New Study Finds Football, Basketball, Soccer Account for Highest Number of HS, College Sports Injuries

DALLAS, TX – New research found that in an analysis of more than 26,000 injuries across high school and college that the sports with the most injuries were male football (25.6%), female basketball (8.5%), female soccer (8.1%), male basketball (7.1%) and female volleyball (6.5%). However, even though gymnastics and lacrosse accounted for fewer injuries, those injuries were typically associated with a greater number of visits and a longer duration of care.

The abstract for this research was presented at the 2021 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, which is being held virtually this year due to COVID-19. It is also published in the Journal of Athletic Training, the scientific journal of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

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