This article is about a Fair Play Tournament alternative to standard youth hockey tournaments. It is very interesting and shows you alternatives exist. Below is a cut of the article with an interesting conclusion.
http://archpedi.highwire.org/cgi/reprint/150/2/140.pdf
Objective: To determine the rate, type, and severity of
injuries incurred and penalties assessed during the qualifying
fair-play (points for playing without excessive penalties)
and championship "regular" rules (winner advances)
portions of a 1994 Junior Gold ice hockeytournament.
Design: A prospective evaluation of injuries by certified
athletic trainers at the tournament site.
Setting: A community-organized, 3-day, 31-game tournament
in Minnesota.
Participants: Two hundred seventy-three male players,
younger than 20 years and in high school.
Measurements/Main Results: Injuries were recorded
by an on-site certified athletic trainer, and the penalties
were tallied from the score sheets. The injury rates
for the total number of injuries were 26.4 injuries per 1000
athlete exposures and 273.8 injuries per 1000 player
hours. When only notable injuries (concussion, facial laceration,
or moderate level of severity and above) were considered,
the injury rates were 10 per 1000 athlete exposures
and 103.9 per 1000 player hours. The ratio of notable
fair-play to notable regular-rules injuries was 1:4.8. The
number of penalties assessed per game averaged 7.1
penalties during fair-play rules and 13 penalties during
the regular-rules competition. Penalties related to
rough play and injury occurred four times more frequently
during games with regular rules than those with fair-play rules.
Conclusions: The fair-play concept can reduce injury
rates, penalty rates, and severity of penalties and should
be considered for ice hockey at all levels of play. The fair
play concept could be applied to other contact sports to
reduce injury rates and rules infractions.
(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150:140-145)
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