title: Functional movement screen test: a reliable screening test for young elite ice hockey players.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test among young elite hockey players.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reliability study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inter-rater reliability was evaluated by two raters in the field. All performances were videotaped. Two other raters evaluated the videos once and then again 6 weeks later to determine intra-rater reliability. A weighted kappa statistic was used to analyze intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of each FMS sub-test, while an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for the total score.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-eight male hockey players aged 13-16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FMS total and sub-tests scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The video raters demonstrated excellent intra-rater reliability for the total score, with an ICC of 0.96 (95% CI; 0.92-0.98) and 0.96 (95% CI; 0.91-0.98). The field raters achieved excellent inter-rater reliability for the total score, with an ICC of 0.96 (95% CI; 0.92-0.98). Sub-test analysis showed good agreement among all four raters for five of the seven main sub-tests.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FMS is a reliable test for young elite hockey players. Further research should be done to assess the predictive validity of the FMS test within this population so that physiotherapists may eventually use it as an injury prevention tool.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parenteau-G
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4. Electronic address: Nathaly.Gaudreault@usherbrooke.ca.
authors.forename: Nathaly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaudreault
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boisvert
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gagné
authors.affiliation: Departement of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H5N4.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D006688:Hockey / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Functional test; Ice hockey; Reliability