How evidence based policy can drive meaningful change Leveraging research to prevent injury Researchers from the University of Calgary in Canada published a paper in 2015 titled, “Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk in 11 and 12 year old players ” in the British Journal of Sports Medicine . This study has been cited 90 times across seven categories, with nearly 20% of those citations occurring within two years. It has outperformed other publications in sports science, receiving about 13 times more citations than average. Highly influential, the paper led to a policy change banning body checking in non-elite ice hockey for 11 and 12 year olds, resulting in a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk. This example shows how evidence based research can drive meaningful change. It highlights the powerful role that well placed evidence plays in shaping effective, real world policies and improving athlete safety.
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“The British Journal of Sports Medicine is proud to publish the best research in injury prevention for sport and exercise medicine.” Professor Jonathan Drezner , editor in chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine and director of the UW Center for Sports Cardiology, Husky Stadium, Seattle, USA
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