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Border Blades Equipment Summary Protective Gear 1. Protective Helmets: Must be worn by all skaters, coaches and parents on the ice. For skaters in I Can Speed Skate, a hockey helmet can be used. If you would like to purchase a speed skating helmet, please contact your coach. All helmets must be CSA approved. 2. Elbow Pads: Recommended for younger skaters. 3. Neck Guards: Bib style is required. The neck guard is to be cut resistant, made of ballistic nylon, Kevlar or Dyneema material. It has to cover the neck and the upper chest area. Neck only guards are not acceptable. Any sports store selling hockey equipment will have these. 4. Cut Resistant Gloves: Acceptable styles are padded ski mitts, leather gloves or Kevlar speed skating gloves. In Lloydminster, Mark’s Work Warehouse, and Northern Factory Workwear are businesses that carry this style of glove. Hockey gloves are not allowed. You can purchase speed skating gloves on the websites listed on borderblades.ca such as Red River Speed and I Love Speed Skating. 5. Shin Pads: Required for all skaters. Please purchase hard plastic soccer shin pads that are available at any sports store. Wear them under your sweat pants or speed skating skin. Hockey shin pads are not acceptable for speed skating. Do not purchase soft shin pads or soft shin pads that have plastic strips.

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Border  Blades  Equipment  Summary    Protective  Gear    

1. Protective  Helmets:    Must  be  worn  by  all  skaters,  coaches  and  parents  on  the  ice.    For  skaters  in  I  Can  Speed  Skate,  a  hockey  helmet  can  be  used.    If  you  would  like  to  purchase  a  speed  skating  helmet,  please  contact  your  coach.    All  helmets  must  be  CSA  approved.  

   

2. Elbow  Pads:  Recommended  for  younger  skaters.      

3. Neck  Guards:    Bib  style  is  required.    The  neck  guard  is  to  be  cut  resistant,  made  of  ballistic  nylon,  Kevlar  or  Dyneema  material.    It  has  to  cover  the  neck  and  the  upper  chest  area.    Neck  only  guards  are  not  acceptable.    Any  sports  store  selling  hockey  equipment  will  have  these.      

   

4. Cut  Resistant  Gloves:    Acceptable  styles  are  padded  ski  mitts,  leather  gloves  or  Kevlar  speed  skating  gloves.    In  Lloydminster,  Mark’s  Work  Warehouse,  and  Northern  Factory  Workwear  are  businesses  that  carry  this  style  of  glove.    Hockey  gloves  are  not  allowed.    You  can  purchase  speed  skating  gloves  on  the  websites  listed  on  borderblades.ca  such  as  Red  River  Speed  and  I  Love  Speed  Skating.  

   

5. Shin  Pads:    Required  for  all  skaters.    Please  purchase  hard  plastic  soccer  shin  pads  that  are  available  at  any  sports  store.    Wear  them  under  your  sweat  pants  or  speed  skating  skin.    Hockey  shin  pads  are  not  acceptable  for  speed  skating.    Do  not  purchase  soft  shin  pads  or  soft  shin  pads  that  have  plastic  strips.  

   

     

6. Kneepads:    Required  for  all  skaters.    Soft  volleyball  style  kneepads  (Nike,  Asics  etc)  or  speed  skating  kneepads  are  preferred.    Hockey  shin  pads  are  not  acceptable,  as  they  slide  on  the  ice  and  can  be  dangerous  in  a  racing  situation.    Soft  kneepads  protect  and  slow  the  skater  during  a  fall.  

     

7. Protective  Eye  Wear:    Safety  glasses  or  goggles  are  mandatory  for  all  skaters.    Full  face  protection  in  the  form  of  a  hockey  mask  is  also  acceptable  for  beginning  skaters.    All  glasses  or  goggles  must  be  held  on  with  a  strap.    Glasses  cannot  usually  be  worn  with  hockey  helmets  as  there  is  not  enough  room  and  it  puts  a  lot  of  pressure  on  the  skater’s  temples,  often  giving  skaters  a  headache.    Glasses  can  be  purchased  at  Northern  Factory  Workwear  for  under  $10.  

 8. Kevlar  Ankle  Guards:    mandatory  for  

any  skater  wearing  speed  skates  (short  track  and  now  long  track).    They  are  not  required  for  those  wearing  hockey  skates,  as  those  skates  protect  the  Achilles  tendon.    These  guards  can  be  purchased  online  from  a  speed  skating  outlet,  but  you  can  purchase  these  at  a  store  like  Northern  Factory  Workwear.    They  are  yellow,  cut  resistant  (Kevlar)  welder  sleeves  and  are  relatively  inexpensive.  

   

 

 

 

 

Skates:    Hockey  or  speed  skates  are  both  used  in  the  ICSS  and  SSI  groups.    Speak  with  your  coach  if  you  wish  to  rent  a  pair  of  speed  skates  for  the  season.    Sharp  skates  make  happy  skaters.    Please  make  sure  your  child's  skates  are  sharpened  regularly  and  by  hand.    Jigs  can  be  purchased  for  sharpening.    Some  SSIII  skaters  will  sharpen  skates  for  $8  per  pair.    If  skating  inside,  skates  should  be  sharpened  every  4-­‐6  hours  of  ice  time.    If  skating  on  the  Husky  Oval,  skates  may  need  to  be  sharpened  after  each  practice  or  two.  

 

Clothing:    For  ICSS  participants,  warm,  stretchy,  water  resistant  clothing  is  best.    Nylon  wind  pants  will  help  keep  skaters  dry.    Long  sleeves  are  always  mandatory.    Wind  suits  tend  to  be  too  warm  for  skaters  and  catch  too  much  wind.    In  the  older  divisions,  skaters  generally  wear  some  form  of  skin  suit  and  a  long  sleeved  t-­‐shirt  or  hoodie  in  practice.    If  you  are  wondering  what  is  best  to  wear,  watch  or  talk  to  some  of  the  older  skaters.    Hockey  pants  should  be  avoided.