Seasonal changes in functional fitness and neurocognitive performance in youth ice hockey players
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dogra, Shilpa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Avery, Michelle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-23T15:43:21Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:56:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-23T15:43:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:56:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology | en |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Changes in functional fitness and concussion status were evaluated over the course of a competitive season in youth ice hockey players, and relationships between these variables and injury incidence were examined. Thirty-six participants (8.9 ± 1.1 years) completed pre and post-season assessments including anthropometric measurements, the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test (YBT-LQ) and a computerized neurocognitive assessment, ImPACT. Paired samples t-tests were used to compare pre and post-season data. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare FMS, YBT-LQ and ImPACT scores between injured and uninjured participants. The YBT-LQ composite score showed a decrease in reach distance scores between pre (86.10 ± 6.00) and post-season (83.20 ± 5.40, p<0.001). Neurocognitive assessment scores improved in all participants. There were no significant relationships between FMS scores, YBT-LQ and injury incidence. Future research is needed to understand the effects of functional fitness and concussion status as they relate to injury prevention. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/845 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Youth athletes | en |
| dc.subject | Functional movement screen | en |
| dc.subject | Y-Balance Test | en |
| dc.subject | Neurocognitive assessment | en |
| dc.subject | Ice hockey | en |
| dc.title | Seasonal changes in functional fitness and neurocognitive performance in youth ice hockey players | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |