By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Published: March 11, 2008
When you put high school students in motion on a field or court with a ball, sooner or later someone is going to get hurt. But a new study suggests that many fewer injuries would occur if the rules of the games were better followed.
The researchers, writing in the February issue of Injury Prevention, reported that in many cases, injuries occurred when a player was making an illegal play. In all, they said, this was true for more than 6 percent of the injuries in football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and baseball.
The study’s lead author, Christy Collins of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, said any injury that occurred when a rule had been broken — say, illegal contact with another player — should be avoidable.
For the study, researchers looked at injuries at 100 high schools over two years. The schools made weekly reports about when players were hurt and what was happening at the time.
About a third of the injuries were to the head or face. More than 10 percent put the player out for the season. Even soccer scored high in the “injury during illegal play” category. Football players were the most likely to be injured — but not when the rules were being broken.
Girls were no more likely to play by the rules than boys. In fact, girls’ soccer had more injuries during illegal play than boys’ soccer. It is not clear if girls play rougher or if referees give them less slack, Ms. Collins said.
Published: March 11, 2008
When you put high school students in motion on a field or court with a ball, sooner or later someone is going to get hurt. But a new study suggests that many fewer injuries would occur if the rules of the games were better followed.
The researchers, writing in the February issue of Injury Prevention, reported that in many cases, injuries occurred when a player was making an illegal play. In all, they said, this was true for more than 6 percent of the injuries in football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and baseball.
The study’s lead author, Christy Collins of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, said any injury that occurred when a rule had been broken — say, illegal contact with another player — should be avoidable.
For the study, researchers looked at injuries at 100 high schools over two years. The schools made weekly reports about when players were hurt and what was happening at the time.
About a third of the injuries were to the head or face. More than 10 percent put the player out for the season. Even soccer scored high in the “injury during illegal play” category. Football players were the most likely to be injured — but not when the rules were being broken.
Girls were no more likely to play by the rules than boys. In fact, girls’ soccer had more injuries during illegal play than boys’ soccer. It is not clear if girls play rougher or if referees give them less slack, Ms. Collins said.
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