Following on from the huge success of their “Just for Girls” hockey day in October, the Genève Futur Hockey Association has launched a new ice hockey training program, “just for girls” in and around Geneva.
Taking place at ice rinks in Carouge, Grand-Saconnex and Bellevue, the new sessions will be open to all girls – those wishing to try it for the first time as well as confirmed hockey players looking for an opportunity to “shoot some pucks”. Under the watchful eye of trained coaches, the sessions will focus on developing skills, learning tactics and how to play the game. Mostly, it will be an opportunity for girls to have fun in a positive, healthy and safe environment.
Jean-Philippe Paradis, Director Sportif for Geneve Futur Hockey, told knowitall.ch, “We want to build on the momentum generated at the World Girls Hockey day and offer girls a chance to learn and play this great sport. Based on feedback from the participants and their parents, it is clear that girls hockey is only going to increase in popularity. Lots of girls want to play a team sport, and they want to be with other girls instead of always being integrated with the boys teams.” Some girls, and in many cases their mothers, are hesitant to give hockey a try because of the image of the men’s game as being rough and aggressive. But you only have to watch a girl’s game to see that it is quite different. No “charges” are allowed, so the game is more about strategy, tactic, speed and agility. Most importantly, the games are fun, and provide a great way for girls to get fit, learn about team work, sportsmanship and develop self-confidence.
All sessions are free – just turn up with a helmet, gloves, elbow pads and knee protection. Skates can be rented at the venues and a limited number of sticks will be provided for those who don't have their own. Later in the season, Genève Futur Hockey hopes to host a tournament where the girls can demonstrate their newly acquired skills in a small, friendly competition, naturally “Just for Girls!”To kick-start the program, there will be an opening session at the Vernets ice rink for girls on Saturday 26 November 2011 between 10h30 and 12h00.
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