Fielders and batters are injured too : A prospective cohort study of injuries in junior club cricket
- Authors: Finch, Caroline , White, Peta , Dennis, Rebecca , Twomey, Dara , Hayen, Andrew
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 13, no. 5 (2010), p. 489-495
- Relation: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565900
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- Description: Internationally, there is a lack of good quality, prospectively collected injury data reported for junior club cricketers. This study describes injury rates according to age level of play and playing positions in junior community-level club cricketers to identify priorities for prevention. A prospective cohort study was used to monitor injuries in 88 under 12 years (U12), 203 U14 and 120 U16 players from the Ballarat Junior Cricket Association, Australia over the 2007/2008 playing season. Injury rates were calculated per 1000 participations when batting, bowling or fielding in matches and training sessions. Injury rate ratios were used to compare rates across age levels of play and position of play. Overall, 47 injuries were reported. Injury rates increased with age level of play with only one U12 player injured. Match injury rates were 3.57 per 1000 U14 participations versus 4.80 per 1000 U16 participations. Training injury rates were 4.20 per 1000 U14 participations versus 5.11 per 1000 U16 participations. On a proportionate basis, injuries occurred equally to fielders, batters and bowlers. There was a trend towards more injuries occurring while batting and fielding in matches, and more injuries occurring while bowling and batting during training sessions. In conclusion, injury rates in junior cricket players are low, but increase with age level of play. Unlike adult forms of the game, injuries occur to fielders and batters at least as frequently as to bowlers, indicating that preventive strategies need to be developed for all junior players and not just bowlers, as has been the focus previously. © 2009 Sports Medicine Australia.
- Description: 2003008120
Sports injuries
- Authors: Dennis, Rebecca , Finch, Caroline
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: International Encyclopedia of Public Health p. 206-211
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- Description: Participation in sport is encouraged by government agencies and physical activity experts because participation provides health, physical, mental, social, and economic benefits to the individual and community. However, an increased level of participation in sport can increase exposure to the hazards and risks associated with injury. This overview of sports injury describes their epidemiology, the types of injuries that can be sustained, the activities most commonly associated with injury, and the potential risk factors. Injury prevention strategies are also described, with examples to demonstrate the range of approaches available to sports participants, coaches, referees, and administrators. © 2008 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.