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July 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) — Introducing body checking to
hockey players at a younger age does not reduce their risk of injury over
the long term, according to a new study.
There is heated debate about when to allow young hockey players to
start body checking. Some argue that introducing body checking at an
earlier age helps prevent injuries because players develop an instinctive
ability to protect themselves.
There is, however, little truth to this theory, said the University of
Alberta researchers who conducted the study.
The researchers analyzed injury rates for 8,000 youth hockey players
aged 9 to 15. The kids were split into two groups. The first group played
from 1997 to 2002, when children as young as 12 and 13 were taught to body
check. The other group played from 2003 to 2010, when players as young as
11 and 12 were taught to body check.
There were no significant differences in the number of fractures or
head and neck injuries among the older players in both groups. The
researchers also found no significant differences in the younger players,
who were never allowed to body check.
The study was published recently in the Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine. The findings, along with other research, show that
introducing body checking at a younger age does not prevent injuries,
Donald Voaklander, director of the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and
Research, said in a university news release.
The only proven way to reduce injury risk for young hockey players is
to forbid body checking, Voaklander said. Many youth hockey officials
favor introducing body checking at a younger age, but the evidence against
doing so is getting harder to ignore, he said.
“The body of knowledge is building. Sooner or later there is going to
be a tipping point,” Voaklander said in the news release. “The people
making the rules are going to have to make the right choice.”
More information
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers hockey injury prevention tips.
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