Ankle Support Beliefs of High School Basketball Coaches and the Ankle Support Practices of their Athletes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Miranda Rudnick ◽  
Brian Wallace
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Ankle Injury ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Support Practices ◽  
Ankle Support ◽  
Basketball Coaches ◽  
Sport Coaches

Ankle supports have been shown to reduce ankle injury incidence. Athletes’ use of them may be related to their sport coaches’ beliefs. The purpose of this study was to examine Wisconsin high school boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches’ beliefs regarding ankle support practices. Additional aims were to estimate the percentage of the players who either tape or brace, reveal which sources were used to form coaches’ beliefs about ankle supports, and gain insights regarding how long players are out of play after being injured if they tape, brace, or do not use ankle supports. Chi-squared tests of independence revealed that most coaches neither encouraged nor discouraged ankle supports for their players. A majority of coaches were found to use resources other than scientific-based sources to form their opinions on ankle supports. They also reported that they believed ankle injury return-to-play time was reduced in players who wore ankle supports and that supports did not hinder performance. Coaches should be provided educational opportunities regarding ankle supports so they may provide valid information to help their players make informed decisions.

Coaches attitudes about returning to play in youth and varsity sports post- COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-330
Author(s):  
Joe Deutsch ◽  
Roman Waldera
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
Athletic Leaders ◽  
Sport Coaches

BACKGROUND: One industry affected by the COVID-19 mandated social distancing policies is sport. In the wake of pressures to return to some normalcy, sport leagues have begun a return to play, many of which include regulations additional to the typical athlete and fan experience. Youth, Middle School, and High School sport leagues are of specific interest in America given the currently inconclusive national plan for returning to face-to-face instruction of students at schools. PURPOSE: The current goal is to identify the perceptions and experiences of current sport professionals throughout the country regarding a return to play. METHODS: The participants of this study were 181 Youth and High School Sport Coaches of various sports. The sample contained males (n = 123) and females (n = 58). The age of respondents ranged from 20 or more years of age. A return to play questionnaire was created and used to collect data for this study. The survey consisted of 12 yes or no questions regarding a return to play during the pandemic, with an opportunity for an open-ended explanation for each. Statistical methods employed to conduct data analysis included frequencies to determine percentages. A crosstabs analysis and Pearson Chi-Square tests of association were utilized to identify statistical significance within the variables. FINDING: No statistically significant association was found at the p ≤ .05 level between age or years of coaching experience and any response to a yes/no question. Percentages for high school coaches who responded "Yes" to each question are presented. Due to the wide variety of responses in these open-ended explanations, statistical expressions were not conducted, and an inclusive list of explanations for each question is provided. CONCLUSION: While the research result is unclear, the information obtained from coaches in the current study presents a small illustration of the current perceptions of athletic leaders in this region regarding the return to play of youth sport coaches and their respective schools' policies.

Incidence and Epidemiology of Foot and Ankle Injuries in Elite Collegiate Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Hunt ◽  
Daniel Hurwit ◽  
Kevin Robell ◽  
Corey Gatewood ◽  
Itamar B. Botser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Collegiate Athletics ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Ankle Injury ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Cross Country

Background: Foot and ankle injuries are increasing in competitive professional and collegiate athletics. Many of these injuries result in considerable missed time from sports and often require surgical intervention. To develop and implement effective practice participation strategies, return-to-play protocols, and injury prevention programs, an understanding of injury trends and epidemiology is vital. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of foot and ankle injuries in elite athletes participating in 37 sports at a single National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 1 institution. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiological study. Methods: We evaluated the injury records of all varsity sports at a single NCAA Division 1 athletics program, including 1076 athletes participating in 37 sports. Detailed injury data were prospectively collected in a secure electronic database over a 2-year period. We reviewed the database for all foot/ankle injuries. Inclusion criteria were any foot/ankle injury that was sustained during an NCAA-sanctioned event and subsequently received medical treatment. Independent variables included athlete and injury demographics, missed days, physician visits, imaging results, and whether the injury required surgery. Injury incidence, relative frequency distributions, and sample proportions were dependent metrics for this investigation. Results: During the study period, a total of 3861 total musculoskeletal injuries were recorded. There were 1035 foot/ankle injuries (27%). Of all foot/ankle injuries, 21% (218 of 1035) caused the athlete to miss at least 1 day of participation, with an average of 12.3 days of time loss from sport. Furthermore, 27% of athletes with foot/ankle injuries were referred for office evaluation by a physician, and 84% of these required radiologic imaging. The overall injury incidence rate was 3.80 per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs). The 4 sports with the highest incidence rate (>75th percentile) were women’s gymnastics, women’s cross-country, women’s soccer, and men’s cross country. The most frequently occurring foot/ankle injuries were ankle ligament injuries, tendinopathies or fasciopathies, and bone stress injuries. Conclusion: The prevalence of foot/ankle injury in a large NCAA Division 1 athletics program was 27% of total musculoskeletal injuries over a 2-year period, with 21% of these injuries resulting in missed time. There were significantly higher foot and ankle injury incidence rates and more missed time in female athletes and women’s sports.

scholarly journals Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men’s Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. Stokes ◽  
Matthew Cross ◽  
Sean Williams ◽  
Carly McKay ◽  
Brent E. Hagel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Nested Case Control

AbstractConcussion is the most common match injury in rugby union. Some players wear padded headgear, but whether this protects against concussion is unclear. In professional male rugby union players, we examined: (i) the association between the use of headgear and match concussion injury incidence, and (ii) whether wearing headgear influenced time to return to play following concussion. Using a nested case-control within a cohort study, four seasons (2013–2017) of injury data from 1117 players at the highest level of rugby union in England were included. Cases were physician-diagnosed concussion injuries. Controls were other contact injuries (excluding all head injuries). We determined headgear use by viewing video footage. Sixteen percent of cases and controls wore headgear. Headgear use had no significant effect on concussion injury incidence (adjusted odds ratio=1.05, 95% CI: 0.71–1.56). Median number of days absent for concussion whilst wearing headgear was 8 days, compared with 7 days without headgear. Having sustained a concussion in the current or previous season increased the odds of concussion more than four-fold (odds ratio=4.55, 95% CI: 3.77–5.49). Wearing headgear was not associated with lower odds of concussions or a reduced number of days' absence following a concussion.

Return-to-play probabilities following new versus recurrent ankle sprains in high school athletes

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Medina McKeon ◽  
Heather M. Bush ◽  
Ashley Reed ◽  
Angela Whittington ◽  
Timothy L. Uhl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
High School Athletes

scholarly journals Preventive Neuromuscular Training for Young Female Athletes: Comparison of Coach and Athlete Compliance Rates

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Sugimoto ◽  
Carl G. Mattacola ◽  
Heather M. Bush ◽  
Staci M. Thomas ◽  
Kim D. Barber Foss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
School Level ◽  
Neuromuscular Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Basketball Teams

Context: Fewer athletic injuries and lower anterior cruciate ligament injury incidence rates were noted in studies of neuromuscular-training (NMT) interventions that had high compliance rates. However, several groups have demonstrated that preventive NMT interventions were limited by low compliance rates. Objective: To descriptively analyze coach and athlete compliance with preventive NMT and compare the compliance between study arms as well as among school levels and sports. Design: Randomized, controlled clinical trial. Setting: Middle and high school athletic programs. Participants or Other Participants: A total of 52 teams, comprising 547 female athletes, were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group and followed for 1 athletic season. Intervention(s): The experimental group (n = 30 teams [301 athletes]: 12 basketball teams [125 athletes], 6 soccer teams [74 athletes], and 12 volleyball teams [102 athletes]) participated in an NMT program aimed at reducing traumatic knee injuries through a trunk-stabilization and hip-strengthening program. The control group (n = 22 teams [246 athletes]: 11 basketball teams [116 athletes], 5 soccer teams [68 athletes], and 6 volleyball teams [62 athletes]) performed a resistive rubber-band running program. Main Outcome Measure(s): Compliance with the assigned intervention protocols (3 times per week during the preseason [mean = 3.4 weeks] and 2 times per week in-season [mean = 11.9 weeks] of coaches [coach compliance] and athletes [athlete compliance]) was measured descriptively. Using an independent t test, we compared coach and athlete compliance between the study arms. A 2-way analysis of variance was calculated to compare differences between coach and athlete compliance by school level (middle and high schools) and sport (basketball, soccer, and volleyball). Results: The protocols were completed at a mean rate of 1.3 ± 1.1 times per week during the preseason and 1.2 ± 0.5 times per week in-season. A total of 88.4% of athletes completed 2/3 of the intervention sessions. Coach compliance was greater in the experimental group than in the control group (P = .014). Coach compliance did not differ by sport but was greater at the high school than the middle school (P = .001) level. Athlete compliance did not differ by study arm, sport, or school level. Conclusions: Athletes received instruction in about 50% of each protocol. Nearly 90% of athletes performed more than 2/3 of the assigned NMT interventions. The assigned intervention was performed more often in the experimental arm compared with the control arm. Coaches at the high school level complied with the given protocol more than middle school coaches did. Athletes complied well with the protocol, but coaches did not, especially at the middle school level.

scholarly journals Educational Opportunities for New Information Technologies in Teaching Foreign Language in High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-451
Author(s):  
L. Aripzhanova ◽  
M. Mukhitdinova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The article deals with the use of the Internet in teaching a foreign language. With the advent of the information age, both the scheme of knowledge transfer and the model of the learning process are changing sharply, which requires the improvement of professional training from the position of activation of cognitive processes.

Dehydration, Cramping, and Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report with Suggestions for Recovery

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cleary ◽  
Daniel Ruiz ◽  
Lindsey Eberman ◽  
Israel Mitchell ◽  
Helen Binkley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Football Player ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Severe Dehydration ◽  
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis ◽  
Hospitalization Period ◽  
Return To Activity

Objective:We present a case of severe dehydration, muscle cramping, and rhabdomyolysis in a high school football player followed by a suggested program for gradual return to play.Background:A 16-year-old male football player (body mass = 69.1 kg, height = 175.3 cm) reported to the ATC after the morning session on the second day of two-a-days complaining of severe muscle cramping.Differential Diagnosis:The initial assessment included severe dehydration and exercise-induced muscle cramps. The differential diagnosis was severe dehydration, exertional rhabdomyolysis, or myositis. CK testing revealed elevated levels indicating mild rhabdomyolysis.Treatment:The emergency department administered 8 L of intravenous (IV) fluid within the 48-hr hospitalization period, followed by gradual return to activity.Uniqueness:To our knowledge, no reports of exertional rhabdomyolysis in an adolescent football player exist. In this case, a high school quarterback with a previous history of heat-related cramping succumbed to severe dehydration and exertional rhabdomyolysis during noncontact preseason practice. We provide suggestions for return to activity following exertional rhabdomyolysis.

scholarly journals Factors related to return to play after knee injury in high school football athletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 629-634.e1
Author(s):  
Charlotte Baker ◽  
Steve Browning ◽  
Richard Charnigo ◽  
Terry Bunn ◽  
Wayne Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
High School Football
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