Category: Case Studies
CASE STUDY #8
Age Group: Peewee
During an open scrimmage, two players (members of the same team playing against one another) go hard into the corner chasing a loose puck. In the struggle for possession, neither gains control and the puck continues to travel behind the net to another player and play continues. One of the two players in the corner skates away from the contact, while the other player becomes aggressive and cross-checks the other player in the back, forcing him to the ice. The player's head snaps back and the player remains on the ice injured.
Questions:
- What was the relationships between the two players prior to the confrontation?
- What were the events prior to the incident? Was there something that happened earlier in the shift of practice?
- After initial contact, could the coach have done something to avoid the incident?
- What should the coach's reaction be?
- What are the long term implications of the aggressors and/or coaches actions?
Submitted by: Val Belmonte
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