Predictors of scoring accuracy ice hockey wrist s

Authors: Yannick MichaudPaquette David J Pearsall René A Turcotte

Publish Date: 2008/10/14

Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 75-84

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the stationary “wrist shot” technique movement patterns of the ice hockey stick that corresponds to the accuracy of puck trajectory A total of 25 subjects participated in this study ranging from high to low caliber players Each performed ten successful wrist shots at four targets two top corners two bottom corners Performances were evaluated by recording the movements of the stick’s shaft and blade and of the puck with a 3D motion capture system at 240 Hz Kinematics of the shaft and blade of the hockey stick were examined using a multiple regression analysis to predict accuracy scores In general the results indicated that accuracy corresponded to release parameters both puck release orientation and velocity shaft bending and change in blade orientations though parameter weighting differed substantially for top versus bottom targets Future studies are warranted to identify the whole body kinematic patterns associated with the hockey stick kinematics

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