In conclusion, parents should not let their children play ice hockey. Kids can easily get a concussion or they can get injured in other ways. With whatever sport parents or adolescents decide to play, everyone should do their research on the safety of the game. Athletic activities like track, dancing, or swim and dive are safer activities for kids. They have to run around and exercise, whether it be at a playground or on a walk in the woods. Other non-athletic activities for older children would be an art or film club, student government, or theater. If push comes to shove, children should start playing hockey at around a pre-teen or teenage age because more of their bones and the rest of their bodies have or are almost finished
