| Anyone who has ever participated in an elementary | | | | playing on a floor, but serious injuries can happen when |
| school gym class probably has some memory of | | | | one child is body checked by another. If the league |
| playing floor hockey. This sport allowed both boys and | | | | insists on every floor hockey player wearing a helmet, |
| girls the chance to play hockey without having to | | | | it's not even a question that a child will raise. |
| worry about learning how to skate. Today it's reaching | | | | Knee and elbow pads are a great idea as well. Just as |
| well beyond the confines of school curriculum and | | | | with something like rollerblading or traditional skating, |
| there are leagues for this fun and faced paced | | | | kids can fall forward pretty easily when they lose their |
| competitive activity in many cities. | | | | footing. This is true in sports including soccer and floor |
| For someone familiar with ice hockey it doesn't differ | | | | hockey as well. A good set of safety pads under the |
| much. Not everyone has the chance or the interest to | | | | child's clothing can really reduce the number of bumps |
| learn how to skate. Many children live in warm climates | | | | and bruises they'll sustain. |
| where ice is a scarcity. For them the closest they get | | | | You can't play without a stick. Some kids who are |
| to hockey is watching an NHL game on television. With | | | | already playing the game on ice will be inclined to bring |
| floor hockey, though they can go through the paces of | | | | in that stick for playing floor hockey. There are actually |
| a game without having to strap on a pair of skates. | | | | sticks just made for playing the game in this setting. It's |
| When it's played as part of physical education class | | | | a good idea to purchase a stick that is a good fit for |
| the only equipment used is generally a stick and a ball | | | | the child now. Some parents think they can save a |
| or rubber puck. This is because there are understood | | | | few dollars by buying a bit larger stick that their son or |
| and strictly enforced rules of no contact. However, if | | | | daughter will grow into. This isn't a good idea as it can |
| it's a league of floor hockey those rules change and in | | | | present a safety problem for both the child using the |
| light of that more safety equipment is required. | | | | stick to play floor hockey with and the other players. If |
| A helmet is really a must for any child interested in this | | | | it's too big for them to easily handle it, it's not the right |
| sport. They may see it as overkill since they are only | | | | stick for them. |