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. 2019 Apr 4;27(11):3692–3698. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05491-6

Table 2.

Contact injury mechanisms

Training Match Total (%)
Contact object Contact player Non-contact Contact object Contact player Non-contact
Being tackled 0 7 0 0 31 0 38 (29.2)
Tackling 0 3 0 0 12 0 15 (11.5)
Collision 0 5 0 0 7 0 12 (9.2)
Twisting/turning 0 0 6 0 1 2 9 (6.9)
Blocked 0 4 0 0 5 0 9 (6.9)
Kicked 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 (5.4)
Shooting 0 0 2 1 3 1 7 (5.4)
Other 6a 0 13 0 6 8 33 (25.4)
Total 6 23 21 1 68 11 130 (100)

aContact with object such as ball, goalpost or billboard, etc