Sport-Related Concussion Counts Among High School Athletes in 20 Sports by Injury Mechanism During the 2013–2014 to 2017–2018 Academic Years
| Sports . | Injury Mechanism, n (%) . | Total, n (%) . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact With Another Person . | Contact With Surface . | Contact With Equipment . | Other . | ||
| Boys-only sports | |||||
| Football | 3497 (83.6) | 425 (10.2) | 32 (0.8) | 229 (5.5) | 4183 (100.0) |
| Ice hockey | 125 (60.1) | 51 (24.5) | 24 (11.5) | 8 (3.8) | 208 (100.0) |
| Lacrosse | 206 (63.8) | 28 (8.7) | 78 (24.1) | 11 (3.4) | 323 (100.0) |
| Wrestling | 226 (40.0) | 301 (53.3) | 9 (1.6) | 29 (5.1) | 565 (100.0) |
| Soccer | 285 (54.0) | 69 (13.1) | 155 (29.4) | 19 (3.6) | 528 (100.0) |
| Basketball | 247 (65.7) | 107 (28.5) | 14 (3.7) | 8 (2.1) | 376 (100.0) |
| Baseball | 51 (37.5) | 8 (5.9) | 74 (54.4) | 3 (2.2) | 136 (100.0) |
| Swimming | 8 (44.4) | 7 (38.9) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (11.1) | 18 (100.0) |
| Track and field | 0 | 12 (48.0) | 11 (44.0) | 2 (8.0) | 25 (100.0) |
| Cross country | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 4 (100.0) |
| Girls-only sports | |||||
| Soccer | 417 (39.5) | 156 (14.8) | 431 (40.9) | 51 (4.8) | 1055 (100.0) |
| Basketball | 358 (55.4) | 203 (31.4) | 69 (10.7) | 16 (2.5) | 646 (100.0) |
| Lacrosse | 35 (16.7) | 18 (8.6) | 151 (72.2) | 5 (2.4) | 209 (100.0) |
| Volleyball | 79 (18.7) | 105 (24.8) | 228 (53.9) | 11 (2.6) | 423 (100.0) |
| Field hockey | 41 (41.4) | 11 (11.1) | 46 (46.5) | 1 (1.0) | 99 (100.0) |
| Softball | 58 (25.8) | 12 (5.3) | 150 (66.7) | 5 (2.2) | 225 (100.0) |
| Swimming | 9 (25.0) | 16 (44.4) | 6 (16.7) | 5 (13.9) | 36 (100.0) |
| Track and field | 2 (5.7) | 11 (31.4) | 18 (51.4) | 4 (11.4) | 35 (100.0) |
| Cross country | 1 (12.5) | 5 (62.5) | 0 | 2 (25.0) | 8 (100.0) |
| Coed sports: cheerleadinga | 295 (67.0) | 127 (28.9) | 6 (1.4) | 12 (2.7) | 440 (100.0) |
| Boys’ sex-comparable sports totalb | 592 (54.5) | 205 (18.9) | 255 (23.5) | 35 (3.2) | 1087 (100.0) |
| Girls’ sex-comparable sports totalb | 845 (42.1) | 403 (20.1) | 674 (33.6) | 83 (4.1) | 2005 (100.0) |
| Overall total | 5941 (62.3) | 1674 (17.5) | 1503 (15.8) | 424 (4.4) | 9542 (100.0) |
| Sports . | Injury Mechanism, n (%) . | Total, n (%) . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact With Another Person . | Contact With Surface . | Contact With Equipment . | Other . | ||
| Boys-only sports | |||||
| Football | 3497 (83.6) | 425 (10.2) | 32 (0.8) | 229 (5.5) | 4183 (100.0) |
| Ice hockey | 125 (60.1) | 51 (24.5) | 24 (11.5) | 8 (3.8) | 208 (100.0) |
| Lacrosse | 206 (63.8) | 28 (8.7) | 78 (24.1) | 11 (3.4) | 323 (100.0) |
| Wrestling | 226 (40.0) | 301 (53.3) | 9 (1.6) | 29 (5.1) | 565 (100.0) |
| Soccer | 285 (54.0) | 69 (13.1) | 155 (29.4) | 19 (3.6) | 528 (100.0) |
| Basketball | 247 (65.7) | 107 (28.5) | 14 (3.7) | 8 (2.1) | 376 (100.0) |
| Baseball | 51 (37.5) | 8 (5.9) | 74 (54.4) | 3 (2.2) | 136 (100.0) |
| Swimming | 8 (44.4) | 7 (38.9) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (11.1) | 18 (100.0) |
| Track and field | 0 | 12 (48.0) | 11 (44.0) | 2 (8.0) | 25 (100.0) |
| Cross country | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 4 (100.0) |
| Girls-only sports | |||||
| Soccer | 417 (39.5) | 156 (14.8) | 431 (40.9) | 51 (4.8) | 1055 (100.0) |
| Basketball | 358 (55.4) | 203 (31.4) | 69 (10.7) | 16 (2.5) | 646 (100.0) |
| Lacrosse | 35 (16.7) | 18 (8.6) | 151 (72.2) | 5 (2.4) | 209 (100.0) |
| Volleyball | 79 (18.7) | 105 (24.8) | 228 (53.9) | 11 (2.6) | 423 (100.0) |
| Field hockey | 41 (41.4) | 11 (11.1) | 46 (46.5) | 1 (1.0) | 99 (100.0) |
| Softball | 58 (25.8) | 12 (5.3) | 150 (66.7) | 5 (2.2) | 225 (100.0) |
| Swimming | 9 (25.0) | 16 (44.4) | 6 (16.7) | 5 (13.9) | 36 (100.0) |
| Track and field | 2 (5.7) | 11 (31.4) | 18 (51.4) | 4 (11.4) | 35 (100.0) |
| Cross country | 1 (12.5) | 5 (62.5) | 0 | 2 (25.0) | 8 (100.0) |
| Coed sports: cheerleadinga | 295 (67.0) | 127 (28.9) | 6 (1.4) | 12 (2.7) | 440 (100.0) |
| Boys’ sex-comparable sports totalb | 592 (54.5) | 205 (18.9) | 255 (23.5) | 35 (3.2) | 1087 (100.0) |
| Girls’ sex-comparable sports totalb | 845 (42.1) | 403 (20.1) | 674 (33.6) | 83 (4.1) | 2005 (100.0) |
| Overall total | 5941 (62.3) | 1674 (17.5) | 1503 (15.8) | 424 (4.4) | 9542 (100.0) |
Competition category also includes performance events for cheerleading.
Only includes sports in which both sexes participated (ie, soccer, basketball, baseball or softball, cross country, swimming, and track and field).