You Need to Know These 3 Hockey Safety Tips

By Athena Hunter


As you know, there is no substitute for taking care to prevent debilitating injury, and hockey safety tips plus knowledge and awareness are important in this rough sport. Most people have extensive knowledge of the types of injuries one can sustain while playing hockey. This sport is quite fast and exciting but also filled with danger. People have either read about these terrible injuries or have seen them with their own eyes.

You will find that one of the most important items of your safety gear when playing hockey is your helmet.

Your hockey pants should also be purchased with safety in mind. A high quality breezer, as they are called, will come with padding all around to protect you when you fall, collide, or get hit with a puck or stick. When simple padding could have prevented the injury, being sidelined is even more painful. Plus, the padding in the rear can help protect your tailbone. Tailbones are easily bruised and/or broken on the ice and it's no laughing matter. This isn't only about the pain but also about being kept out the game while you heal. When your tailbone is injured, the hockey bench is definitely not your friend.

You have to be certain that all your hockey equipment fits adequately. Properly fitting equipment, like a helmet, can reduce the chances of serious injury. Your equipment will be useless and unable to do its job properly if it doesn't fit you well. You will be placing yourself at risk otherwise. One example is that your helmet should be fastened will and fit snugly. You can still get really hurt if you fall over and hit your head, which happens pretty often in hockey. Your various pads that you wear must also fit snugly so they won't shift around while you play.

Gather as many facts about hockey safety as possible. Serious injuries can be prevented by knowing these facts.




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