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 in:Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism nutrition, and metabolism, 2023-06, Vol.48 (6), p.479-483
Main Author: Chilibeck, Philip D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease transmission
Exercise
Exercise physiology
Health aspects
Hockey players
Ice hockey
Masks
Pandemics
Prevention
Teenage athletes
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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.
ISSN:1715-5312
1715-5320
DOI:10.1139/apnm-2022-0361