Protective equipment plays a crucial role in the prevention of
injuries. As a parent you have the responsibility of ensuring your
son or daughter is properly protected. If you have any questions on
equipment talk to your teams Safety Person or Trainer.
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That you should never buy skates that are too big to grow into as
this can affect skating development?
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When
drying your skates after a session the insoles should be taken out
for more effective drying?
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Your
helmet and facemask must be CSA certified?
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If
you paint your helmet or remove the CSA sticker your helmet is no
longer CSA certified?
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You
should not apply stickers to the helmet as some stickers have glue
that can harm the helmet and could effect both CSA certification
and the manufacturers warranty?
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There are specific facial protectors for the player depending on
their age, and you should ask your sports store or refer to the
Hockey Canada rulebook to determine which is best for you?
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If
you remove ear protection from your helmet it is no longer CSA
certified and therefore does not meet Hockey Canada requirements?
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Your
throat protector must be BNQ certified and cannot be altered in
any way?
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As a
rule of thumb your hockey stick should reach between your chin and
your mouth if you are in street shoes?
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In a
"ready stance" with the stick's blade flat on the ice, there
should be no gap between the ice and the bottom edge of the blade?
If so, try a different lie to remove this gap.
