About fifteen eminent Quebec hockey players come together to initiate “a renaissance” of Quebec hockey. This committee is due to table a report and recommendations next April.
“When you look at the number of players now, there are fewer than there were. It’s a bit sad. It’s our national sport, ”Premier François Legault observed in front of journalists gathered at the Bell Center.
Quebec is therefore ordering a report to understand the state of sport, but above all to make recommendations for hockey to experience “a renaissance,” explained Mr. Legault.
The cost of the equipment, the “a little too intense” attitude of some parents and the training of coaches could figure in this report, he suggested while stressing the “independent” nature of the process.
The chairman of the committee, Marc Denis, went further in the areas to be studied. “There is the infrastructure. There is women’s hockey. There is accessibility. There are the newcomers. Retention and training of coaches and officials. There are a lot of sites to look into. “
Isabelle Charest, the minister responsible for recreation and sport, will participate in this committee. “My son is 16, he stopped playing hockey when he was 14. This is a critical period for many players to quit. For me, this is a very striking statistic. It’s a time when I think young people should play sports. Why do we lose so many athletes during this period? I think that’s going to be part of the situation. “
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