2026 Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 27-32
Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the occurrence of sports injuries in high school baseball players and their characteristics during the preparatory and competitive phases.
Methods: The incidence of sports injuries, the site of onset, the number of practice days, games, and rest days were recorded for high school baseball players and compared between the preparatory phase (December to February) and the competitive phase (March to May). Additionally, a chi-square test was used to compare the distribution of injury classification, history of onset, mechanism of onset, mode of onset, and medical examination status between the two phases.
Results: The incidence rate of sports injuries was 4.3 per 1,000 athlete-exposures (AEs) during the preparatory phase and 5.1 per 1,000 AEs during the competitive phase. The number of visits to the treatment facilities was significantly higher during the preparatory phase, whereas no visits were recorded during the competitive phase (p＝0.004).
Conclusion: There was no difference in the frequency or mechanism of sports injury between the two phases. During the competitive phase, many players are unable to visit medical institutions, so it was suggested that measures are needed to prevent serious injuries in a schedule with few rest days.
