This page lists the preliminary results of the Ultimate Injury Study. A more comprehensive analysis will be performed at the end of the study.

Group 1    March 29-May 30

Total participants: 85
             Male 61    Femlae 24

Average age: 22.94

Average number of years experience: 6.19

Total # of log entries: 484

Response rate: 63% (total responses/expected responses)

Practice hours: 1403.95

Game hours: 1613.65

Playing weeks lost due to injuries: 23

Total injuries

78

Injury on legal play

69

Injury on illegal play

9

When injuries occured

 

Practice

20

Game

25

Tournament

33

Area of injury

Head

6

Face

6

Neck

2

Shoulder

5

Upper arm

1

Lower arm

3

Wrist

3

Hand

1

Fingers

4

Neck

2

Abdomen

2

Back

5

Pelvis

3

Upper leg

15

Lower leg

9

Knee

15

Ankle

15

Foot

6

Toes

3

Other

9

Offensive throwing

47

Offensive catching

9

Defensive throwing

2

Defensive catching

0

Type of injury

strain

17

sprain

23

abrasion

20

broken bone

0

concussion

2

other

16