Distribution of injury mechanisms, by event type, in National Collegiate Athletic Association men's and women's soccer, 2009/2010–2014/2015*
| Competition | Practice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism of Injury | Injuries in sample, n (%) | Injury rate per 1000AE (95% CI) | Per cent NTL injuries†,‡ | Per cent severe injuries‡,§ | Injuries in sample, n (%) | Injury rate per 1000AE (95% CI) | Per cent NTL injuries†,‡ | Per cent severe injuries‡,§ |
| Men’s soccer | ||||||||
| Player contact | 372 (51.2) | 8.97 (8.06 to 9.88) | 44.1 | 6.2 | 202 (24.4) | 1.34 (1.15 to 1.52) | 45.0 | 3.0 |
| Surface contact | 93 (12.8) | 2.24 (1.79 to 2.70) | 47.3 | 8.6 | 76 (9.2) | 0.50 (0.39 to 0.62) | 46.1 | 3.9 |
| Ball contact | 44 (6.1) | 1.06 (0.75 to 1.37) | 31.8 | 15.9 | 69 (8.3) | 0.46 (0.35 to 0.56) | 39.1 | 7.2 |
| Other contact | 2 (0.3) | 0.05 (0.00 to 0.12) | – | – | 4 (0.5) | 0.03 (0.00 to 0.05) | – | – |
| Non-contact | 132 (18.2) | 3.18 (2.64 to 3.73) | 42.4 | 3.8 | 265 (32.0) | 1.75 (1.54 to 1.97) | 49.4 | 4.5 |
| Overuse | 58 (8.0) | 1.40 (1.04 to 1.76) | 60.3 | 3.4 | 152 (18.4) | 1.01 (0.85 to 1.17) | 58.6 | 3.3 |
| Illness/infection | 2 (0.3) | 0.05 (0.00 to 0.12) | – | – | 16 (1.9) | 0.11 (0.05 to 0.16) | 43.8 | 6.3 |
| Unknown | 24 (3.3) | 0.58 (0.35 to 0.81) | 45.8 | 4.2 | 43 (5.2) | 0.28 (0.20 to 0.37) | 60.5 | 2.3 |
| Total | 727 (100.0) | 17.53 (16.26 to 18.81) | 44.6 | 6.5 | 827 (100.0) | 5.47 (5.10 to 5.85) | 49.5 | 4.0 |
| Women’s soccer | ||||||||
| Player contact | 574 (51.7) | 8.81 (8.09 to 9.53) | 44.9 | 12.0 | 170 (14.6) | 0.83 (0.71 to 0.96) | 44.7 | 7.1 |
| Surface contact | 121 (10.9) | 1.86 (1.53 to 2.19) | 41.3 | 12.4 | 133 (11.5) | 0.65 (0.54 to 0.76) | 43.6 | 7.5 |
| Ball contact | 77 (6.9) | 1.18 (0.92 to 1.45) | 32.5 | 6.5 | 110 (9.5) | 0.54 (0.44 to 0.64) | 33.6 | 8.2 |
| Other contact | 4 (0.4) | 0.06 (0.00 to 0.12) | – | – | 6 (0.5) | 0.03 (0.01 to 0.05) | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| Non-contact | 203 (18.3) | 3.12 (2.69 to 3.55) | 44.8 | 16.7 | 378 (32.6) | 1.85 (1.67 to 2.04) | 43.1 | 7.1 |
| Overuse | 72 (6.5) | 1.11 (0.85 to 1.36) | 69.4 | 1.4 | 267 (23.0) | 1.31 (1.15 to 1.47) | 69.3 | 6.0 |
| Illness/infection | 5 (0.5) | 0.08 (0.01 to 0.14) | 60.0 | 0.0 | 30 (2.6) | 0.15 (0.09 to 0.20) | 46.7 | 0.0 |
| Unknown | 54 (4.9) | 0.83 (0.61 to 1.05) | 61.1 | 1.9 | 67 (5.8) | 0.33 (0.25 to 0.41) | 47.8 | 11.9 |
| Total | 1110 (100.0) | 17.04 (16.04 to 18.04) | 46.1 | 11.4 | 1161 (100.0) | 5.69 (5.36 to 6.02) | 48.8 | 7.1 |
*Data originate from the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Injury Surveillance Program, 2009/2010–2014/2015.
†Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction time <24 h.
‡Not computed for categories with counts >5.
§Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction time over 28 days or the student-athlete prematurely ending their season. AE, athlete exposure; NTL, non-time loss.