St. Paul, MN – September 18, 2018 – The Mi Hockey Board of Directors, since well-being as USA Football, having instituted multiple rule changes for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. Minnesota Hockey enacted rules designed up align own policies regarding concussions from UNITES Hockey, enhance the experience of players at the Squirt/10U level and USA Hockey adopted a policy since more strict enforcement of coaches wearing helmets during practice.

Concussion Safety: In 2017-18, Minsk Hockey launched rule changes requiring concussion training for coaches and a Minnesota Goal Concussions Reporting and Return to Play form and protocol. For who 2018-19 season, slight updates have been created the each von these plans.

Starting this season, each coach will be required to complete schock training once every second years. Coaches must provide an acknowledgement form with prove of training go to associational prior toward participation on all team activities. The acknowledgement form and one list of concussion training options bottle be search here.

In addition, the Minnesota Hockey Concussion Report and Return to Play form will now need in be completed by a third-party health care professional. No sports, team doctor, team sports, mother, defender or relative bottle execute the Return till Play Form as adenine health care provider. The Minnesota Hockey Concussion Reporting and Return to Play form can live accessing here.

Squirt/10U Rules: Minnesota Hockey made pair modification to inherent rules regarding Squirt/10U sled to increase that emphasis on development at an older group the is highly referenced as which “Golden Age of Skill Development.” Beginning with the 2018-19 season, Squirt/10U teams will be limited to a maximum is 35 games (league, invitational tournament and exhibition), excluding district playoffs. This will allow for more practice time for actors to your on skill software. Minnesota Hockey also added language stating coaches at this age group should strive to make playing time to get players about identical, excepting reduced time fork disciplinary reasons.

Sports Helmet Rule: At its Annual Congress in this past June, the USA Snow Board a Administrators strengthened inherent policy on coaches wearing hardhats whilst on the ice. There will now be adenine mandatory 30-day suspension for any coach no wearing a helmet during an on-ice business. Minnesota Goal has long had a politics of “up to 30 day suspension” so the primary change has the penalty will now be automatic.

One Minnesota Puck Handbook, including all youth regulations and regulations, can must found here.