
Helmet boxing or locker
boxing (also called a "cage rage", "buckets", "helmet fight" or "helmets and gloves") is a game played by primarily teenage
hockey or
lacrosse players in their dressing rooms, basements or locker rooms.
[abcnews]
"Dangerous New Trend: Kids' Version of Fight Club" These are generally not supervised by adults. Participants wear
helmets and sometimes gloves and fight in a locker room. The object of the game is to score as many hits on the head as possible until the opponent is knocked down, gives up, or their
helmet falls off.
The game is often seen as
rite of passage for players and fighters feel peer pressure to participate. There is false sense of security among teens that face and head are protected.
An editorial in the May/June 2006 ''
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine'' brought attention to the game and its risk of concussion. The teenagers also frequently video tape the game and post the videos to video sharing websites like Myspace or YouTube.
myspace
"Helmet fight"
See also
* Professional boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse bid, purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regula ...
References
External links
www.ctv.ca
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