Incidence of head contacts, penalties, and player contact behaviors in youth ice hockey: evaluating the "zero tolerance for head contact" policy change - Williamson RA, Kolstad AT, Krolikowski M, Nadeau L, Goulet C, Hagel BE, Emery CA.

BACKGROUND: To reduce the risk of concussion in youth ice hockey, Hockey Canada implemented a national "zero tolerance for head contact" (HC) policy in 2011. A previous cohort study revealed higher concussion rates after this implementation in players aged...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news