Instructional Players

In the our league we have instructional players on some teams. Instructional players are players that just started playing hockey. These are players who may have just started skating , may not shoot well and do not know how to check/ make body contact. The jump from instructional to high school games can be difficult and coaches should be careful about what situation to put instructional players in. You do not want them to get hurt or lose confidence in their abilities. I will have at least three instructional players on my team this fall.