How to Be a Man Differently: Intersectionality of Gender and Disability in the Life Course of a Powerchair Athlete

This article focuses on the intersection of gender, dis/ability and other social forces in the life course of a young man who has had physical impairments from an early age. Drawing on interactionist theories and applying an ethnographic approach, we analyze the life experiences taking place in multiple social spheres throughout the life phases of Simon, a Swiss powerchair hockey player with cerebral palsy. During his childhood and adolescence, Simon was not in a position to embody the familial ways of performing hegemonic masculinity, and he was functionally dependent on women. Through his ongoing transition to adulthood, his commitment to sport and the process of technologizing his body enabled him doing gender differently and emancipate himself from the familial masculine figure, while remaining reliant on the care provided by women. Thus, we show how the body, context, and life phases contribute to the performances of gender and dis/ability.

Rehabilitation of Persistent Symptoms and Neurocognitive Deficits Following Sports-Related Concussion in a Professional Hockey Player: Case Study

ObjectiveTo demonstrate decreased post-concussive symptomatology and neurocognitive improvements in a professional hockey player following a multimodal, functional neurology approach to neurorehabilitation.BackgroundHockey is one of the top 3 sports in which concussions occur and has one of the top 10 highest participation numbers of sports in the northern hemisphere. The investigation of treatment modalities is warranted given the prevalence of hockey throughout society. This case study presents a 31-year-old male professional hockey athlete who had sustained 5 diagnosed concussions with additional suspected concussions throughout his career. His symptoms remained after independently receiving physical therapy and vestibular rehabilitation, causing an inability to continue playing hockey at a professional level.Design/MethodsThe patient was prescribed 10 treatment sessions over 5 contiguous days at an outpatient neurorehabilitation center specializing in functional neurology. The C3Logix neurocognitive assessment and graded symptom checklist were utilized at intake and discharge. Multimodal treatment interventions included transcranial photobiomodulation, non-invasive neuromodulation of the lingual branch of the trigeminal nerve, hand-eye coordination training, vestibular rehabilitation utilizing a three-axis whole-body off-axis rotational device, and cognitive training.ResultsOn intake, their composite symptom score was reported as 16/162, Trail Making Test Part B was 24.1 seconds, Simple Reaction Time was 274 milliseconds, and Choice Reaction Time was 496 milliseconds. On discharge, the patient experienced an 81% in self-reported symptoms, Trail Making Test Part B improved to 17 seconds (+29.46%), Simple Reaction Time was 252 milliseconds (8% faster), and Choice Reaction Time was 465 milliseconds (24% faster).ConclusionsThe present case study results demonstrated meaningful improvements in both self-rated concussion symptoms and neurocognitive performance for this patient. The Press suggest further investigation into functional neurology-based, multimodal, intensive approaches to decrease chronic post-concussion symptoms and improve neurocognitive performance in athletes that engage in hockey.

“Are you asking me or are you telling me?”: Expertise, evidence, and blame attribution in a post-game interview

This paper is an analysis of a video clip of an interview between a reporter and ice hockey player following a game in which the player was involved in a hard collision with a member of the opposing team. The paper explores blame attribution and how participants claim and disclaim expertise in a way that supports or undermines assertions to have correctly seen and assessed the actions shown on tape. Our analysis focuses on the video of the interview, and it also examines relevant video clips of the collision and various commentaries about the identities of the characters and their actions shown on the videos. In brief, the study is a third-order investigation of recorded-actions-under-analysis. It uses the videos and commentaries as “perspicuous phenomena” that illuminate and complicate how the members’ own action category analysis is bound up with issues of expertise, evidence, and blame.

Relationship between Ice Hockey-Specific Complex Test (IHCT) and Match Performance

This prospective study aimed to validate the IHCT using a match performance score (MPS). Seventeen 3rd league male professional ice hockey field players (mean ± SD; age: 28.0 ± 6.95 years; 10 forwards, 7 defenders) completed the IHCT and were observed in the subsequent competitive match period. Match performance data were collected over 2 months (number of matches: 13-15). Based on these evaluated matches, the MPS consisting of goals, assists, penalty time, plus-minus, and number of matches was calculated for each player. The IHCT contains load parameters (e.g., 10 m and 30 m skate times, transition/weave agility times with and without a puck, slap and wrist shot puck velocities on goal) and stress parameters (e.g., lactate, heart rate). The 30 m sprint skate without puck (r2 = 0.41) and the maximum wrist shot velocity before test (r2 = 0.36) were the test performance parameters with the highest relevance for match performance. The velocity of shots on goal (SOG) displayed the highest correlation for any on-ice performance parameter (30 m sprint without puck: r = 0.76). These results provide evidence of the validity of the IHCT and the usefulness of the MPS to quantify match performance. Obviously, sprint and shot velocities are important parameters to be a successful ice hockey player. Based on these findings, IHCT and MPS are valuable assessments for coaches to evaluate the individual match performance and the effectiveness of training programs. Further research is needed to extend the scope of the IHCT and MPS for 1st and 2nd league players and for a stronger differentiation between forwards and defenders.

Body Posture Criteria in Receiving Ball Technique Based on Body Height Indoor Hockey Player

The purpose of this research is to acknowledge body stance in receiving ball technique. Indoor hockey is a sport with high intensity. Indoor hockey has some basic techniques, one of them is receiving ball technique. Author of this research analyzes the receiving ball technique based on body stance which consists of starting stance, execution stance, and ending stance. The Body stance from receiving ball technique has been demonstrated by Hockey players of Sport Science Faculty of Jakarta State University. Data of this research is collected by observations, interviews, and questionnaire filling requests. This research aims to make tracer study of ideal receiving ball technique based on body height. This research is using qualitative methods by distributing questionnaires to each athlete. Population of this research is Hockey athletes of Jakarta State University, data sample is collected by using total sampling technique. The results of this research is the respondents stated there that playing experience, convenience, and body stance support the receiving ball ability is shown respectively with completely agreed and agreed percentage by 37% and 41%, 44% and 48%, 52% dan 37%. Furthermore, body height and arm length are respectively shown with disagreed and hesitant percentage by 48%, 30%, and 33%, 37%. It means body height and arm length did not affect respondent’s accuracy for doing receiving ball. Nevertheless, the hand grips affect accuracy and convenience, this was corroborated by completely agreed and agreed percentage by 70% and 15% and hand grip based on convenience is 37% and 44%. Furthermore, the result of this research will be distributed to athletes and coaches as evaluation material.

Study of Body Attitude Criteria of Indoor Hockey Players Based on Body Height to Obtain Accurate Passing Techniques

In this study, the authors analyzed the posture of indoor hockey players for ball passing techniques based on posture which consists of initial attitude, implementation attitude, and final attitude. These three gestures have been demonstrated by a male indoor hockey player from the Sports Science Faculty, Jakarta State University. Data was collected in September at Hall B, Room Hockey Field, Faculty of Sports Science, Jakarta State University. The data obtained in this study were obtained through filling out questionnaires, observations, and interviews. The aim of this research is to determine the ideal height of a indoor hockey player who has accurate passing techniques. The samples in this study were all male indoor hockey athletes at the State University of Jakarta who followed a quasi-experimental research method with a time series design on indoor hockey passing techniques. As a result, we will get data on height and body position when doing the passing technique and the accuracy of the technique. Then from this study the respondents stated that the experience of playing, comfort, and body posture of the respondents supported the ability of the passing technique, which respectively indicated by the percentages of strongly agreeing and agreeing that were 63% and 30%, 52% and 48%, 56% and 37%. Furthermore, in terms of height, the largest percentage was 45% disagreed, 11% strongly disagreed and 33% doubted. Whereas in the case of 52% disagree, 4% strongly disagree and 33% are doubtful and in terms of the distance between hand grips it affects the accuracy of the passing technique with a percentage of 59% agree and 4% strongly agree. We're going to give some recommendations for coaches and hockey players to have multiple height classifications with postures that give better accuracy for passing the ball.