TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Frequency of Injuries in a Youth Soccer Tournament
JO  - Physician and sportsmedicine
A1  - Maehlum, S.
A1  - Dahl, E.
A1  - Daljord, O. A.
SP  - 73
EP  - 79
VL  - 14
IS  - 7
N2  - In brief: This study documents the types and frequency of injuries sustained in the 1984 Norway Cup-the largest soccer tournament in the world. During a total of 35,154 player-hours, 411 injuries and hyperventilatory conditions were recorded for the 1,016 boys' teams and 332 girls' teams participating. The injury rate was 8.9 and 17.6 per 1,000 player-hours for boys and girls, respectively. The overall injury rate for both sexes was 11.7 per 1,000 player-hours. Of total injuries 47% were contusions, 22% sprains, 18% lacerations, and 6% fractures. More than 60% of the injuries involved the lower extremities, 17% the head and neck, and 14% the upper extremities. The authors conclude that youth soccer, even on this highly competitive level, is a sport with few and mainly minor injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-3847
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1986.11709124
ID  - ref1
ER  -