Central Illinois Courage - Special Hockey

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Central Illinois Courage - Special Hockey

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Hockey is for everyone! 🥅🏒 Central Illinois Courage, founded in 2023, is a Special Hockey team. We are connected to the American Special Hockey Association.

The goal of Central Illinois Courage is to provide people ages 5 and up (no age limit) who have any type of developmental disability the opportunity to play hockey on a team free of charge. All levels of skill and experience are welcome; Central Illinois Courage offers learn to skate and learn to play opportunities at every practice. All hockey equipment, skates, jerseys, ice time and coaching are provided. Our season will run from January-April 2024. In September - December 2023 we will offer demo days.

11/04/2026

Look at this beautiful article about our very own junior coach Lauralai Zink!!

Lauralai Zink is a volunteer with the Central Illinois Special Hockey Association in Bloomington. She serves as a coach for the Central Illinois Courage, a team of players 5 years and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

11/02/2026

Today, we showcase our Learn to Skate Division. This is the first time this group has had the whole sheet of ice to themselves. They practiced skating the full length of the ice and maneuvered an obstacle course. SO MUCH GROWTH from this group because they can do hard things!!!

11/02/2026

We had our first split practice today. 🥅🏒 Enjoy pictures of our intermediate and advanced groups making use of the whole ice for 50 minutes. Coach Mark taught a breakout drill 👨‍🏫 and then we scrimmaged. At the end of practice everyone was dripping in sweat💦. I think that is resounding proof of success.
Up tomorrow......video of our beginner skaters rocking an obstacles course. You are not going to want to miss it. 😍

10/30/2026

Hi team. Reminder that we have an EXTENDED practice on Sunday.
❤️If you are a RED beginner skater, practice is from 12:50 to 1:30.
💚💙 If you are a GREEN OR BLUE intermediate or advanced skater, practice is from 1:30 to 2:20.

PLEASE remember to bring a WATER BOTTLE so we can keep hydrated.
And if the candy hangover and extended practice times are not challenging enough, also remember Sunday is daylight savings. 😜 So please pay attention to the time. ⌚️

10/24/2026

REMINDER- Sunday, October 25 is picture day. 📸 We are blessed to have Madison & Co. Photography take individual pictures for us. So team, come with patience tomorrow as we get every athlete to give us their best smile. 😁 Here is a throw back to her exceptional work from last year. Don't we have a tuff looking group!!!

10/22/2026

Look at these Courage players working hard and getting better EVERY SINGLE WEEK! Our players are learning that good things come with persistent, hard work!!! Sports teach so much more than athleticism. 🦁🥅🏒💙💛

10/12/2026

Bloomington Bison + Courage = Hockey is for Everyone!!!

10/12/2026

The Bloomington Bison joined us on Sunday. Our players absolutely love this practice. ❤️ They get the opportunity to play the game they love with professional athletes! Thank you to Tyler Rubin and Yu Chan Kong for sharing your day with us. When 🦁 and 🦬 get together they prove that Hockey is For Everyone!!!!

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Bloomington, IL

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https://www.specialhockey.org/page/show/5887449-what-is-special-hockey-

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