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Differences in baseline and post-season King-Devick times between recreational and competitive youth soccer players Ugo Bitussi S Candice Osborne Shannon Juengst Bert Vargas Cindy Dolezal Steven Avers Christopher Ha Nicholas Elkins Kathleen Bell<p>Objective: To determine if K-D scores differed between competitive youth soccer players and recreational youth soccer players ages 8-12.</p><p>Design: Prospective cohort study during the spring and fall soccer seasons of 2017. Participants were 8-12 years of age and were enrolled in recreational or competitive soccer.&nbsp;</p><p>Methods: Participants performed the K-D test before the first practice of the soccer season and during the last two weeks of the season. The main outcome measure was the time required to complete the K-D test before and after the soccer season in participants without a positive K-D screening for concussion.&nbsp;</p><p>Results: Forty participants (19 competitive and 21 recreational) completed the study. The pre-season recreational players (66.04s, SD = 15.22s) vs competitive players (59.88s, SD = 13.94s) had a mean difference of 6.16s (Z = .96, p = .34). The post-season recreational players (60.45s, SD = 13.46) vs competitive players (50.50s, SD = 8.49) had a mean difference of 9.95s (Z = 2.31, p = .02).&nbsp;</p><p>Conclusions: Level of play may influence performance on the K-D. Future studies of visual efficiency in youth athletes may also provide insight into differences in performance of the K-D.&nbsp;</p> Archives of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy - Peertechz Publications 2019-02-04 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/asmp.000009 en Copyright © Ugo Bitussi S et al.