Evaluation of the Effect of Policy Change on Physical Contacts in Youth Ice Hockey Using Video Analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorEmery, Carolyn
dc.contributor.authorKrolikowski, Maciej
dc.contributor.committeememberPalacios-Derflingher, Luz
dc.contributor.committeememberHagel, Brent
dc.contributor.committeememberNadeau, Luc
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T15:37:22Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T15:37:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the association between body checking policy change and the frequency and intensity of physical contacts in Bantam ice hockey players (ages 13-14). Methods: This is a cohort study design. Video-analysis data includes 13 non-elite (lowest 70% by division of play) Bantam (ages 13-14) ice hockey games videotaped in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2014-15 where body checking was permitted) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2014-15 where body checking was not permitted). Primary outcome measures include high intensity physical contact (body checking), as well as hooking and slashing behaviours. Results: Lower incidence rates of high intensity physical contact were observed in Bantam ice hockey players in a league where body checking was not permitted [IRR= 0.09 (95% CI; 0.05-0.15)]. Players in a league where body checking was not permitted had significantly higher incidence rates of hooking and slashing behaviours [IRR= 1.81 (95% CI; 1.33-2.47)]. Conclusions: There was a lower incidence of higher intensity physical contacts in Bantam ice hockey players in a league where body checking is not permitted, whereas the incidence of hooking and slashing behaviours were higher. This research will inform the mechanisms explaining injury and will have important national public health implications (reduction of injury) for policy decisions related to rule enforcement in youth ice hockey.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKrolikowski, M. (2016). Evaluation of the Effect of Policy Change on Physical Contacts in Youth Ice Hockey Using Video Analysis (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25993en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25993
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3421
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiology
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject.classificationice hockeyen_US
dc.subject.classificationSport Injury Preventionen_US
dc.subject.classificationPediatricsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the Effect of Policy Change on Physical Contacts in Youth Ice Hockey Using Video Analysis
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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