< Snip> [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
<cheap hockey is a direct result of the coaching that team receives.
 
Relevant to your RIGHT-ON statement, this quote comes from an 18 year study
of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
 
 
"Is the use of violence an effective coaching strategy for ice hockey as it
is currently played? When the puck is dropped, the coach is the final arbiter
of behavior on the ice, and the coach can play an important rule in injury
prevention. Coaching expectations define the limits of appropriate player
conduct during games and effectively establishes the threshold for injury. "
 
From: Winning The Stanley Cup Final Series is related to incurring fewer
penalties for violent behavior
 
Steven T. McCaw PHD
John D. Walker, MD
 
Vicki
 
P.S. This study will be up at the NEWSMINDING link within the next couple
weeks at www.violentcontact.net.
 
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