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2010 Summer Camps
Top 10 Reasons to Play Youth Hockey
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Hockey develops great athletes. Physical development,
coordination and agility - hockey builds athletic skills that
are transferable and beneficial to a number of other sports.
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Everybody plays. Teams exist for all skill levels. During most
games a player sees action for at least 1/3 of the game on a
consistently rotating basis.
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Hockey is a great value. The hockey season is over five months
long - an hour of ice time will average to be less than $10 a
player. At lower age levels equipment rental programs are readily
available. And ice arena concession stands are a real bargain!
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The future is bright. Youth hockey players are 4 times more
likely to go on to play in college than youth basketball players,
and 2 times more likely than youth soccer and football players.*
Plus, hockey players tend to stay close the game well into
adulthood.
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It’s safe. This is not the NHL - checking isn’t allowed until the
upper levels and fighting is not allowed at all. High tech
protective gear is used; head, knee and other joint injuries are
rare.
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Hockey is easy to integrate into your schedule. Hockey games and
practices start and end on time, and the schedule is posted weeks
in advance. Rarely does anything start before 8:00 a.m. or end
after 9:00 p.m. Away games are primarily in the Milwaukee area.
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Fight the winter blues. Time flies when you’re having fun. Play
hockey and summer will be here before you know it!
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Fun for the whole family. Hockey is a great spectator sport, and
there are many opportunities to meet new people and make new
friends. The whole family will enjoy a new activity together.
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Size doesn’t matter. No, really, for hockey it’s true. Skating
ability, hustle and spirit matter most.
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Hockey is the ultimate team sport. Youth hockey players learn
life-long lessons of teamwork, trust, responsibility, sportsmanship
and more. Nothing beats the esteem developed by being part of a
team.
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Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association report on “Competing
Beyond High School”
The “Top 10 Reasons to Play Youth Hockey” was written and produced by the
Milwaukee Winter Club (Patti Brose, Rene Cranston and Alex Miller), 2008.

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