Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
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Orthop J Sports Med · Sep 2016
Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009.
Research has found that injury rates in football are higher in competition than during practice. However, there is little research on the association between injury rates and type of football practices and how these specific rates compare with those in competitions. ⋯ Injury rates were the highest in competitions but then varied by the type of practice event, with higher practice injury rates reported in scrimmage. In addition, greater proportions of injuries were reported in regular practices, and greater proportions of exposures were reported in regular practices and walkthroughs. Efforts to minimize injury in all types of practice events are essential to mitigating injury incidence related to both contact and noncontact.