Table 2

Training only

Author and year of publicationAgeNumber of playersNumber of injuriesTotal exposureIncidence of injury (95% CI where given)
Gabbett (2006)3716–1736Not givenNot given56.2 (35.7 to 76.6) injuries per 1000 player-hours
Junge (2004)5014–181231155141 player-hours*22.4 injuries per 1000 player-hours
Nathan (1983)33U10–U13Not given5*12 9600.4 injuries per 1000 player-hours
U14–U19Not given24*12 1502.0 injuries per 1000 player-hours
Roux (1987)53<18Not given142258 182 player-hours0.55 injuries per 1000 player-hours
Sparks (1985)48Not givenNot given21217 090 player-hours12.4 injuries per 1000 player-hours*
Bird (1998)32Schoolboy54Not givenNot given0.9 (0.1 to 3.0) injuries per 100 player-practices
Schoolgirl23Not givenNot given0.0 injuries per 100 player-practices
Colt64Not givenNot given1.2 (0.2 to 4.0) injuries per 100 player-practices
Collins (2008)6013–19Not given10381 627 practice-exposures1.3 injuries per 1000 practice-exposures
Marshall (2001)61Not givenNot given53333 player-practices*1.5 (0.2 to 2.8) concussions per 1000 player-practices
  • Study population, number of players, number of injuries, exposure and injury incidence.

  • *Calculated post hoc from figures in paper.