Size of Community of Origin and Recruitment to Professional and Olympic Hockey in North America

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Curtis ◽  
Jack S. Birch
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Sociology Of Sport ◽  
Opportunity Structures ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Mass Participation

A conventional wisdom in the lay sociology of sport journalism is that North American professional ice hockey players are disproportionately recruited from smaller communities and rural areas. One explanation given for this is that avenues for social mobility are more limited in such communities and that sport is heavily pursued as one of the few areas of opportunity. Sections of the sociological literature would suggest, though, that the opposite relationship may occur because larger cities have better opportunity structures for developing and expressing sport skills. These alternative expectations are tested for Canadian-born players in three professional leagues and for players on the last three Olympic teams. In addition, data for U.S. Olympic teams are presented. In interpreting the results, we also employ Canadian national survey data on mass participation of male youths in hockey. The findings show that the largest cities are underrepresented as birthplaces of players at each elite level, whereas small towns are overrepresented. Yet, community size does not appear related to the general population of male youths’ rate of participation in hockey. Emphasized are interpretations concerning how amateur hockey is organized.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL CONDITIONING OF TEENAGERS IN DIFFERENT KIND OF SPORTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Uģis Ciematnieks ◽  
Beāte Streiķe
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Physical Conditioning ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Athletic Development

Physical conditioning is crucial in building motion skills if the coach wants to ensure long-term athletic development. The essence is that physical conditioning needs to be developed before the development of technical skills of sports movements at a much higher intensity at each stage of the multi-annual training process. The adult competition system and training programs are being imposed on young athletes, so the essential motion skills are not being learned (Grāvītis @ Luika, 2015). The lack of physical conditioning in teenage years is very often reflected in the most inappropriate moments of an athlete's career, at the elite level. Insufficient physical conditioning is a reason for the instability of motion skills and injuries in extreme physical and psychological loads. The amount of physical activity can be measured as a step count. The aim of the research is to assess physical fitness rate for children practicing basketball, football or ice hockey with EUROFIT test battery. The study included boys, 100 basketball players, 100 soccer players and 100 ice hockey players from Latvia who were born in 2002 and started training in their sport during at the ages from 7 to 9, collected data of their conditioning for five years, divided into three age groups. According to EUROFIT tests, it was concluded that the ice hockey players have the highest physical conditioning rates according to EUROFIT standard from the athletes analyzed, and the basketball players have the lowest physical conditioning rates in EUROFIT tests from the athletes analyzed. We can conclude that the results of hockey players are higher than the scores of basketball and soccer players because ice hockey players practice more frequently, and dryland training is strictly organized, they develop all motor abilities that is needed for successive training in basic drills on ice.  

Preliminary Investigation of Executive Functions in Elite Ice Hockey Players

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Lundgren ◽  
Lennart Högman ◽  
Markus Näslund ◽  
Thomas Parling
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Trail Making ◽  
Design Fluency ◽  
Sample Score

Elite level ice hockey places high demands on player’s physical and technical attributes as well as on cognitive and executive functions. There is, however, a notable lack of research on these attributes and functions. The present study investigated executive function with selected tests from the D-KEFS test battery among 48 ice hockey players and compared them to a standardized sample. Results show that ice hockey players’ scores were significantly higher on Design Fluency (DF) compared with the standardized sample score. Elite players’ scores were not significantly higher than those of lower-league hockey players. A significant correlation was found between on-ice performance and Trail Making Test (TMT) scores. Exploratory analysis showed that elite-level center forwards scored significantly higher on DF than did players in other positions. Future research should investigate whether assessment of executive function should be taken into account, in addition to physical and technical skills, when scouting for the next ice hockey star.

Relationship of Physical Fitness Test Results and Hockey Playing Potential in Elite-Level Ice Hockey Players

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1535-1543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime F Burr ◽  
Roni K Jamnik ◽  
Joseph Baker ◽  
Alison Macpherson ◽  
Norman Gledhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Level Ice ◽  
Relationship Of

Gender, Sport, and the Construction of Community: A Case Study from Women’s Ice Hockey

1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Theberge
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Dressing Room

This paper examines the construction of community on a women’s ice hockey team. The analysis is based on fieldwork and interviews with an elite-level team. Within an organizational context in which men play central roles in the management of team affairs and the circle of team supporters, the dressing room provides a space where players come together as hockey players and as women. The analysis suggests that the construction of community on a woman’s hockey team is grounded in members’ shared identity as hockey players and their commitment to the sport. This common focus and interest unite women from diverse backgrounds and social locations.

scholarly journals Return to Play After PRP and Rehabilitation of 3 Elite Ice Hockey Players With Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Elbow

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 232596711879076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. McCrum ◽  
Joanna Costello ◽  
Kentaro Onishi ◽  
Chris Stewart ◽  
Dharmesh Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Insertion Site ◽  
Ulnar Collateral Ligament ◽  
Nonoperative Treatment ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Collateral Ligament ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level

Background: Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury is a well-described etiology of pain and decreased performance for the overhead athlete. Despite a growing volume of literature regarding the treatment of these injuries for overhead athletes, there is a paucity of such data regarding stickhandling collision sport athletes, such as ice hockey players. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to characterize this injury among 3 elite ice hockey players and to describe the ability of these athletes to return to play, as well as to review the unique sport-specific implications of this injury, evaluation, nonsurgical management, and considerations for return to play. The authors hypothesized that elite ice hockey players will be able to return to play at the same level following nonoperative treatment of UCL injury. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: Data from 3 elite professional ice hockey players who sustained a high-grade injury to the UCL were retrospectively reviewed. All athletes underwent 2 autologous conditioned plasma injections as part of their treatment and were evaluated with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Results: Three consecutive elite ice hockey players were included in this study, and no patients were excluded. Players were cleared to full return to play at a mean 36 days postinjury. Follow-up examination at this time point demonstrated full range of motion of the elbow for all athletes, without tenderness to palpation over the UCL, including no tenderness over the humeral insertion site. Stability examination improved as well, demonstrating a soft to moderate endpoint with valgus stress, although this was not symmetric to the contralateral side. All athletes were able to continue to play at the same level of competition as before the injury occurred, without any complaints. No players had repeat injury during the same or following seasons. Conclusion: The authors present 3 elite-level ice hockey players who sustained a high-grade injury to the UCL. Successful return to play was possible after nonoperative treatment with injection of autologous conditioned plasma at a mean 36 days following injury. Athletes who injure either the top or bottom hand can return to play at the same elite level following this injury.

scholarly journals THE INCIDENCE OF CONCUSSION AND SYMPTOM NON-REPORTING AMONG PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4_suppl3) ◽  
pp. 2325967120S0014
Author(s):  
Darryl Whitney ◽  
Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas ◽  
Cordelia W. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Medical Professional ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Symptom Reporting ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Body Checking ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Reporting Behaviors ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Elite Level

Background: Female hockey players have rates of sports-related concussion that are similar to male hockey players at various levels of play, despite differences in the rules that do not allow for body checking in the women’s game. One proposed hypothesis is that females are more likely than their male counterparts to report concussion symptoms to a coach or medical professional. At the elite level, there are limited data regarding concussion rates and concussion symptom reporting. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of concussion and concussion symptom reporting in professional women’s ice hockey players. Methods: An anonymous survey was given to players of two National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) teams at the time of their 2018-2019 end-of-season physicals. Players reported on the number of concussions in their career diagnosed by a physician, the number of times they have had concussion symptoms, how many times they continued playing after experiencing concussion symptoms, how many times they never told a medical professional or coach after having symptoms, and how many times they eventually disclosed their symptoms. Results: Fifty-four players anonymously completed the survey. Thirty-one(57%) of respondents reported at least one concussion diagnosed during their playing career, with 16(30%) reporting 2 or more diagnosed concussions. Thirty-six(67%) players reported experiencing concussion symptoms at least once, with 26(48%) reporting 2 or more occurrences of such symptoms. Of these players, 68% reported that they continued playing at least once after experiencing concussion symptoms. 36% of those players reported that they never told anyone about these symptoms on at least one occasion. Forty-four(81%) players either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “I’m more likely to report concussion symptoms knowing what I know now.” Conclusion: There is a high incidence of sport related concussions in women’s professional ice hockey players as well as an alarming rate of symptom non-reporting. More than half of players experience at least one concussion during their career, with more than two-thirds of these continuing to play despite having concussion-related symptoms and more than one-third of these never reporting the concussion symptoms at all. Additional research is needed to determine the reasons for the high rates of concussion in women’s ice hockey players despite the no-checking policy; the motivation for not disclosing concussion symptoms when they occur; and the effects that concussion education has had on changing symptom reporting behaviors for ice hockey players at the elite level.

scholarly journals Pediatric Sports Specialization in Elite Ice Hockey Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Black ◽  
Kevin Black ◽  
Aman Dhawan ◽  
Cayce Onks ◽  
Peter Seidenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Medical Society ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
The Mean

Background: Pediatric sports specialization, defined as intense year-round training in a single sport as a result of excluding other sports for more than 8 months per year, is common in the United States. There are demonstrated physical and social risks to early pediatric sports specialization (defined as before age 12 years). While thought to be needed to acquire appropriate experience and excel in a given sport, there remains little information on when athletes at the highest levels of their sport specialized. This study aimed to define when professional and collegiate ice hockey players specialized. Hypothesis: Early sports specialization before age 12 years will not be common among elite-level (professional and collegiate) ice hockey players. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional survey study. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: Male professional and collegiate ice hockey players within 1 National Hockey League organization and 2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) organizations who were 18 years of age or older completed a survey at training camp detailing their history of sports participation and specialization. Results: A total of 91 athletes participated in the study (mean age, 22.8 years; range, 18-39 years). The mean age at the start of any sports participation was 4.5 years, and the mean age of sports specialization was 14.3 years. The mean age of specialization in the professional group, the NCAA Division I group, and the NCAA Division III group was 14.1, 14.5, and 14.6 years, respectively. Conclusion: Early pediatric sports specialization is not common in elite-level (professional and collegiate) ice hockey players. Clinical Relevance: Early pediatric sports specialization before age 12 years is not necessary for athletic success in professional and collegiate ice hockey. This study provides further evidence supporting the recommendations of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine against early sports specialization.

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