Certainly at ThinkFirst we want kids to stay active and safe, including in team sports. Some of it's the age-appropriateness of the risk strategies. We find that if you eliminate bodychecking at younger ages, as they have in the States, Ontario, and Quebec, there's a lot more safety.
We find that up to 25% of kids in a junior hockey league in a season could experience concussions. There are ways we can prevent this. We want to make sure there's a prevention of collisions. There's the “no hits to the head” rule at Hockey Canada. There are environmental, rule-based, educational, and equipment ways to mitigate these strategies. If the parents know them, and the coach knows them, and the kids know them at age-appropriate levels, this can inform safer play—and fun play. It's more fun to play when you're not injured, because you stay in the game longer, right?