Young hockey players in Toronto are engaging in a uniquely dangerous pre-game workout: Locker-room boxing.
Disturbing video recently shot inside the dressing room of 15-year-old Vaughan Panthers reveals testosterone-fuelled teens hammering each other wit
I thought we weren't supposed to talk about fight club? WHO SQUEALED???
Anyways....it was interesting to read this article in the Sun the other day. I'm impartial, as I don't believe it's either wrong, or right. If the coaches are monitoring it, and the players are wearing helmets and gloves, then I don't see a problem.
We used to hold boxing tournaments in the backyard when I was growing up. We had weight classes and almost every kid in the neighbourhood took part, all with parents permission. No headgear and only 10 ounce gloves. I see this uproar as the further pussification of Canadian youth.
Anyways....it was interesting to read this article in the Sun the other
day. I'm impartial, as I don't believe it's either wrong, or right. If
the coaches are monitoring it, and the players are wearing helmets and
gloves, then I don't see a problem.
-J.