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. 2024 Sep 14;14(18):2042. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14182042

Table 2.

Classification of activities in which an SRR concussion was sustained by level of contact among 5–18 year-olds.

Sport Types All (n = 3280) 5–9 Years
(n = 164)
10–12 Years
(n = 604)
13–18 Years
(n = 2512)
n % n % n % n %
Contact or collision sports 2304 70.2 96 58.5 435 72.0 1773 70.6
Basketball 365 11.1 18 11.0 78 12.9 269 10.7
Field hockey 88 2.7 4 2.4 10 1.7 74 2.9
Football 505 15.4 27 16.5 103 17.1 375 14.9
Ice hockey 240 7.3 13 7.9 51 8.4 176 7.0
Lacrosse 198 6.0 2 1.2 20 3.3 176 7.0
Martial arts 18 0.5 1 0.6 2 0.3 15 0.6
Rugby 58 1.8 0 0.0 1 0.2 57 2.3
Soccer 652 19.9 28 17.1 149 24.7 475 18.9
Water polo 20 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.2 19 0.8
Wrestling 140 4.3 3 1.8 19 3.1 118 4.7
Other 20 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.2 19 0.8
Limited contact sports 838 25.5 47 28.7 144 23.8 647 25.8
Baseball 75 2.3 9 5.5 19 3.1 47 1.9
Biking 35 1.1 4 2.4 5 0.8 26 1.0
Cheerleading 164 5.0 4 2.4 24 4.0 136 5.4
Dodgeball 15 0.5 0 0.0 4 0.7 11 0.4
Flag football 25 0.8 2 1.2 7 1.2 16 0.6
Gymnastics 53 1.6 2 1.2 11 1.8 40 1.6
Horseback riding 40 1.2 2 1.2 9 1.5 29 1.2
Ice skating 20 0.6 5 3.0 6 1.0 9 0.4
Kickball 11 0.3 3 1.8 7 1.2 1 0.0
Roller skating 6 0.2 1 0.6 1 0.2 4 0.2
Skateboarding 13 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 0.5
Skiing 57 1.7 7 4.3 11 1.8 39 1.6
Snowboarding 75 2.3 2 1.2 9 1.5 64 2.5
Softball 98 3.0 1 0.6 11 1.8 86 3.4
Trampoline 6 0.2 1 0.6 2 0.3 3 0.1
Volleyball 101 3.1 1 0.6 6 1.0 94 3.7
Weightlifting 7 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.3
Other 37 1.1 3 1.8 12 2.0 22 0.9
Non-contact sports 103 3.1 13 7.9 13 2.2 77 3.1
Climbing 4 0.1 2 1.2 1 0.2 1 0.0
Color guard 13 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 0.5
Crew 7 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.3
Dancing 16 0.5 2 1.2 1 0.2 13 0.5
Swimming 36 1.1 6 3.7 3 0.5 27 1.1
Tennis 4 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.2
Track and field 8 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 0.3
Other 15 0.5 3 1.8 8 1.3 4 0.2
Other activities 35 1.1 8 4.9 12 2.0 15 0.6
Fitness training 4 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.2
Physical education 9 0.3 3 1.8 1 0.2 5 0.2
Free playing 13 0.4 3 1.8 8 1.3 2 0.1
Recess 3 0.1 1 0.6 2 0.3 0 0.0
Other 6 0.2 1 0.6 1 0.2 4 0.2