Hockey: Pro’s and Con’s By: Thomas Symons
Hand-eye Coordination
• Stick handling
• Catching a flying puck
• Balancing puck on blade
• Batting the puck from the air
• Tipping
Cons
• Headshots
• Concussions
• Travel
• Money on gear
• Money on gas and hotel
• Smell dressing rooms
Headshot’s
• A shot to head from opponent
• Can cause major concussion
• Can take you out for half a season
• The league is trying to eliminate them
Concussions
• level 1:Temporary forgetfulness , no knock out, symptoms clear up in 15 minutes or less
• Level 2: Temporary forgetfulness, no knock out, symptoms are there for 15 minutes or more
• Level 3: Loss of consciousness. For seconds or minutes.
Travel
• Going down island almost every weekend
• Staying in the car is tiring
• My ankles hurt after awhile
Money on gear
• A good stick is $100-200
• Chest protector is $175
• Helmet is about $200-300
• Gloves are about $150-200
• Elbow pads and shin pads are $100-150
• Pants are about $150-200
• Jock is around $50
• Skate’s are $150-550
• Socks are $15
Money on gas and hotel
• Gas is from $0.95-$1.50
• Some people stay hotel for about $125-225
• I stay at family’s houses
Smelly dressing rooms
• When you get whole teams in there they stink
• And febreeze sucks
• You can air it out and it won’t smell as bad
Sources
• http://inthepen.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/the-elephant-that-crashed-the-party/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-v GuHLIPoc
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_levels_of_a_concussion
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1Ang3DLEQ
• http://canoland.blogspot.com/2010/06/run-612010.html
• http://howtohockey.com/how-to-do-the-sidney-crosby-move
• http://www.motifake.com/2845
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewn58g9p7sg