Danny McDermott's
World of Weightlifting


Sports Injuries

Injuries per 100 participant hours in school sports

Track and Field (USA) 0.57
Track and Field (UK) 0.26
Badminton (UK) 0.05
Basketball (Denmark) 0.30
Basketball (USA) 0.03
Basketball (UK) 1.03
Cross Country (UK) 0.37
Fives (UK) 0.21
Football (USA) 0.10
Gymnastics (USA) 0.044
Handball (Denmark) 0.41
Physical Education (UK) 0.18
Power Lifting (USA) 0.0027
Rugby (AUS) 1.48
Rugby (SA) 0.70
Rugby (UK) 1.92
Soccer (Denmark) 0.56
Soccer (UK) 6.20
Squash (UK) 0.10
Tennis (USA) 0.001
Tennis (UK) 0.07
Volleyball (USA) 0.0013
Weightlifting (UK) 0.0017
Weight Training (UK) 0.0035

Courtesy of B. Hamil - BAWLA