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Youth Hockey Research Study

By Ontario Minor Hockey Association, 03/04/15, 11:00AM EST

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Share your thoughts about minor hockey & enter to win 1 of 20 gift cards valued at $50 or $100!

Researchers in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto are conducting a research study to examine youth hockey in Ontario and across Canada. Online surveys with athletes, parents, coaches, referees, and administrators will be used to study positive and negative experiences in youth hockey. This study will also examine perceptions of the Respect in Sport Parent Program within youth hockey leagues. People who visit the survey will be entered in a draw to win one of 20 gift cards from Sport Chek valued at $50 or $100! The survey is available at: https://www.research.net/s/HockeyStudy

This is the final round of surveys for this year - if you have already participated we would like to hear from you again, and if you haven’t completed a survey yet, we want to hear from you too! The online surveys will ask about athletes’ experiences in sport, positive and negative spectator behaviours, coping with stress in sport, sport enjoyment, and commitment. Parents, coaches, referees, and administrators (including team managers, therapists, association staff, scouts, etc.) will be asked about their experiences with minor hockey, including stressors, coping, burnout, and commitment. The surveys will also ask about the Respect in Sport Parent Program for those who have taken it.

Gift card winners from our first two rounds of surveys have been contacted and will be receiving their gift cards shortly. Winners were drawn from across Canada, including Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland!

This study is being conducted independently at the University of Toronto, led by Dr. Katherine Tamminen. The OMHA is helping to send out information about the study to people who might be interested in participating, but it is not involved in the study or data collection/analysis of results. The study has been approved by UofT’s Research Ethics Board and it is regulated by strict ethical standards regarding participants’ confidentiality and anonymity. Any questions about the project should be directed to Dr. Tamminen. 

Katherine Tamminen

University of Toronto

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