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. 2011 Oct;28(10):2069–2078. doi: 10.1089/neu.2011.1825

Table 2.

Impact Characteristics of 3- and 4-Year High School Football Athletes

        Practices Games Season totals
    Subject ID Position No. of sessions No. of impacts Mean Standard deviation Cumulative No. of sessions No. of impacts Mean Standard deviation Cumulative No. of sessions No. of impacts Mean Standard deviation Cumulative
Linear resultant acceleration (g) 3-Year career 27 QB 111 741 20.7 12.8 15,354.7 35 948 26.8 17.2 25,384.1 146 1689 24.1 15.7 40,738.7
    37 WR 121 861 23.7 14.3 20,395.8 35 1326 28.8 21.8 38,130.5 156 2187 26.8 19.3 58,952.6
    38 WR 81 532 24.0 15.5 12,755.8 27 354 26.3 16.7 9305.6 108 886 24.9 16.0 22,061.4
    43 LB 82 1327 25.6 14.7 33,974.4 24 1383 28.6 18.5 39,574.1 106 2710 27.1 16.8 73,548.5
    60 LB 127 1539 23.7 14.0 36,486.8 34 1532 26.9 16.4 41,194.0 161 3071 25.3 15.3 77,680.8
  4-Year career 34 LB 93 859 26.2 14.5 22,474.9 26 1203 28.6 18.4 34,429.2 119 2062 27.6 17.0 56,904.1
    35 RB 98 950 25.1 16.5 23,814.0 32 1383 29.6 20.5 40,998.6 130 2333 27.8 19.1 64,812.6
Rotational resultant acceleration (rad/sec2) 3-Year career 27 QB 111 741 1097.5 949.6 813,271.7 35 948 1389.5 1195.6 1,533,540.4 146 1689 1389.5 1195.6 2,346,812.1
    37 WR 121 861 1527.9 1089.0 1,315,507.7 35 1326 1847.5 1575.5 2,449,777.2 156 2187 1721.7 1412.6 3,793,249.2
    38 WR 81 532 1617.9 1253.5 860,719.4 27 354 1786.1 1199.1 632,281.3 108 886 1685.1 1234.1 1,493,000.7
    43 LB 82 1327 1657.5 1100.9 2,199,503.9 24 1383 1844.0 1405.8 2,550,190.9 106 2710 1752.7 1268.9 4,749,694.8
    60 LB 127 1539 1662.5 1086.9 2,558,646.0 34 1532 1891.1 1329.8 2,897,197.5 161 3071 1776.6 1219.4 5,455,843.5
  4-Year career 34 LB 93 859 1704.1 1187.4 1,463,850.0 26 1203 1840.8 1410.0 2,214,430.3 119 2062 1783.8 1323.3 3,678,280.3
    35 RB 98 950 1515.4 1108.0 1,439,650.8 32 1383 1884.8 1439.0 2,606,650.2 130 2333 1734.4 1326.5 4,046,301.0
HITsp 3-Year career 27 QB 111 741 12.5 5.2 9234.4 35 948 14.5 9.1 13,709.5 146 1689 13.6 7.7 22,943.9
    37 WR 121 861 13.8 6.6 12,062.7 35 1326 16.2 12.6 21,517.0 156 2187 15.3 10.7 33,579.7
    38 WR 81 532 15.0 7.7 7998.4 27 354 16.5 9.0 5833.9 108 886 15.6 8.3 13,832.3
    43 LB 82 1327 15.0 7.8 20,184.3 24 1383 16.4 9.2 2272.1 106 2710 15.7 8.6 42,905.4
    60 LB 127 1539 15.3 7.4 23,718.0 34 1532 17.2 9.2 26,306.7 161 3071 16.2 8.4 50,024.7
  4-Year career 34 LB 93 859 16.0 7.9 13,758.3 26 1203 17.2 9.9 20,644.4 119 2062 16.7 9.2 34,402.8
    35 RB 98 950 14.2 7.8 13,532.1 32 1383 16.1 10.3 22,297.0 130 2333 15.4 9.4 35,829.0

QB, quarterback; WR, wide receiver; LB, linebacker; RB, running back.

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