With a full visor might be Training in ice hockey soon possible. The full visor would also provide greater protection for the player.
Miesbach, more Recently, a strong sigh of Relief went through the world of sport. Finally, types of training in some sports again possible, of course, under compliance with strict hygiene requirements. So, for example, is permitted to football training now and again, and thus sports at the district level. But what about other sports? Sports such as ice hockey, where body contact is an indispensable game basis.
“We are of course dependent on many factors”, the sporting Director of the TEV Miesbach, Stefan Moser, to bear in mind. “But as the Situation is at the Moment, it makes from my point of view no sense.” Specifically, he refers to the fact that a Facilitator may only contact five other people in contact. “That’s not possible.” In addition, ice hockey is in the normal case, no open-air sports. The volleyball is still sort of in the queue.
Regarding the other problem, the risk of infection among the players in the exercise of the sport, there are, meanwhile, hope. Finally, the equipment company Bauer is in the middle of the development of a full visor protection for the players. “It’s probably the simplest way, how you think the player and his opponent protects”, Moser. “Everything brings us back formerly again was on the ice, is good.”
Feurreiter: “Particularly in our area makes sense,”
However, previously, a Central question would have to be clarified: How the player gets air? Or, in other words: What is the ventilation slot is at the full visor harmless?
so Far, the vents are mounted in slots in the mouth and, thus, from the infection a technical point of view, of course, be goal-oriented. Florian fire tab is turned on by the idea. “I think that there are special circumstances and I think it’s good,” says the TEV-captain. However, it is among hockey players is common, that from the age of 18. Year almost every player with a half-visor on the ice on the road. In the time before that – in the field of youth – it is mandatory in Germany to carry a grille on the helmet. “But I think you can quickly get used to it,” believes the fire tab and adds: “Perhaps it is particularly in our area also sensible to protect the eyes and teeth.”
It is so exciting to see what the next few weeks in terms of development of a new Face shield.
