Table 3.
Time in play during which lower extremity injuries occurred by sport, National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study, United States, 2005-2006 through 2013-2014 a
| Sport | Time in Competition | Time in Practice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarters → | First, n (%) | Second, n (%) | Third, n (%) | Fourth, n (%) | <1 Hour Into Practice, n (%) | 1-2 Hours Into Practice, n (%) | >2 Hours Into Practice, n (%) |
| Boys’ basketball | 77 (10.9) | 217 (30.8) | 244 (34.7) | 166 (23.6) | 425 (38.8) | 607 (55.4) | 64 (5.8) |
| Girls’ basketball | 83 (10.6) | 248 (31.5) | 268 (34.1) | 187 (23.8) | 381 (39.5) | 529 (54.8) | 55 (5.7) |
| Boys’ lacrosse | 28 (12.3) | 72 (31.7) | 69 (30.4) | 58 (25.5) | 88 (39.5) | 107 (48.0) | 28 (12.6) |
| Football | 484 (15.3) | 1008 (31.8) | 976 (30.8) | 704 (22.2) | 1167 (29.8) | 2287 (58.4) | 464 (11.8) |
| Halves → | First, n (%) | Second, n (%) | |||||
| Boys’ soccer | 264 (34.1) | 511 (65.9) | 333 (39.5) | 448 (53.1) | 63 (7.5) | ||
| Girls’ soccer | 416 (38.0) | 680 (62.0) | 341 (37.6) | 515 (56.7) | 52 (5.7) | ||
| Girls’ lacrosse | 66 (46.8) | 75 (53.2) | 80 (45.7) | 80 (45.7) | 15 (8.6) | ||
| Girls’ field hockey | 54 (38.3) | 87 (61.7) | 96 (37.9) | 135 (53.4) | 22 (8.7) | ||
| Periods → | First, n (%) | Second, n (%) | Third, n (%) | ||||
| Boys’ ice hockey | 32 (28.1) | 50 (43.9) | 32 (28.1) | 17 (38.6) | 23 (52.3) | 4 (9.1) | |
a
Girls’ field hockey, boys’ ice hockey, and girls’ and boys’ lacrosse were included only from 2008-2009 through 2013-2014, when those sports were included in the database.