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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026

Exploring the impact of a data-feedback workshop on injury trends in a regional collegiate American football league in Japan.

Yasuyuki Umezaki, Yasuhiro Endo, Naoki Taguchi, Toshiya Urushihata, Hiroki Kataoka, Kousei Hiratsuka, Hiroshi Katou, Yoshimi Akaihata, Noriaki Maeda, Hiroshi Shinohara

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Yasuyuki UmezakiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Aomori, Japan.
Yasuhiro Endo *Department of Physical Therapy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Naoki Taguchi *Faculty of Sports Science, Sendai University, Miyagi, Japan.
Toshiya Urushihata *Graduate School of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Aomori, Japan.
Hiroki Kataoka *Department of Physical Therapy, Sendai Medical and Sports College, Miyagi, Japan.
Kousei Hiratsuka *Department of Physical Therapy, M&Medical Reha Co., Ltd., Yamagata, Japan.
Hiroshi Katou *Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association, Miyagi, Japan.
Yoshimi Akaihata *Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association, Miyagi, Japan.
Noriaki Maeda *Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan.
Hiroshi Shinohara *Graduate School of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Aomori, Japan.

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The accurate ascertainment of injury epidemiology within a target population is the first step in sports injury prevention. However, in regional collegiate American football leagues in Japan, collected surveillance data have not been adequately disseminated back to the teams and players. This mixed-methods study, comprising a cross-sectional survey and a pre-post ecological analysis, aimed to explore the impact of integrating league-specific injury surveillance data into a mandatory workshop for team representatives. A non-randomized, uncontrolled pre-post study was conducted in the Tohoku Collegiate American Football League in Japan. Injury data from 2018 to 2023 served as the baseline, and the analytical findings were presented as feedback during the 2024 workshop. We compared participants' perceptions through pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, and evaluated official injury reports from the single 2024 season (post-intervention). No severe injuries were reported during either period. Following the workshop, self-reported safety awareness among participants improved. The overall injury rate per game did not significantly change (Incidence Rate Ratio: 1.22, 95% CI: 0.70-2.18). However, observed injury proportions shifted: muscle cramps decreased [37.2% (

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