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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I don't have a source, but I was at a coaching clinic this summer and I am seem to recall soccer being the second highest sport for concussion for kids. Again, I can't put my hands to a source, and am going from memory.
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I believe that Girl's soccer usually gets mentioned in those kind of stats. Still far below football, but way about boy's soccer for some reason.
http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams...y&newsID=15157
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Concussion rates are increasing in high school sports.
The current rates per 100,000 athletic exposures (an AE is one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played), according to the two most recent studies8,10 are as follows:
Football: Between 64 and 76.88
Girl's soccer: 33
Boys' lacrosse: Between 40 and 46.6
Girls' lacrosse: Between 31 and 35
Boys' soccer: Between 19 and 19.2
Boys' wrestling: Between 22 and 23.9
Girls' basketball: Between 18.6 and 21
Softball: Between 16 and 16.3
Boys' basketball: Between 16 and 21.2
Girls' field hockey: Between 22 and 24.9
Cheerleading: 11.5 and 14
Girls' volleyball: Between 6 and 8.6
Boys' baseball: Between 4.6 and 51
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