Display options
Cite
Kerr ZY, Simon JE, Grooms DR, et al. Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. Orthop J Sports Med. 2016;4(9):2325967116664500doi: 10.1177/2325967116664500.
Kerr, Z. Y., Simon, J. E., Grooms, D. R., Roos, K. G., Cohen, R. P., & Dompier, T. P. (2016). Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 4(9), 2325967116664500. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967116664500
Kerr, Zachary Y, et al. "Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009." Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine vol. 4,9 (2016): 2325967116664500. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967116664500
Kerr ZY, Simon JE, Grooms DR, Roos KG, Cohen RP, Dompier TP. Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. Orthop J Sports Med. 2016 Sep 01;4(9):2325967116664500. doi: 10.1177/2325967116664500. eCollection 2016 Sep. PMID: 27635412; PMCID: PMC5011310.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Orthop J Sports Med. 2016 Sep 01;4(9):2325967116664500. doi: 10.1177/2325967116664500. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Epidemiology of Football Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009.

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine

Zachary Y Kerr, Janet E Simon, Dustin R Grooms, Karen G Roos, Randy P Cohen, Thomas P Dompier

Affiliations

  1. Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  2. Division of Athletic Training, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.
  3. Division of Athletic Training, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.; Ohio Musculoskeletal & Neurological Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.
  4. Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
  5. Athletic Training, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

PMID: 27635412 PMCID: PMC5011310 DOI: 10.1177/2325967116664500

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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.

PURPOSE: This study utilized data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System (NCAA ISS) to describe men's collegiate football practice injuries (academic years 2004-2005 to 2008-2009) in 4 event types: competitions, scrimmages, regular practices, and walkthroughs.

STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiological study.

METHODS: Football data during the 2004-2005 to 2008-2009 academic years were analyzed. Annually, an average of 60 men's football programs provided data (9.7% of all universities sponsoring football). Injury rates per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs), injury rate ratios (RRs), 95% CIs, and injury proportions were reported.

RESULTS: The NCAA ISS captured 18,075 football injuries. Most injuries were reported in regular practices (55.9%), followed by competitions (38.8%), scrimmages (4.4%), and walkthroughs (0.8%). Most AEs were reported in regular practices (77.6%), followed by walkthroughs (11.5%), competitions (8.6%), and scrimmages (2.3%). The highest injury rate was found in competitions (36.94/1000 AEs), followed by scrimmages (15.7/1000 AEs), regular practices (5.9/1000 AEs), and walkthroughs (0.6/1000 AEs). These rates were all significantly different from one another. Distributions of injury location and diagnoses were similar across all 4 event types, with most injuries occurring at the lower extremity (56.0%) and consisting of sprains and strains (50.6%). However, injury mechanisms varied. The proportion of injuries due to player contact was greatest in scrimmages (66.8%), followed by regular practices (48.5%) and walkthroughs (34.9%); in contrast, the proportion of injuries due to noncontact/overuse was greatest in walkthroughs (41.7%), followed by regular practices (35.6%) and scrimmages (21.9%).

CONCLUSION: 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.

Keywords: college football; injury rates; practice seasons; scrimmages

Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Injury Surveillance Program data were pro

References

  1. J Pediatr. 2013 Sep;163(3):717-20 - PubMed
  2. J Athl Train. 2007 Apr-Jun;42(2):311-9 - PubMed
  3. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 1974;2:155-88 - PubMed
  4. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Dec 11;64(48):1330-6 - PubMed
  5. Am J Dis Child. 1991 Oct;145(10):1119-23 - PubMed
  6. Am J Sports Med. 2004 Sep;32(6):1394-404 - PubMed
  7. Am J Sports Med. 2015 May;43(5):1134-41 - PubMed
  8. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2628-37 - PubMed
  9. Clin J Sport Med. 2006 May;16(3):214-22 - PubMed
  10. Am J Sports Med. 2007 Aug;35(8):1295-303 - PubMed
  11. J Athl Train. 2014 Jul-Aug;49(4):552-60 - PubMed
  12. Br J Sports Med. 2015 May;49(9):577-9 - PubMed
  13. J Neurotrauma. 2015 Mar 1;32(5):314-26 - PubMed
  14. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Jul;169(7):659-65 - PubMed
  15. Sports Health. 2016 May/Jun;8(3):217-223 - PubMed
  16. Orthop J Sports Med. 2015 Sep 23;3(9):2325967115603979 - PubMed
  17. J Athl Train. 2007 Apr-Jun;42(2):221-33 - PubMed
  18. Orthop J Sports Med. 2015 Jul 15;3(7):2325967115594578 - PubMed
  19. Neurosurgery. 2007 Dec;61(6):1229-35; discussion 1235 - PubMed
  20. J Athl Train. 2015 Oct;50(10 ):1100-2 - PubMed

Publication Types