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Pilot study to explore girls' lacrosse players' attitudes toward headgear.

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Citation: Research in Sports Medicine. :1-8, 2022 Apr 11PMID: 35410546Institution: MedStar Sports Medicine Research Center | MedStar Union Memorial HospitalForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022 ISSN:

1543-8627

Name of journal: Research in sports medicine (Print)Abstract: Headgear adoption is a controversial issue in girls' lacrosse due to concerns that headgear use will facilitate greater risk-taking by players and contribute to more aggressive game play behaviours. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate high school girls' lacrosse players' attitudes towards headgear before and after a season of use. Twenty-five high school girls' lacrosse athletes wore headgear for one competitive season and completed a pre- and post-season survey. The survey evaluated players' attitudes towards headgear use, with Aggressiveness, and Anger scales. Wilcoxon ranked tests were conducted to compare scores pre- and post-season. Players' attitude towards headgear largely remained unchanged and "neutral" after a season of wearing headgear. Players endorsed slightly greater agreement for three Headgear survey items post-season compared to pre-season: " ... headgear allows me to be more aggressive ... " (p = .01), " ... players should wear more protective equipment " (p = .04) and " ... wearing headgear increases how often I am hit in the head ... " (p = .04). However, Aggressiveness and Anger scale scores were not changed following headgear use. Our findings suggest the perception of headgear use in high school girls' lacrosse is complex and could be associated with minor perceived changes in game play behaviours.All authors: Caswell SV, Eyerly DR, Hepburn L, Herman DC, Kelshaw PM, Lincoln AE, Vincent HKFiscal year: FY2022 Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2022.2064222

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3372-5951

Date added to catalog: 2022-05-11

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Headgear adoption is a controversial issue in girls' lacrosse due to concerns that headgear use will facilitate greater risk-taking by players and contribute to more aggressive game play behaviours. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate high school girls' lacrosse players' attitudes towards headgear before and after a season of use. Twenty-five high school girls' lacrosse athletes wore headgear for one competitive season and completed a pre- and post-season survey. The survey evaluated players' attitudes towards headgear use, with Aggressiveness, and Anger scales. Wilcoxon ranked tests were conducted to compare scores pre- and post-season. Players' attitude towards headgear largely remained unchanged and "neutral" after a season of wearing headgear. Players endorsed slightly greater agreement for three Headgear survey items post-season compared to pre-season: " ... headgear allows me to be more aggressive ... " (p = .01), " ... players should wear more protective equipment " (p = .04) and " ... wearing headgear increases how often I am hit in the head ... " (p = .04). However, Aggressiveness and Anger scale scores were not changed following headgear use. Our findings suggest the perception of headgear use in high school girls' lacrosse is complex and could be associated with minor perceived changes in game play behaviours.

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