Aggression, Violence and Injury in Minor League Ice Hockey: Avenues for Prevention of Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In North America, more than 800,000 youth are registered in organized ice hockey leagues. Despite the many benefits of involvement, young players are at significant risk for injury. Body-checking and aggressive play are associated with high frequency of game-related injury including concussion. We conducted a qualitative study to understand why youth ice hockey players engage in aggressive, injury-prone behaviours on the ice.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 61 minor ice hockey participants, including male and female players, parents, coaches, trainers, managers and a game official. Players were aged 13-15 playing on competitive body checking teams or on non-body checking teams. Interviews were manually transcribed, coded and analyzed for the

SUBMITTER: Cusimano MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4892613 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature