Injury definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Injury | Any injury that prevents a player from taking a full part in all training and match play activities typically planned for that day, where the injury has been there for a period >24 hours from midnight at the end of the day that the injury was sustained |
| Recurrence injury | A reinjury to a previously injured region |
| Mild injury | Injury lasting up to 1 week |
| Moderate injury | Injury lasting up to 4 weeks |
| Severe injury | Injury lasting more than 4 weeks |
| Acute | Injury incited by single event of macrotrauma |
| Chronic | Injury which previously required ongoing treatment |
| Overuse | Injury associated with repeated microtrauma |
| Contact | Injury incited by contact with another player |