This sort of thing should never happen, especially in a non-contact peewee tournament. But a hit to the head left a 12-year-old boy in New Brunswick convulsing on the ice and led to police investigating it as an assault.
William Theriault is recovering, but suffers headaches and has little ability to concentrate, CBC reports.
Minor hockey organizations can brace for more police invovlement - or civil lawsuits - until such time as hits to the head are taken more seriously. Deliberate contact to the head has no part in minor hockey and happens as the result of poor coaching, questionable sportsmanship and can accelerate during the course of a game due to soft officiating.
Parents, for the most part, want hits to the head eliminated from the sport. If it doesn't happen, they'll start taking action themselves by choosing other sports and activities for their kids.
William Theriault is recovering, but suffers headaches and has little ability to concentrate, CBC reports.
Minor hockey organizations can brace for more police invovlement - or civil lawsuits - until such time as hits to the head are taken more seriously. Deliberate contact to the head has no part in minor hockey and happens as the result of poor coaching, questionable sportsmanship and can accelerate during the course of a game due to soft officiating.
Parents, for the most part, want hits to the head eliminated from the sport. If it doesn't happen, they'll start taking action themselves by choosing other sports and activities for their kids.
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