An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating

Skating is a fundamental movement in ice hockey; however little research has been conducted within the field of hockey skating biomechanics due to the difficulties of on-ice data collection. In this study a novel on-ice measurement approach was tested for reliability, and subsequently implemented to...

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Main Authors:	Buckeridge, Erica, LeVangie, Marc C., Stetter, Bernd, Nigg, Sandro R., Nigg, Benno M.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431820/

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spelling	pubmed-44318202015-05-27 An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating Buckeridge, Erica LeVangie, Marc C. Stetter, Bernd Nigg, Sandro R. Nigg, Benno M. Research Article Skating is a fundamental movement in ice hockey; however little research has been conducted within the field of hockey skating biomechanics due to the difficulties of on-ice data collection. In this study a novel on-ice measurement approach was tested for reliability, and subsequently implemented to investigate the forward skating technique, as well as technique differences across skill levels. Nine high caliber (High) and nine low caliber (Low) hockey players performed 30m forward skating trials. A 3D accelerometer was mounted to the right skate for the purpose of stride detection, with the 2nd and 6th strides defined as acceleration and steady-state, respectively. The activity of five lower extremity muscles was recorded using surface electromyography. Biaxial electro-goniometers were used to quantify hip and knee angles, and in-skate plantar force was measured using instrumented insoles. Reliability was assessed with the coefficient of multiple correlation, which demonstrated moderate (r>0.65) to excellent (r>0.95) scores across selected measured variables. Greater plantar-flexor muscle activity and hip extension were evident during acceleration strides, while steady state strides exhibited greater knee extensor activity and hip abduction range of motion (p<0.05). High caliber exhibited greater hip range of motion and forefoot force application (p<0.05). The successful implementation of this on-ice mobile measurement approach offers potential for athlete monitoring, biofeedback and training advice. Public Library of Science 2015-05-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4431820/ /pubmed/25973775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127324 Text en © 2015 Buckeridge et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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author	Buckeridge, Erica LeVangie, Marc C. Stetter, Bernd Nigg, Sandro R. Nigg, Benno M.
spellingShingle	Buckeridge, Erica LeVangie, Marc C. Stetter, Bernd Nigg, Sandro R. Nigg, Benno M. An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
author_facet	Buckeridge, Erica LeVangie, Marc C. Stetter, Bernd Nigg, Sandro R. Nigg, Benno M.
author_sort	Buckeridge, Erica
title	An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
title_short	An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
title_full	An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
title_fullStr	An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
title_full_unstemmed	An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating
title_sort	on-ice measurement approach to analyse the biomechanics of ice hockey skating
description	Skating is a fundamental movement in ice hockey; however little research has been conducted within the field of hockey skating biomechanics due to the difficulties of on-ice data collection. In this study a novel on-ice measurement approach was tested for reliability, and subsequently implemented to investigate the forward skating technique, as well as technique differences across skill levels. Nine high caliber (High) and nine low caliber (Low) hockey players performed 30m forward skating trials. A 3D accelerometer was mounted to the right skate for the purpose of stride detection, with the 2nd and 6th strides defined as acceleration and steady-state, respectively. The activity of five lower extremity muscles was recorded using surface electromyography. Biaxial electro-goniometers were used to quantify hip and knee angles, and in-skate plantar force was measured using instrumented insoles. Reliability was assessed with the coefficient of multiple correlation, which demonstrated moderate (r>0.65) to excellent (r>0.95) scores across selected measured variables. Greater plantar-flexor muscle activity and hip extension were evident during acceleration strides, while steady state strides exhibited greater knee extensor activity and hip abduction range of motion (p<0.05). High caliber exhibited greater hip range of motion and forefoot force application (p<0.05). The successful implementation of this on-ice mobile measurement approach offers potential for athlete monitoring, biofeedback and training advice.
publisher	Public Library of Science
publishDate	2015
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431820/
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An On-Ice Measurement Approach to Analyse the Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Skating

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