Sledge Hockey is In
March 18, 2010 – 12:59 pmParalympic Winter in Vancouver last Tuesday night—that was the highlight of the week. Canada is still the defending champion scoring first goal on a power play at merely 30 seconds of the second period.
Sledge hockey was invented to allow those who are handicap to still play hockey despite their disability. It started when a Swedish player modified the hockey gear together with his friend for them to still be able to play hockey. Their design was of two metal blades on a metal frame that will allow them to puck beneath the ice. Together with it are two round poles with a handle that allows them to control the sledge within the ice field. From then on new innovations have been made until the Paralympic Games have made the design specially used for such tournament.
Teams from different countries have adopted such kind of sport to allow other physically incapacitated athletes to still participate and make themselves worthwhile through the games that they play. Through this, people will realize that we all have equal rights to make ourselves useful and we can still do the things that we want despite our physical disability.
Sledge hockey has made the pathway for disabled people to reach out and be able to participate with games and other tournaments.
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