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Feature : Body Checking Study Released             
June 20, 2011
The CMAJ published a SIPRC paper that examines the risk of injury associated with bodychecking experience among youth hockey players.
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Feature : Balance Program Information            
October 25, 2010
The Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre has just released a brochure on their soccer injury prevention balance program.
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2011

05/21/2011: Study examines bodychecking, injury risk at bantam level. Halifax Herald    Full articlepdf
05/21/2011: Should younger players be bodychecking?. Toronto Sun    Full articlepdf
05/21/2011: How young is too young for body checking? 660 news    Full articlepdf
05/21/2011: Results of Bodychecking in Youth Hockey Examined. Health.com    Full articlepdf
05/20/2011: Bodychecking earlier shows no safety benefit. CBC News    Full articlepdf    Commentspdf
05/20/2011: Risks of bodychecking in youth hockey. CTV News    Full articlepdf    Commentspdf    Videopdf
05/20/2011: Lower rate of serious injury no justification for more bodychecking. Ottawa Citizen    Full articlepdf
05/16/2011: Rule, policy changes needed to stop concussions: expert. Calgary Herald   Full articlepdf
05/06/2011: Hockey Parents Debate Bodychecking. CBC News.   Full articlepdf
05/05/2011: Alberta@noon with Donna McElligott. CBC News.   Full articlepdf
05/04/2011: The Science of Body Checking. CTV Calgary.   Full articlepdf

2010

10/25/2010: Soccer Injury Prevention Program   Full articlepdf
10/20/2010: Hockey Urged to Ban All Blows to Head by Concussions Panel. NY Times    Full articlepdf
10/27/2010: With Focus on Youth Safety, a Sport Considers Changes. NY Times    Full articlepdf
06/13/2010: In Youth Hockey, 'Checking' Ups Risk Of Brain Injury. NPR    Full articlepdf    Commentspdf
06/10/2010: CASM- Injury Prevention in Sport    Full articlepdf
06/09/2010: Bodychecking study results. "The risk of injury associated with body checking"    Full article pdf
06/09/2010: Bodychecking triples concussions in peewee hockey: U of C study. Global News    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Body checking in kids' hockey triples serious injuries. USA Today    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: On the ice, checking may triple preteen injuries. Reuters    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Tougher bodychecking rules weighed for young hockey players. Globe and Mail    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Bodychecking triples concussions in peewee hockey, study finds. Canada.com    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Checking takes toll on pee wee players. Calgary Sun    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Study Slams Body Checking for Young Hockey Players. Bloomberg Newsweek    Full articlepdf
06/08/2010: Youth Hockey Injuries in Body-Checking Study May Spur Debate. Bloomberg Newsweek    Full articlepdf

2009

No news for 2009 is available at the moment.

2008

12/08/2008: Concussions three times as likely for peewee bodycheckers: study. CBC    Full articlepdf
12/08/2008: Minor hockey injuries vary in Alta., Que. Canada.com    Full articlepdf