Blind Hockey Weekend for Vets in D.C.

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) recently sponsored the First Annual Blind Hockey Weekend. The VA-supported BVA blind hockey program continues to seek interested athletes in the Washington, D.C. area by hosting weekly “Try It” sessions at the Kettler facility within the Ballston Commons Mall. The “Try It” takes players who have never skated before and introduces them to the basics of skating, equips them with gear, and safely trains them to go as far as they wish to go in hockey, which is considered the only adaptive winter team sport. All athletes must be at least legally blind with the lowest vision athletes playing defense or goalie. For more information, visit the VA VAntage Point Blog.

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