@article{ref1,
title="Incidence of penalty corner injuries in international field hockey",
journal="Research in sports medicine",
year="2020",
author="Theilen, Till-Martin and Green, Michael and Mueller-Eising, Wiebke and Rolle, Udo",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Field hockey penalty corners (PCs) put players at potential risk for injuries. This study evaluated the incidence of PC-related injuries with special regards to head injuries. Video sequences provided by the Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) of 295 matches in 11 elite field hockey tournaments (2015-2016) were analysed for overall injuries and PC-related injuries in detail. In total, 13.9% of all match injuries (49/352 injuries) occurred in relation to a PC, accounting for 7.1 PC-related injuries per 1000 player match hours (95% CI 4.4-9.9). There were 11 head injuries afflicting six defenders and five attackers. One head injury was related to a direct hit by a ball (drag flick). This study provides the first data on PC-related injuries in elite field hockey. The recorded numbers and mechanisms of PC-related injuries should be used as a baseline for further studies and potential rule adaptations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-8627",
doi="10.1080/15438627.2020.1862842",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2020.1862842"
}