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.  

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes towards concussion in UK-based male ice hockey players: A need for attitude change?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hutchinson ◽  
Paul Ellison ◽  
Andrew Levy ◽  
David Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Accurate Knowledge ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Sport Concussion ◽  
Concussion History ◽  
Concussion Knowledge ◽  
The Uk

Objective Concussion is a common injury in ice hockey, and previous research suggests some misconceptions and unsafe attitudes amongst players. The purpose of this study was to assess sport concussion knowledge, attitudes and the effect of sport concussion history in UK-based male ice hockey players across three levels of competition: professional, semi-professional and amateur. Methods Sixty-one participants across a number of UK ice hockey teams completed the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey and reviewed a series of statements to assess knowledge (concussion knowledge index), attitudes (concussion attitude index) and misconceptions of concussion. Results Level of competition and concussion history had no significant effect on concussion knowledge index or concussion attitude index. A positive significant relationship exists between playing experience and concussion knowledge index and concussion attitude index. Statements identified common misconceptions and areas of accurate knowledge regarding concussion symptoms suggesting that male ice hockey players have a higher level knowledge compared to a sample of the UK general public. Playing experience was associated with increased knowledge and increasingly safe attitudes towards concussion. Conclusion Despite knowledge relating to loss of consciousness and correct management of symptoms being generally accurate, there are worryingly unsafe attitudes regarding aspects of concussion. Such attitudes may well pose significant threats to players’ safety and long-term health.

scholarly journals Measuring the Hip Adductor to Abductor Strength Ratio in Ice Hockey and Soccer Players: A Critically Appraised Topic

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121
Author(s):  
Robert Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Strength Ratio ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Final Study ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Abductor Strength

Clinical Scenario: Ice hockey and soccer are both dynamic sports that involve continuous, unpredictable play. These athletes consistently demonstrate higher rates of groin strains compared with other contact sports. Measuring the hip adductor/abductor ratio has the potential to expose at-risk players, reduce injury rates, and preserve groin health in players with chronic strains. Focused Clinical Question: What is the clinical utility of measuring the hip adductor/abductor ratio for preseason and in-season ice hockey and soccer players? Summary of Key Findings: Three studies, all of which were prospective cohort designs, were included. One study involved assessing preseason strength and flexibility as a risk factor for adductor strains in professional ice hockey players. Another study performed with the same professional hockey team used preseason hip adductor/abductor strength ratios to screen for those players who would benefit from a strengthening intervention aimed at reducing the incidence of adductor strains. The final study, which was performed in elite U17 soccer players, assessed the effectiveness of monthly in-season strength monitoring as a guide to trigger in-season interventions to decrease injury incidence. Clinical Bottom Line: Measuring the hip adductor/abductor strength ratio in hockey and soccer players can be a beneficial preseason and in-season tool to predict future groin strain risk and screen for athletes who might benefit from a strengthening intervention. Strength of Recommendation: Level 3 evidence exists to support monitoring the hip adductor/abductor strength ratio to assess and reduce the risk of adductor strains in ice hockey and soccer players.

scholarly journals Hockey Concussion Education Project, Part 2. Microstructural white matter alterations in acutely concussed ice hockey players: a longitudinal free-water MRI study

2014 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ofer Pasternak ◽  
Inga K. Koerte ◽  
Sylvain Bouix ◽  
Eli Fredman ◽  
Takeshi Sasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Extracellular Space ◽  
Axonal Injury ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Microstructural Alterations ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Brain

Object Concussion is a common injury in ice hockey and a health problem for the general population. Traumatic axonal injury has been associated with concussions (also referred to as mild traumatic brain injuries), yet the pathological course that leads from injury to recovery or to long-term sequelae is still not known. This study investigated the longitudinal course of concussion by comparing diffusion MRI (dMRI) scans of the brains of ice hockey players before and after a concussion. Methods The 2011–2012 Hockey Concussion Education Project followed 45 university-level ice hockey players (both male and female) during a single Canadian Interuniversity Sports season. Of these, 38 players had usable dMRI scans obtained in the preseason. During the season, 11 players suffered a concussion, and 7 of these 11 players had usable dMRI scans that were taken within 72 hours of injury. To analyze the data, the authors performed free-water imaging, which reflects an increase in specificity over other dMRI analysis methods by identifying alterations that occur in the extracellular space compared with those that occur in proximity to cellular tissue in the white matter. They used an individualized approach to identify alterations that are spatially heterogeneous, as is expected in concussions. Results Paired comparison of the concussed players before and after injury revealed a statistically significant (p < 0.05) common pattern of reduced free-water volume and reduced axial diffusivity and fractional anisotropy following elimination of freewater. These free-water–corrected measures are less affected by partial volumes containing extracellular water and are therefore more specific to processes that occur within the brain tissue. Fractional anisotropy was significantly increased, but this change was no longer significant following the free-water elimination. Conclusions Concussion during ice hockey games results in microstructural alterations that are detectable using dMRI. The alterations that the authors found suggest decreased extracellular space and decreased diffusivities in white matter tissue. This finding might be explained by axonal injury and/or by increased cellularity of glia cells. Even though these findings in and of themselves cannot determine whether the observed microstructural alterations are related to long-term pathology or persistent symptoms, they are important nonetheless because they establish a clearer picture of how the brain responds to concussion.

scholarly journals Impact of Extra Curricular Training (Basketball and Athletics) on Muscle Strength in Boys 11–14 Years of Age

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (83) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arūnas Emeljanovas ◽  
Kristina Poderienė ◽  
Dario Novak
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Human Growth ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Isometric Muscle Contraction ◽  
Exogenous Factors ◽  
Isometric Muscle

Research background and hypothesis. Human growth and maturation is determined by interaction of endogenous and exogenous factors. The most sensitive to the external influences is the age period between 11 and 14 years. The investigations of this age period in boys engaged in sports may reveal the complex interaction of the endogenous and exogenous factors. Hypothesis: Improvement of the muscle capacity indices in early adolescence depends on the nature of physical load.Research aim was to examine long-term extra curricular training in basketball games and athletics (sprint) effects on muscle strength of boys in early adolescence.Research methods. 105 boys – non-athletes (n = 35), athletes – sprint runners (n = 35) and basketball players (n = 35) – participated in the study. The boys were engaged in the chosen sports for no less than 2 years. The same cohorts were followed for four years at the age of 11, 12, 13 and 14 years. The strength of the arm levators, femoral flexors, calf extensors, calf flexors, forearm extensors and forearm flexors was measured using the dynamometer “Nicholas”.  The  maximum  force  required  for  the  isometric  muscle  contraction  mode  was  obtained  when  the resistance, caused by the investigator, occurred.Research  results.  Dynamometry  assessments  between  the  groups  showed  that  the  muscle  strength  of  the athletes  –  sprint  runners  was  greater  than  that  of  non-athletes  and  basketball  players.  Statistically  significant differences between boys were identified in all age groups in assessment of both right and left sides.Discussion and conclusions. Improvement of the muscle capacity indices in early adolescence depends on the nature of physical load: the muscle strength indices increased more in the athletes – sprint runners than in the basketball players.Keywords: adolescence, dynamometry, sport.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Female Youth Ice Hockey Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Department’s from 2007 to 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7_suppl5) ◽  
pp. 2325967119S0040
Author(s):  
Jack J. Zhou ◽  
Patrick Morrissey ◽  
Neil V. Shah ◽  
Aakash M. Patel ◽  
James P. Doran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injuries ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Organ Injury ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Mechanism Of Injury ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Ice Hockey Injuries

Objectives: Female youth ice hockey players are an overlooked population. No national study has established incidence rates for injuries in female youth ice hockey. The objective of this study was to establish incidence rates by injury location, diagnosis, and mechanism of injury using USA Hockey sanctioned age divisions. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was queried for all ice hockey injuries (product code 1279) from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2016. Cases involving players over the age of 19 and males were excluded. Each injury’s narrative text field was reviewed to determine mechanism of injury. Data was analyzed using (IBM®, v24). Comparisons of incidence by age were made using student’s two sample t-test with 95% confidence interval. Trend analyses were performed using a linear regression. USA Hockey membership statistics were used to establish population at risk and calculate incidence rates. All incidence rates were reported per 10,000 person-years. Results: A total of 384 patients, representing an estimated 10,398 ice hockey-related injuries, presented to NEISS-participating United States emergency departments. During the study period, female youth ice hockey players increased significantly from 44,678 in 2007 to 57,792 in 2016 (p=3.9x10-5, R-squared=0.89, ß =0.94). The overall number of injuries, however, only slightly increased from 992 in 2007 to 1,042 in 2016 (p=ns). Thus, the incidence rate (IR) of injuries fell from 222.1 to 180.2 during the study period. The most commonly injured body parts were the head (n=3048, IR=554.5), trunk (n=1399, IR=256.4), knee (n=1127, IR=169), shoulder (n=704, IR=153.3) and ankle (n=591, IR=120.2). The most common diagnoses were strain/sprain (n=2002, IR=417.7), contusion (n=1877, IR= 348), internal organ injury (n=1863, IR=320), concussion (n=1112, IR=218) and fracture (n=1255, IR=202). The top mechanisms of injury were player-to-player contact (n= 3016, IR=535), falls (n=2249, IR=380.9), and contact with boards (n=942, IR=165.8). The incidence rate of injuries increased with age; The 0-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-19 age divisions had IR’s of 24, 84, 226, 381, 360, and 750, respectively. The player-to-player mechanism of injury also increased with age. The largest IR gap between ages fell between the 11-12 and 13-14 age groups, similar to what has been observed in male ice hockey studies. Player-to-player contact is the leading mechanism of injury in all age groups except the 0-8 age group. Head injuries increased with age division: 0-8 (n=15, IR=1), 9-10 (n=153, IR=17.4), 11-12 (n=598, IR=67.2), 13-14 (n=885, IR=115.1), 15-16 (n=650, IR=121.6) and 17-19 (n=746, IR=232.2). The two most common diagnoses of head injuries were concussion (36%) and internal organ injury (61%), both of these diagnoses increasing with age. In fact, concussion diagnosis increased significantly between each age group (p<0.01). Conclusion: We established the first collection of injury incidence rates for female ice hockey gleaned from a national database. Though body checking is illegal at all levels of women’s ice hockey, player-to-player contact prevailed as the leading mechanism of injury in all but the 0-8 age division. It was also the leading mechanism for the most common injury sites, including the head. This study laid bare an unspoken but long understood fact of the girl’s game that body checking is common and major contributor to the game’s injury burden.

Cognitive Styles of Young Ice Hockey Players

1984 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 692-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serge Talbot ◽  
Gaston Godin ◽  
Denis Drouin ◽  
Claude Goulet
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Field Dependency ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Two Age Groups ◽  
Total Test

The Children's Embedded Figures Test was used to document field dependency among a group of 60 young French-Canadian hockey players enrolled in a structured ice hockey teaching program. The median age (8 yr., 4 mo.) was kept to form two age groups. Analysis of variance showed significant differences between age groups in total test scores and in both Tent and House series; the older children scored more field-independent.

scholarly journals Parkour-Based Activities in the Athletic Development of Youth Basketball Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark David Williams ◽  
Ben William Strafford ◽  
Joseph Antony Stone ◽  
Jason Moran
Keyword(s):  
Strength And Conditioning ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Developmental Models ◽  
Training Strategy ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
Action Capabilities ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Early Specialization ◽  
Athletic Development

While ideas from long-term athlete development (LTAD) models have been adopted and integrated across different sports, issues related to early specialization, such as increased risk of injury and burnout, are still common. Although some benefits may be associated with early sport specialization, sports sampling is purported to be a more effective approach to the long-term health and wellbeing of children. Furthermore, the concept of developing what are commonly referred to as “fundamental movement skills” (FMS) is central to the rationale for delaying single sports specialization. However, in place of sports sampling, it appears that the practice of strength and conditioning (S&amp;C) has become a driving force behind developmental models for youth athletes, highlighted by the growing body of literature regarding youth athletic development training. In this perspective piece, we explore how conventional S&amp;C practice may insufficiently develop FMS because typically, it only emphasizes a narrow range of foundational exercises that serve a limited role toward the development of action capabilities in youth athletic populations. We further discuss how this approach may limit the transferability of physical qualities, such as muscular strength, to sports-specific tasks. Through an ecological dynamics lens, and using basketball as an example, we explore the potential for parkour-based activity within the LTAD of youth basketball players. We propose parkour as a training modality to not only encourage movement diversity and adaptability, but also as part of an advanced strength training strategy for the transfer of conventional S&amp;C training.

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