Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the players and coaches

	Preseason	In-season
Players	N = 2013	N = 1253
Age (years)*	24.0 (5.5)	24.2 (5.3)
Training frequency (per week)*	2.1 (0.5)	2.1 (0.5)
Female players†	808 (40.1%)	487 (38.9%)
History of lateral ankle sprain†	1018 (50.6%)	589 (47%)
History of ACL injury†	237 (11.9%)	156 (12.5%)
Involved in other sport†	889 (44.2%)	559 (44.6%)
Use of tape/brace during training/match†	309 (15.4%)	199 (15.9%)
Coaches	N = 180	N = 140
Age (years)*	43.1 (10.0)	44.0 (10.7)
Years of experience*	14.1 (9.4)	15.6 (10.1)
Training frequency (per week)*	2.0 (0.5)	2.0 (0.5)
Female coaches†	18 (10.0%)	14 (10.0%)
Training education certificate†	88 (48.9%)	67 (47.9%)
History of lateral ankle sprain†	116 (64.4%)	89 (63.5%)
History of ACL injury†	35 (19.4%)	27 (19.3%)

ACL anterior cruciate ligament.

*Mean (standard deviation), †: n (%)