Sled Hockey

Sled Hockey is an "adapted" version of Hockey, designed for people who can't skate. Well, that's not exactly true. It's designed for people who also can't walk. I, for example, can do the latter with great ease. But ice skating, well, that's a whole nother thing.

This Sled Hockey game (a.k.a. "Sledge" Hockey) looks like genuine fun. Though there's an excellent official United States Sled Hockey Association website, complete with official rules and regulations, I found this description a much easier read.

Yeah, for sure, it's a wonderful thing that there are sports that are designed specifically for the differently-abled. And it's one of those glee-causing movements in sports that I condone from the virtual rooftops. On the other hand, as someone who really doesn't skate (let's not say "can't"), Sled Hockey is an exciting alternative. I could play Sled Hockey, especially if I were maybe 30 years younger. And maybe even now.

Which makes me wonder if there's yet another promise that all these adapted sports have for the rest of us. A promise for new sports that we, the physically inept and athletically underachieved, might also be able to play. With each other, with athletes, with every one.