TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Incidence of penalty corner injuries in international field hockey
JO  - Research in sports medicine
A1  - Theilen, Till-Martin
A1  - Green, Michael
A1  - Mueller-Eising, Wiebke
A1  - Rolle, Udo
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-8627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2020.1862842
ID  - ref1
ER  -