Skate helmet & Pond hockey

[Wallzy41 9]

I'm teaching my friend to hit tomorrow, and just as a safety measure, I told him to bring his Skate helmet. Is this a safe idea? I realize a hockey helmet would be better, be he doesn't have one.

[Ahriman 1]

I cant wait to find out how well this turns out.

[Chadd 916]

He should be in full gear if you're working on hitting.

[sabres48 0]

Ya ice is ice, whether its on a pond or in a building. Its still gonna be hard, and it will still kill the joints when you hit it.

[althoma1 575]

If he doesn't have a hockey helmet then obviously he isn't playing competitive contact hockey, so why does he need to learn to hit? If he wants to learn because he plans on getting into competitive contact hockey then he should buy his equipment first. Practicing hitting without full proper equipment is just asking for trouble.

[Wallzy41 9]

He's got the rest of his gear, sparing helmet. we're gonna buy 5100's/RBE V's once we find out what our rec league teams are.

[VakarLajos 5]

as long as you can guarantee his head won't hit anything hard, like ice or another head.....or shoulder, then no need for a helmet.

[sitzlejd 0]

How could one possibly guarantee that? Why is he learning to hit for rec league?

[Wallzy41 9]

He wanted me to teach him to hit, in general as a skill to add. I told him, if we're working on hitting, you're bringing 1) Full pads, and 2) a decent helmet. I know you don't have a hockey helmet, bring the most protective helmet you have, and I'm going to have to sandbag some hits. In other words: He's going to be hitting me(who is in full gear, hockey helmet included) and i'm just gonna sandbag hits all night.

[VakarLajos 5]

How could one possibly guarantee that? Why is he learning to hit for rec league?

woosh is the sound of that post going over your head.

[andrewstuber 0]

just go get a helmet with a cage...any rec league has that as the min requirement...you can always take the cage off, if they allow less...