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Checking In, Concussions Out: Body Checking As A Way Of Reducing Concussion Rates, Griffin Germond
Checking In, Concussions Out: Body Checking As A Way Of Reducing Concussion Rates, Griffin Germond
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Women’s college ice hockey, according to a study released by the NCAA in 2014, has the highest rate of self-reported concussions of any collegiate sport, men’s or women’s. This is shocking, considering the fact that body checking is illegal in women's ice hockey. Why are these rates so high when there isn't body checking? This investigative research project aims to realize a novel approach at reducing concussion rates in women’s ice hockey by doing the unexpected: Allowing body checking. If body checking were allowed, this would reduce the rate of concussions if it were to be implemented and taught under …