On the way to the championship: Let’s get your child into professional hockey

Professional ice hockey lessons discipline, develop agility and endurance. But it should be understood that daily training is a lot of work for both the child and the parent. On the eve of the Seventh International Youth Ice Hockey Tournament “ŠKODA CUBOK”, we decided to find out where to start the first steps in this sport. So before we raise a second Ovechkin or Kovalchuk, let’s find out why you need this sport at all, how much the equipment costs, which court to choose and what you can do to fill a long and tiresome standing in traffic on the way from school to practice.

5 skills that will help develop hockey training

In order not to be unsubstantiated in this difficult question, we consulted with professionals. We delve into all the nuances of the training process with a team of experts from a hockey school. So what qualities does hockey really help to develop?

Learning to plan. A young athlete’s daily routine includes school, daily training 1-2 times a day, homework preparation, time for personal matters, and at least 8 hours of sleep a day. Exercise makes for a busy, dynamic day and requires time management.
Getting stronger. In training, the body gets used to physical stress. From childhood young hockey players develop such skills as strength, speed, endurance, agility. Due to the fact that the classes are held in constant motion, they have a favorable effect on blood circulation and heart muscle. Hockey lessons are shown even to children with heart defects (provided that they will be held with constant monitoring by a doctor).

Hardening. Hockey can be practiced not only in the ice palace, but also in open areas. Outdoor activities in cold winter weather harden children’s bodies, increase resistance to germs and viruses. Moving in the fresh air, children get more oxygen than their peers who are not engaged in sports.
Working on reaction speed. Events on the hockey court move very quickly, so it’s easy for your child to hone skills such as agility, decision-making speed and attentiveness during game practice.
Stress relief. Psychologists point out the fact that hockey practice helps children deal with aggression and teaches them to control it.

Use every minute: 5 ideas of things to do on the way to the section

Any situation can be turned to your advantage, even if it’s standing in a traffic jam or a long journey to the hockey school on the other side of town. ŠKODA OCTAVIA is not only a safe transportation of children in the car, but also an opportunity to allocate your time wisely and not lose a minute. Let’s find out what you can do in the car.

– Listen to an audiobook, podcast or your favorite song. It’s not easy to do several things at once. It’s even harder for a dad if one of the tasks is to keep his eyes on the road, the second is to keep up a conversation with his child, and the third, fourth is to change tracks in the playlist. Imagine how great it would be if half of these tasks could be accomplished at the touch of a button. For lovers of comfort and functionality, the ŠKODA OCTAVIA steering wheel is equipped with a multimedia system control function. Therefore, you will not have any difficulty to turn on the desired track without deviating from the route.

– Sleep and recover. Safe transportation of a child in the car is provided by KIDFIX child seats. But not only a baby, but also a teenager can comfortably sit and lie down in the back seat of the car.
– Snack on the road. No long journey is without snacks, especially when it comes to a child. In this case, ŠKODA’s range of original accessories includes a compact travel refrigerator (there are two versions – for 15 and 20 liters). It can carry water, groceries, snacks and pharmacy essentials. You can put it both on the back seat of the car and in the trunk.

– Do your homework. The spacious back seat of the ŠKODA OCTAVIA safety car is designed for a woman to sit there together with her child and help her do her homework. In addition, the car is stable on the road, and they can easily cope even with written lessons on the road.

Review of the best hockey schools in Moscow

On the way to the section and back, it is important to feel comfortable. In sub-zero temperatures, this is quite difficult. ŠKODA offers a full set of comfortable winter options: heated seats in both rows, heated windshield and, finally, heated steering wheel.

Our top 10 hockey sections in Moscow:

Children’s and Youth Sports School “Snow Leopards ”
School address: 8, Nikolai Starostin St., Moscow.
Phone: +7 (495) 700-53-74
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: from 3000 p./month.
Website: www.снежныебарсы.рф

Children’s and Youth Sports School “Silver Sharks ”
School address: Moscow, Generala Glagoleva str. 10, bldg. 3.
Phone: +7 (499) 199-17-65
Age: from 6 years
Approximate cost: from 4000 p./month.
Website: www.sharkattack.ru

Children’s and Youth Sports School “Penguins ”
School address: Moscow, Bulatnikovskaya St., 2B
Phone: +7 (495) 383-87-38
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: from 2500 r./month.
Website: www.fso-hockeymoscow.ru

Children’s and Youth Sports School “Constellation ”
Address of the school: Moscow, Golubinskaya str. 28, building № 3.
Phone: +7 (495) 423-10-52
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: from 3000r./month.
Website: www.fso-hockeymoscow.ru

Children’s School “AT HOCKEY ”
School address: Moscow, Kutuzovsky Prospekt, 12, Moscow.
Phone: +7 (495) 151-21-52
Age: from 4 years
Approximate cost: 2100 p./ lesson
Website: www.athockey.ru

Schools of Olympic reserve:

SDYUSHOR “Dynamo “.
School address: Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt 36, bldg. 19
Phone: +7 (495) 139-12-04
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: from 8000 p./month.
Website: www.school.dynamo.ru

SDYUSSHOR “Wings of Soviets ”
School address: Moscow, Tolobukhina St., 10/4, p. 1. 1
Phone: +7 (499) 658-00-58
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: depends on the level of the group. From 2000 rubles / month.
Website: www.ksmoscow.ru

SDYUSHOR “CSKA”
Address: Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 39, bldg. 41
Phone: +7 (499) 761-13-91
Age: from 5 years
Approximate cost: free of charge
Website: www.cska-hockey.ru

How much does hockey equipment cost?

Every piece of equipment is important and mandatory for the safety of a young hockey player. You should not rely on rentals, as any protection has its own shelf life, and there is a risk of getting a worn out and uninspiring uniform. Besides, if you consider hockey in the long run, buying even not the cheapest equipment will be more profitable for you. We have calculated how much a minimum set of things will cost, which every parent should be guided by.
Unfortunately, the outfit takes up a lot of space, so take care of the capacity of your car in advance.

For these purposes, the ŠKODA OCTAVIA with its spacious and convenient trunk is ideal. The minimum is 568 liters, and this is with the fact that under the floor is a spare tire on a full disk.

Basic outfitting kit. Approximate estimate:
– Skates – from 2000 r.
– Stick – from 400 p.
– Bib – from 2000 p.
– Groin protection – from 500 p.
– Elbow pads – from 1000 p.
– Neck protection – from 500 p.
– Shields – from 1200 p.
– Cuffs – from 1000 p.
– Helmet – from 3000 p.
– Reitusy – from 700 p.
– Shirt – from 1000 p.
– Shorts – from 2000 p.
– Blade covers – from 200 p.
– Sports bag – from 2000 p.

Total: about 20,000 p.

This is important: the outfit will last for a maximum of two years. The child grows, the uniform wears out. Clubs with careful use break down about once every six months.

Instead of conclusion

A long journey begins with a single step. It doesn’t matter if your child chooses hockey as a lifelong endeavor and becomes a professional athlete. The most important thing is to not be afraid to try. Let it be a long journey, and ŠKODA – one of the safest cars for children – take it with you!