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High School Competitive Diving Injuries: National Athletic Treatment Injury And Outcomes Network (Nation), Susan M. Braid, Eric Schussler Jan 2020

High School Competitive Diving Injuries: National Athletic Treatment Injury And Outcomes Network (Nation), Susan M. Braid, Eric Schussler

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Purpose: Elite diving coaches and USA diving officials have become increasingly concerned about injury prevention among adolescent divers. However, little is known about such injuries. The purpose of this study was to describe the injuries among high school students who participated on high school diving teams.

Subjects: High school students who participated on the diving teams of high schools that were included in the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION) for 2011–2014.

Methods: Descriptive epidemiology using injury exposure data on 56 boys' Swimming and Diving teams and 55 girls' Swimming and Diving teams from the National Athletic Treatment, …