and says head protection should be worn at all times The subject of safety on the hockey field is completely ignored. A mouth...

‘Deeply concerning’: Widespread support for rule changes in sport to reduce injury

Schools should be obliged to record sports-related injuries, while one in 10 of young people who have suffered at least one sports injury believe it has resulted in a permanent disability. This is according to research findings by Podium Analytics,...

Podium Analytics launches head injury tool to help track concussions

Podium Analytics, the NGO and charity founded by Ron Dennis CBE which is committed to reducing injury in sport, has launched the first of its head injury tools within its Injury Insight platform. The injury tool is designed to help...
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