MALOS TRATOS: PREVENCIÓN Y GESTIÓN
3.5. FACTORES dE RIESGO
3.6.1. Pautas de prevención
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Please circle your answer for the following questions. Questions are either multiple choice, yes/no or use a Iikert scale.
Demographics 1 (SA) 2 (A) 3 (N) 4 (D) 5 (SD)
1. What age category do you fall in (years)?
Legend Strongly agree Agree No opinion or neutral Disagree Strongly disagree 20-30 3 1-40 41-50 5 1 -60 61 & above 2. How many years have you been at your current school?
0-5 6-10 1 1-15
3. How many years have you been coaching? 0-5
4. What is your salary range?
6-10 1 1-15
16-20 21 & above 16-20 2 1 & above
0-$20K $20K-$30K $30K-$40K $40K-$5K $50K & above Background questions
5. From an initial cost standpoint artificial turf is more cost feasible than natural grass. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
6. From a field maintenance standpoint, artificial turf is more cost effective when compared to natural grass. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
7. From a durability standpoint, artificial turf is more cost effective when compared to natural grass. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
9. Does your school have artificial turf as a playing surface on any o f its playing fields?
1 (Yes) 2 (No)
10. Do you currently play on artificial turf surfaces for any games or practices? 1 (Yes) 2 (No)
Injury Potential
1 1 . Artificial turf poses a greater risk of injury to players when compared to natural grass.
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
12. Participating on artificial turf may shorten a player's career.
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
1 3 . Footwear choice is a strong factor in injuries that occur on artificial turf.
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
14. The following injuries to players are more prevalent when participating on artificial turf. a) Overuse injuries: 1 2 3 4 5 (SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) b) Non-contact injuries: 1 2 3 4 5 (SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
c) Injuries to lower extremities:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
d) Overall knee injuries:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
e) Medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprains:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
41 2 3 4 5 (SJ\) (A) (N) (D) (SD) g) Injuries to quadriceps: 1 2 3 4 5 (SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) h) Injuries to hamstrings: 1 2 3 4 5 (SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) i) Concussion injuries: 2 3 4 5 (SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) j) Turf toe injuries:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
15. The following injuries that occur on artificial turf are generally more severe than those occurring on natural grass.
a) Knee sprains:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) b) Post training muscle soreness:
2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD) c) Concussions:
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
16. Artificial turf surfaces lose shock absorption capabilities as they age.
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
Perceptions Regarding Players
17. In your professional opinion do:
a) High school football players believe artificial turf causes more injuries.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
1 8. To avoid injuries, high school football players would prefer to play on natural grass instead of artificial turf. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
19. To avoid injuries, college football players would prefer to play on natural grass instead of artificial turf. Recruiting 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
20. Playing surface type plays a major role in high school athlete recruitment.
1 2 3 4 5
(SA) (A) (N) (D) (SD)
2 1 . In your professional opinion:
a) High school athletes would rather attend schools with natural grass surfaces than artificial turf. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
b) Natural grass surfaces, (as opposed to schools with artificial turf) provide a recruiting advantage. 1 2 (SA) (A) 3 (N) 4 5 (D) (SD)
c) If ! had my choice, I would prefer that my teams play on natural grass.
1 2 3 4 5
Appendix D
September 1 8, 2002
State University ofNew York College at Cortland Dan MacNeill, Head Football Coach
Dear Coach:
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My name is James Hammond and I am seeking your expertise and assistance by
requesting that you complete the enclosed survey. As a graduate student at SUNY Brockport, I am required to complete a thesis as a culmination of my graduate program. Given that this survey is anonymous in nature, your identity and your organizations identity will be protected and will remain anonymous at all times. Please note that you are not obligated to participate in this study and may, at any time, exercise this right by choosing not to complete the enclosed survey prior to returning it.
Not only will your responses assist me in fulfilling my graduate requirement, they will provide me with the necessary information to arrive at results and conclusions pertaining to my topic. If you wish to receive the results of this study, please express this desire on a separate piece of paper and return it along with the completed survey.
Finally, I wish to sincerely thank you for your time spent in assisting me with this important research endeavor. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at . You may also contact my advisor, Dr. Robert C. Schneider at .
Yours truly,
Mr. James Hammond
Graduate Physical Education Student
The State University ofNew York at Brockport En c.
of Football Playing Surfaces on Injury Rates Survey Summary ., 1 86 3.01 3 3 5 20 38 1 7 6 2 86 2.49 2 1 1 2 9 1 7 1 9 29 3 86 4. 1 9 5 5 51 1 6 8 6 5 4 81 4.49 5 5 59 1 3 4 0 5 5 82 3.38 4 4 1 4 30 1 8 1 3 7 6 84 1 .75 2 1 0 4 9 33 38 7 84 1 .82 2 2 0 5 7 40 32 8 82 2;37 2 2,3 1 1 1 25 25 20 9 85 1 .75 2 2 0 0 0 64 21 1 0 85 1 .22 1 1 0 0 0 19 66 1 1 85 2.84 3 2 9 1 9 1 6 31 1 0 1 2 85 2.96 3 2 9 1 9 23 28 6 1 3 84 2.35 2 . 2 1 8 23 39 1 3 1 4a 85 2.93 3 3 6 1 3 37 27 2 1 4b 84 2.74 3 2 5 1 5 24 33 7 1 4c 85 2.8 3 2 5 1 7 25 32 6 1 4d 85 2. 7 4 3 2 5 1 5 24 35 6 1 4e 85 2.91 3 3 6 1 4 33 30 2 1 4f 85 2.89 3 3 6 1 4 33 29 3 1 4g 84 3.35 3 3 6 24 47 7 0 1 4h 84 3.29 3 3 6 22 46 1 0 0 1 4i 85 3.02 3 3 7 1 5 39 2 1 3 1 4j 83 2.35 2 2 4 8 1 3 46 1 2 1 5a 85 2.91 3 3 5 1 8 3 1 26 5 1 5b 85 3 3 3 4 1 8 37 26 0 1 5c 85 3.02 3 3 8 1 7 32 25 3 1 6 84 2.48 2 2 3 9 22 41 9 1 7a 84 2.48 2 2 3 1 0 1 5 52 4 1 7b 83 2.48 2 2 3 1 0 1 5 51 4 1 8 83 ·2.93 3 2 . 3 21 28 29 2 1 9 84 2.75 2 2 3 20 1 9 37 5 20 85 2.6 2 2 3 1 2 27 34 9 2 1 a 84 3 . 1 2 3 3 6 22 32 24 0 21 b 84 3 . 1 9 3 3 6 23 38 1 5 2 2 1 c 84 2.42 2 1 6 1 5 1 4 22 27
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