Boxing headguard performance in punch machine tests

McIntosh, Andrew S.; Patton, Declan A.

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095094

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“…Substantial research efforts have been expended to investigate the protective ability of various padded sports headgears, and the results of these studies have shown that certain padded headgears are capable of attenuating head impacts (Broglio et al, 2003;Naunheim et al, 2003a;McIntosh and Patton, 2015). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first investigation to quantify the protective capabilities of protective water polo headgears.…”

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The Effectiveness of Protective Headgear in Attenuating Ball-to-Forehead Impacts in Water Polo

Cecchi¹,

Oros²,

Monroe³

et al. 2019

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Recent reports have demonstrated that there is a serious risk of head impact and injury in water polo. The use of protective headgear in contact sports is a commonly accepted strategy for reducing the risk of head injury, but there are few available protective headgears for use in water polo. Many of those that are available are banned by the sport's governing bodies due to a lack of published data supporting the effectiveness of those headgears in reducing head impact kinematics. To address this gap in knowledge, we launched a water polo ball at the forehead of an anthropomorphic testing device fitted with either a standard water polo headgear or one of two protective headgears. We selected a range of launch speeds representative of those observed across various athlete ages. Mixed-model ANOVAs revealed that, relative to standard headgear, protective headgears reduced peak linear acceleration (by 10.8-21.6%; p < 0.001), and peak rotational acceleration (by 24.5-48.5%; p < 0.001) induced by the simulated ball-to-forehead impacts. We discuss the possibility of using protective headgears in water polo to attenuate head impact kinematics.

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confidence: 95%

The Effectiveness of Protective Headgear in Attenuating Ball-to-Forehead Impacts in Water Polo

Cecchi¹,

Oros²,

Monroe³

et al. 2019

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…8). Although studies do show a reduction of impact through headgear use [ 10 ], no studies that we are aware of have examined the impact a larger target area may have on injury risk.…”

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“…In a recent analysis, the impact of punches was systematically examined both with and without AIBA-approved headgear. A significant reduction in impact was observed with headgear, and it was concluded that the use of headgear can “play an important role in reducing the risk of concussion” [ 10 ]. Related studies have produced similar results for the reduction of both linear [ 11 ] and rotational impact [ 12 ] through the use of boxing headgear.…”

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Prohibiting Headgear for Safety in Amateur Boxing? Opinion of the Canadian Boxing Community: an Online Poll

Dickinson¹,

Rempel²

2016

Sports Med - Open

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BackgroundIn 2013, the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) introduced a rule banning headgear for male-senior open class boxers during competition. The AIBA has defended the rule change as motivated by safety and supported by internal unpublished studies. As a result, in 2018, the AIBA plans to universally prohibit headgear in competition: for all competitors (male and female), all ages and all levels. Within Canada, this ruling has generated controversy in the boxing community, yet there has been no overall measure of opinion.MethodsTo address this, we instituted a voluntary, anonymous, online open-access poll to allow members of the boxing community to express their stance on headgear use in competition.ResultsIn total, 636 responses were received. A total of 71.5 % of Canadian respondents believed headgear should be mandatory at all levels. Only 5.8 % agreed that headgear should be prohibited, as planned for 2018. Estimating results on a representative breakdown of boxing membership in Canada, a similar pattern emerged, whereby 68.2 % concurred with mandatory headgear while only 4.95 % supported its prohibition. Parents of boxers were almost unanimously against banning headgear, stating they would change sports as a result. Similarly, only 1.7 % of women believed headgear should be prohibited.ConclusionsThe consensus of the Canadian boxing community largely opposes the rule changes that the AIBA has implemented. The results highlight risks posed to the long-term viability of the sport, if significant grassroots safety concerns are disregarded.

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“…Andres Armas Alejo 1,2 (Physical Education Professional) Felipe José Aidar 1,2,3,4 (Physical Education Professional) Dihogo Gama de Matos 2 (Physical Education Professional) Marcelo Danillo dos Santos 1,2 (Physical Education Professional) Dilton dos Santos Silva 1,2 (Physical Education Professional) Raphael Fabrício de Souza 2,3 (Physical Education Professional) Jymmys Lopes dos Santos 5,6 (Physical Education Professional) Lúcio Marques Vieira Souza 5,6 (Physical Education Professional) Cleberson Franclin Tavares Costa 7 (Physical Education Professional) Albená Nunes da Silva 8 (Physical Education Professional)…”

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“…6 Although studies focused on boxing are scarce, the concern with sports performance points in the direction that performance can be affected by intervening factors, among them psychosocial aspects. [7][8][9] Studies have shown that anxiety interferes with the results: the psychic condition is related to the sporting performance. 10,11 Anxiety is characterized by two aspects: cognitive anxiety (CA) is characterized by excessive preoccupation with performance, apprehension and negativism; and somatic anxiety (SA) has as its main characteristic transient changes in physiological activation, such as an increase in heart rate, respiratory changes, excessive sweating, tremors, increased blood pressure, muscle tension, among others, that are subdivided into anxiety-state (AS) and anxiety-trait (AT).…”

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Does Pre-Competitive Anxiety Interfere in the Performance of Boxing Athletes in Brazil? A Pilot Study

Alejo

Aidar

Matos

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Pre-competitive anxiety is one of the psychological factors that can greatly influence athletes' performance, especially when it comes to individual sport like boxing. Objective: To analyze the level of pre-competitive anxiety in male athletes in the adult and young adult categories, and their correlation with the final results of the last Brazilian National Championship. Methods: A total of 60 young adult athletes participated in the study: 38 non-medalists (17.17±0.54 years and 66.38±13.21 kg) and 22 medalists (17.48±0.54 years and 66.21±12.96 kg). The “adults” group consisted of 35 athletes: 11 non-medalists (22.60±4.65 years and 68.33±14.08 kg) and 24 medalists (22.60±4.82 years and 67.33 ±13.13 kg). Results: The levels of cognitive anxiety in the young adult athletes group presented significant differences: medalists presented lower scores than non-medalists (12.77±2.62 and 15.92±5.20, respectively). In the adults group, medalists presented higher scores than non-medalists (15.23±4.42 and 12.00±4.11). Significant differences were observed in somatic anxiety levels between the young adult medalists and the other groups (p = 0.038). In addition, levels of self-confidence were high in all groups (young adult non-medalists = 29.42±4.82; adult non-medalists = 26.14±4.94, young adult medalists = 31.59±4.24 and adult medalists = 28.91±4.88). Conclusion: We conclude that self-confidence may interfere with anxiety levels, considering that medal-winning boxers are less prone to cognitive anxiety than non-medalists, and that both groups have high levels of self-confidence. Level of evidence I; High quality randomized trial with statistically significant difference or no statistically significant difference but narrow confidence intervals.

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Boxing headguard performance in punch machine tests

Cited by 41 publications

References 22 publications

The Effectiveness of Protective Headgear in Attenuating Ball-to-Forehead Impacts in Water Polo

The Effectiveness of Protective Headgear in Attenuating Ball-to-Forehead Impacts in Water Polo

Prohibiting Headgear for Safety in Amateur Boxing? Opinion of the Canadian Boxing Community: an Online Poll

Does Pre-Competitive Anxiety Interfere in the Performance of Boxing Athletes in Brazil? A Pilot Study

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