Table 6.
Common Severe-Injury Mechanisms Sustained by Student-Athletes in 25 Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program, 2009–2010 Through 2014–2015 Academic Years
| Sport |
Injury Mechanism, n (%) |
| Men's football | Player contact, 629 (57.5) |
| Noncontact, 258 (23.6) | |
| Men's wrestling | Player contact, 98 (56.6) |
| Surface contact, 34 (19.7) | |
| Women's field hockey | Player contact, 3 (21.4) |
| Noncontact, 3 (21.4) | |
| Women's gymnastics | Surface contact, 37 (46.8) |
| Equipment contact, 16 (20.3) | |
| Women's volleyball | Noncontact, 40 (39.6) |
| Surface contact, 21 (20.8) | |
| Men's baseball | Noncontact, 30 (33.3) |
| Overuse, 20 (22.2) | |
| Women's softball | Noncontact, 22 (36.1) |
| Equipment contact, 12 (19.7) | |
| Men's basketball | Player contact, 50 (42.7) |
| Noncontact, 27 (23.1) | |
| Women's basketball | Noncontact, 53 (34.4) |
| Player contact, 49 (31.8) | |
| Men's cross-country | Overuse, 9 (40.9) |
| Noncontact, 8 (36.4) | |
| Women's cross-country | Overuse, 31 (75.6) |
| Noncontact, 7 (17.1) | |
| Men's ice hockey | Player contact, 190 (49.9) |
| Equipment contact, 44 (11.6) | |
| Women's ice hockey | Player contact, 25 (37.9) |
| Surface contact, 14 (21.2) | |
| Men's lacrosse | Noncontact, 40 (34.8) |
| Player contact, 30 (26.1) | |
| Women's lacrosse | Noncontact, 21 (36.8) |
| Overuse, 11 (19.3) | |
| Men's soccer | Player contact, 43 (37.4) |
| Noncontact, 27 (23.5) | |
| Women's soccer | Player contact, 93 (39.4) |
| Noncontact, 70 (29.7) | |
| Men's indoor track and field | Noncontact, 30 (50.9) |
| Overuse, 18 (30.5) | |
| Women's indoor track and field | Noncontact, 27 (38.0) |
| Overuse, 30 (42.3) | |
| Men's outdoor track and field | Noncontact, 15 (45.5) |
| Overuse, 7 (21.2) | |
| Women's outdoor track and field | Noncontact, 27 (47.4) |
| Overuse, 21 (36.8) |