Operational definitions used in the recording of injury
| Reportable injury22 | An injury occurred during a scheduled match or training session, causing the player to be unable to fully take part in the next match or training session |
| Player | A player was entered into the study if she was registered by the coach on the club roster as participating for the club's team competing in the 15- or 16-year divisions |
| Return to participation | The player was defined as injured until she was fully fit to take part in all types of training and matches |
| Type of injury | Acute – injury with sudden onset associated with known trauma |
| Overuse – injury with gradual onset without known trauma | |
| Contact – injury resulting from contact with another player | |
| Non-contact – injury occurring without contact with another player |