Post by Soccerhouse on Dec 11, 2015 9:58:09 GMT -5
The article focuses on cheer leading, but covers other womens sports
At US high schools, girls soccer is even more dangerous than boys wrestling
You probably should think twice before joining the girl’s soccer team. The increasingly popular sport is one of the most dangerous to play at any American high school.
Girls soccer has been on the rise since the US womens team won the World Cup in 1999, and has only been boosted by the team going on to win the World Cup for a third time this year—the most watched soccer game in US television history. The number of girls in high-school soccer programs increased by 45% between 1999 and 2014.
But as high-school participation of the sport increases, so do injuries. A study analyzing injury rates of high school sports found girls’ soccer to not only be more dangerous than boys playing the same sport, but also more hazardous than boys ice hockey, boys wrestling, and boys lacrosse. In fact, girls soccer only comes second to football—which was not separated by gender—as the most dangerous high school sport.....
more at:
qz.com/571005/at-us-high-schools-girls-soccer-is-even-more-dangerous-than-boys-wrestling/
Research article at:
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2015/12/09/peds.2015-2447.full.pdf
At US high schools, girls soccer is even more dangerous than boys wrestling
You probably should think twice before joining the girl’s soccer team. The increasingly popular sport is one of the most dangerous to play at any American high school.
Girls soccer has been on the rise since the US womens team won the World Cup in 1999, and has only been boosted by the team going on to win the World Cup for a third time this year—the most watched soccer game in US television history. The number of girls in high-school soccer programs increased by 45% between 1999 and 2014.
But as high-school participation of the sport increases, so do injuries. A study analyzing injury rates of high school sports found girls’ soccer to not only be more dangerous than boys playing the same sport, but also more hazardous than boys ice hockey, boys wrestling, and boys lacrosse. In fact, girls soccer only comes second to football—which was not separated by gender—as the most dangerous high school sport.....
more at:
qz.com/571005/at-us-high-schools-girls-soccer-is-even-more-dangerous-than-boys-wrestling/
Research article at:
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2015/12/09/peds.2015-2447.full.pdf
