ArticleJSAMS plus2026
Checking the rules: Comparing bodychecking, head contact, and injury risk across adolescent girls', boys', and para ice sports in Canada.
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Objective: To compare incidence rates (IR) of bodychecking (BC), head contacts (HC), and suspected injuries across Canadian adolescent ice sports (girls' ice hockey, ringette, boys' ice hockey, and para ice hockey) via a cross-sectional video-analysis study. Methods: Video-recordings were obtained from 144 games played between 2008 and 2022 (2021-2022 for ringette, girls', and para ice hockey; 2008-2021 for boys' ice hockey) in Canadian arenas. Video-recordings were analyzed using Dartfish video-analysis software to compare all ice sports. Univariate Poisson regression analyses (adjusted for cluster by team, offset by game-minutes) were used to estimate BC, HC, and suspected injury IRs and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) to compare rates across sports. Proportions of BCs and direct HC (HC Results: Compared with non-elite non-BC boys' ice hockey, there were significantly higher rates of BC in non-BC girls' ice hockey (IRR = 2.67, 95%CI: 1.82-3.90), non-BC ringette (IRR = 5.72, 95%CI: 4.03-8.11), and BC-permitted boys' ice hockey (IRR Conclusions: The high rates of BC are concerning in ice sports prohibiting BC (ringette and girls' ice hockey). The low proportion of penalized HCs across all ice sports suggests a need for improved policy enforcement to prevent injuries and concussions.
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