Dr. Zachary Kerr, core faculty member at the Injury Prevention Research Center, and colleagues from George Mason University examined the epidemiology of football-related injury in middle school football from 2015-2017. Dr. Kerr and his associates are presenting their research at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2018 Annual Meeting in San Diego this week, November 10-14.
Study purpose: Although data exists on injuries in youth football leagues, there is a dearth of recent data on injury incidence in middle school (MS) football. Updated injury incidence estimates can help drive the development of injury prevention strategies. This study described the epidemiology of injuries sustained in MS football during the 2015/16-2017/18 school years.
Data originated from 9 public middle schools in Virginia during the 2015/16-2017/18 school years. Read the full APHA abstract here.
The following infographic describes the study and notable findings from it.
