ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2014
The prevention of injuries in contact flag football.
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- Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for upper extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Intervention Strategies Used in Sport Injury Prevention Studies: A Systematic Review Identifying Studies Applying the Haddon Matrix.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- The Role of Anthropometry in Decision-Making for Injury Prevention Among Elite Flag Football Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Is there a need for anthropometric standards in olympic sports? A proposal for the kinathropometric profile of elite flag football athletes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Descriptive Epidemiology of Game-Related Youth Flag Football Injuries.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- The epidemiology of wrist and hand injury in two hospitals in Jerusalem: substantial differences between population subgroups.Israel journal of health policy research · 2019Article
- Injuries can be prevented in contact flag football!Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Article
- The prevention of injuries in contact flag football.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeAmerican flag football is a non-tackle, contact sport with many moderate to severe contact-type injuries reported. A previous prospective injury surveillance study by the authors revealed a high incidence of injuries to the fingers, face, knee, shoulder and ankle. The objectives of the study were to conduct a pilot-prospective injury prevention study in an attempt to significantly reduce the incidence and the severity of injuries as compared to a historical cohort, as well as to provide recommendations for a future prospective injury prevention study.
methodsA prospective injury prevention study was conducted involving 724 amateur male (mean age: 20.0 ± 3.1 years) and 114 female (mean age: 21.2 ± 7.2 years) players. Four prevention measures were implemented: the no-pocket rule, self-fitting mouth guards, ankle braces (for those players with recurrent ankle sprains) and an injury treatment information brochure. An injury surveillance questionnaire was administered to record all time-loss injuries sustained in game sessions.
resultsThere was a statistically significant reduction in the number of injured players, the number of finger/hand injuries, the incidence rate and the incidence proportion between the two cohorts (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThis one-season pilot prevention study has provided preliminary evidence that finger/hand injuries can be significantly reduced in flag football. Prevention strategies for a longer, prospective, randomised-controlled injury prevention study should include the strict enforcement of the no-pocket rule, appropriate head gear, the use of comfortable-fitting ankle braces and mouth guards, and changing the blocking rules of the game.
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