Baseball is clearly safer for high school children than basketball and soccer. Not surprisingly, football results in the most injuries: 35/100 players per season.[1] Quidditch is so safe that it didn’t even make the list. Here’s a chart:
- Baseball (boys) 11.8 injured players/100 players
- Softball (girls) 14.4
- Volleyball (g) 14.9
- Field hockey (g) 15.8
- Soccer (b) 20.2
- Basketball (b) 22.5
- Basketball (g) 23.0
- Soccer (g) 25.6
- Wrestling (b) 26.7
- Football (b) 34.6
Nevertheless, let’s keep in mind that noncontact sports still lead to many serious injuries that can be prevented. Following up on the post about Jewish law and the dangers of Quidditch, this data shows that school sports are quite hazardous. So fans should petition J. K. Rowling to give Hogwarts students, and esp. professionals, adequate protective equipment for Quidditch. See excerpt of study, below.[2] Play hard, play safe, nobody hurt.
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[1] Source: Injury patterns in selected high school sports: a review of the 1995-1997 seasons
(Powell, Barber-Foss, Journal of Athletic Training, 1999)
[2] From a study of injury surveillance in the DC area: "Findings. Seventeen percent (n = 2563) of all injuries occurred while participating in 1 of 6 sports (baseball/softball, basketball, biking, football, skating, and soccer) resulting in an event-based injury rate of 25.0 per 1000 adolescents…. Rates were higher in males for all sports. … Hospitalization was required in 2% of visits and there were no deaths. Of those requiring hospitalization, 51% involved other persons, 12% were equipment-related, and 8% involved poor field/surface conditions. Of all baseball injuries, 55% involved ball or bat impact often of the head. Basketball injuries included several injuries from striking against the basketball pole or rim or being struck by a falling pole or backboard. …. Of all football injuries, 48 (7%) involved being struck by an opponent's helmet and 63 (9%) involved inappropriate field conditions including falls on or against concrete, glass, or fixed objects. … There were 51 probable or clear assaults during sports and an additional 30 to 41 injuries from baseball bat assaults. ... Conclusions. Many sports including noncontact sports involved injuries of the head suggesting the need for improved head protection. … The 16% of sports injury visits and 20% of hospitalizations related to equipment and environmental factors suggest that at least this proportion of injury may be amenable to preventive strategies. …" (emphasis added)
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