Does disallowing body checking in non-elite 13- to 14-year-old ice hockey leagues reduce rates of injury and concussion? A cohort study in two Canadian provinces.

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Abstract

To compare rates of injury and concussion among non-elite (lowest 60% by division of play) Bantam (ages 13-14 years) ice hockey leagues that disallow body checking to non-elite Bantam leagues that allow body checking.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Br J Sports Med

Title: British journal of sports medicine

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-0480

ISSN (Print): 0306-3674

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2020

Volume: 54

Issue: 7

Affiliations

[1 ] Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada caemery@ucalgary.ca.

[2 ] Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

[3 ] Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

[4 ] Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Alberta, Canada.

[5 ] Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[6 ] Depatment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[7 ] Department of Physical Education, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

[8 ] Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[9 ] Department of Paediatrics, Cumming Scjhool of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Article

Publisher Item ID: bjsports-2019-101092

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101092

PubMed ID: 31492676

SO-VID: 72f13954-26aa-49b4-9972-3b1c2007c498

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Keywords: adolescent,injury,concussion,ice hockey,injury prevention

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Keywords: adolescent, injury, concussion, ice hockey, injury prevention

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