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. 2015 Aug 5;50(11):657–660. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094847

Table 2.

Total and average number of injuries and injuries per 1000 match hours of 11 official FIH tournaments in 2013 (Men)

Official tournaments in 2013 Number of matches Total match hours* Number of injuries Average number of injuries per match Injuries per 1000 player match hours
Africa Cup of Nations (Nairobi, Kenya) 6 154 14 2.3 90.9
East Asia Games (Tianjin, China) 6 154 14 2.3 90.9
Junior World Cup (New Delhi, India) 44 1129 31 0.7 27.4
Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) 6 154 12 2.0 77.9
Sultan of Jojor Cup (Johor, Malaysia) 18 462 13 0.7 28.1
World League Round 2 (New Delhi, India) 15 385 17 1.1 44.2
World League Round 2 (Elektrostal, Russia) 15 385 17 1.1 44.2
World League Round 2 (Paris, France) 15 385 10 0.6 26.0
World League Round 2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 15 385 8 0.5 20.8
World League Semi-final (Johor, Malaysia) 24 616 26 1.0 42.2
World League Semi-final (Rotterdam, Netherlands) 24 616 24 1.0 39.0
Overall average (95% CI) 188 4825 186 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) 48.3 (30.9 to 65.8)

*Total match hours=number of games×70 min per game×22 players per game/60 min.

CI=1.96×SD/square root of number of injuries.

FIH, Fédération Internationale de Hockey.