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How young can a child start playing ice hockey in Canada?
By hoif | May 11, 2009
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How young can a child start playing ice hockey in Canada?
How young can a child start playing ice hockey in Canada?
How old before the child can begin playing in an ice hockey league?
How young is too young for a child to start ice skating?
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Topics: Hockey | 7 Comments »
May 15th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I started skating when I was 3 and I think that is when you should start. You start playing in a league when you’re 4(not always but most of the time the leagues start at 4)
May 18th, 2009 at 1:57 am
You can start skating with your child at age 1 or 2. Skating lessons start at age 2 though.
In Calgary, beginner hockey starts at age 4 which is the first sort of league.
Then tyke hockey is age 5-6
Novice is 7-8 and that is when it is more of a true league, rather than a parent/coach-aided game.
May 19th, 2009 at 3:35 am
1) As soon as they can skate.
2) I’m guessing 5, but it may be younger.
3) Anything under 4.
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
It’s never too early to start teaching a child to skate i learned as soon as i could begin to walk. I actually people who have better balance on skated than they do in sneakers.
May 24th, 2009 at 7:01 am
My twins started Mites this year, they are 4. The boys and girls on the team are 4 and 5.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
You can start playing hockey when your 3 or 4
The child should be about 5 before they join a league.
After they can walk they should be able to ice skate.
May 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
as long as he or she has the right equipment and is able to skate or even stand up he can be as young as he or she is able