Prevention of COVID-19 during youth ice hockey

Ice hockey players are susceptible to COVID-19 because of close contact and poor arena ventilation. Preventive strategies include reducing arena crowding, practice strategies that reduce clustering of players, at-home rapid tests, symptom screening, and face mask or vaccine recommendations for spect...

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Published inApplied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 479 - 483
Main Author Chilibeck, Philip D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada NRC Research Press 01.06.2023
Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
Subjects
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease transmission
Exercise
Exercise physiology
Health aspects
Hockey players
Ice hockey
Masks
Pandemics
Prevention
Teenage athletes
Canada
face mask
SARS-CoV-2
immune
crowding
exercise
sport
physical activity
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Summary:Ice hockey players are susceptible to COVID-19 because of close contact and poor arena ventilation. Preventive strategies include reducing arena crowding, practice strategies that reduce clustering of players, at-home rapid tests, symptom screening, and face mask or vaccine recommendations for spectators, coaches, and players. Face masks have little effect on physiological responses or performance and reduce COVID-19 transmission, but shifts should be shortened later in periods to reduce perceived exertion and players should be encouraged to assume a classic "hockey stance" when puck handling to improve peripheral vision. These strategies are important to prevent cancelation of practices or games, which have important physical and psychological benefits.
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ISSN:1715-5312
1715-5320
DOI:10.1139/apnm-2022-0361