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Adolescents at the skatepark: identifying design features and youth behaviours that pose risk for falls
  1. Barbara A. Morrongiello1,
  2. Maria Amir1,
  3. Michael R Corbett1,
  4. Caroline Zolis1,
  5. Kelly Russell2
  1. 1 Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  2. 2 Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Barbara A. Morrongiello, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; bmorrong{at}uoguelph.ca

Abstract

Background Skateboarding is an increasingly popular leisure activity for youth, yet injuries due to falls are common. This study aimed to identify the features at skateparks and tricks performed by youth that pose an increased risk of falls in skateboarders.

Method Video recordings were unobtrusively taken at a large skatepark of youth designated as young (11–15 years) or old (16–20 years). Videos were coded to identify the popular skatepark features used and tricks performed, and to assign a fall severity outcome rating for each feature and each type of trick attempted.

Results The results identify features and tricks that pose increased risk of falling for youth at skateparks.

Conclusions Implications for injury prevention are discussed, including a consideration of environmental (skatepark design) and individual (youth behaviour) factors relevant to reducing skateboarding injuries due to falls among youth.

  • Youth
  • Fall
  • Recreation / Sports
  • Community Research
  • Risk Factor Research
  • Behavior

Data availability statement

Data are available upon reasonable request.

https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045017

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors BM is the guarantor for this research. BM conceptualised the study, obtained funding and wrote the report and revision. MA and CZ collected and coded the data. MRC executed all analyses. KR consulted on the study and was a collaborator on the grant.

    • Funding This work was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (450221).

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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