Brian Whitehead of Hockey New Brunswick says the organization is planning to introduce the online course in September.
Whitehead says the course will be mandatory for any parent registering children aged four to eight years old. The course will also be free of charge to parents, unlike a similar course offered in Nova Scotia which charges parents a $12 fee.
In the meantime, The Tide's Facebook page is getting a lot of action on the issue.
Stephanie says, "I get so embarrassed when parents behave badly at games. Hopefully this will help to stop the cycle!"
Brenda says she doesn't think the course will change anything.
Jason says, "I don't believe there are any reasons not to have parents know the rules and conduct of the game."
One comment told of a situation on the weekend in Fredericton where a parent allegedly went into the opposing team's locker room to have words with the coach.
Shannon says, "As a hockey parent myself, I think it should be mandatory for all of us, on an annual basis!"
Most of the comments were positive towards the new course, however, a high percentage thought it was sad that children's hockey has come to this.
