Table 2. .

Safe Play Questionnaire Questions, Possible Responses, and Reliability Results

Question and Response Options	Response Agreement, %	κ Value
1. A player can help protect himself/herself in hockey by __.	71.8	0.48
a. being the best skater he/she can be
b. staying alert at all times
c. not watching the puck when he/she skates
d. all of the above
e. I don't know
2. The “danger zone” for injuries in hockey is __.	92.3	0.24
a. in front of the net
b. 3–4 feet from the boards
c. beside the player who has the puck
d. I don't know
3. To help keep himself/herself safe, a player should approach the boards __.	94.9	0.48
a. at an angle
b. straight on
c. quickly
d. I don't know
4. All of the following are examples of unsafe play, EXCEPT __.	69.2	0.41
a. hitting an opponent from behind
b. criticizing the game official
c. purposefully clearing the puck into the opposing team's bench
d. slashing
e. I don't know
5. The purpose of body checking is to separate the puck carrier from the puck.	100	1.00
a. true
b. false
c. I don't know
6. To deliver a check, it will be most effective and safest for you to do all of the following EXCEPT __.	69.2	0.38
a. keep your feet parallel to the boards
b. lead with your head
c. have your knees bent and back straight
d. keep a low center of gravity
e. go into the hit at an angle
f. I don't know
7. You can be better prepared to take a hit by doing all of the following EXCEPT __.	69.2	0.43
a. keeping your hands on your stick
b. keeping your knees straight
c. knowing where your opponents are
d. keeping your head away
e. I don't know
Total Safe Play Questionnaire score, sum of correct responses	NA	Intraclass correlation coefficient [2,1] = 0.68

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.