Mean safety scores for individual scale items for each sport and for all clubs
| Netball (n = 59) | Rugby league (n = 20) | Rugby union (n = 35) | Soccer (n = 49) | All clubs (n = 163) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Train | Comp | Train | Comp | Train | Comp | Train | Comp | Train | |
| Comp, Competition; Train, training; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. | ||||||||||
| Policy items (max score per item = 2) | ||||||||||
| Attendance of qualified first aid providers | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Safety inspection of playing surface before use | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Wearing or using protective equipment | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Practice items (max score per item = 4) | ||||||||||
| Attendance of qualified first aid providers | 3.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Attendance of qualified CPR providers | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Availability of first aid equipment | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Access to a telephone | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Clear, unblocked access for emergency vehicles | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Safety inspection of playing surface before use | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Safety inspection of fixtures and fittings | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Availability of drinking fluid | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Encouraged to drink fluids regularly | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Warming up | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Cooling down | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Mean total safety score | 41.4 | 26.5 | 42.6 | 32.3 | 40.2 | 30.8 | 34.0 | 25.6 | 39.0 | 27.8 |