Effect of Previous Concussion on Sport-Specific Skills in Youth Ice Hockey Players
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of previous concussion on sport-specific skill performance in youth ice hockey players.
Methods: In total, 596 participants [525 males and 71 females, ages 11-17, representing elite (upper 30% by division of play) and non-elite (lower 70% by division of play)] were recruited from minor ice hockey teams in Calgary, Alberta over three seasons of play (2012-2015).
Primary Outcome Measure: On-ice skill performance was based on the Hockey Canada Skills Test (HCST) battery which included forward agility weave, forward and backward speed skate, forward to backward transition agility, and a 6-repeat endurance skate.
Results: There were no significant differences in the adjusted odds ratios or the mean scores between those with and without a history of concussion for all HCST components.
Conclusions: Youth ice hockey players with a history of concussion have similar HCST performance scores to those that do not.
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Keywords
Epidemiology, Medicine and Surgery, Public Health
Citation
Eliason, P. (2016). Effect of Previous Concussion on Sport-Specific Skills in Youth Ice Hockey Players (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25804