Perceived Injury Risk among Junior Cricketers: A Cross Sectional Survey

Understanding how junior athletes perceive injury risks when participating in sport and the environment they play in is an important component of injury prevention. This study investigates how Sri Lankan junior cricketers ( = 365, aged 11-14 years, boys) perceive injury risks associated with playing...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2017-08, Vol.14 (8), p.946
Main Authors: Gamage, Prasanna J, Fortington, Lauren V, Finch, Caroline F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Athletes
Athletic Injuries
Australia
Child
Cricket
Cross-Sectional Studies
Head Protective Devices
Health risks
Humans
Injury prevention
Male
Perception
Perceptions
Prevention
Protective equipment
Risk
Risk Factors
Risk perception
Sports
Sports injuries
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Understanding how junior athletes perceive injury risks when participating in sport and the environment they play in is an important component of injury prevention. This study investigates how Sri Lankan junior cricketers ( = 365, aged 11-14 years, boys) perceive injury risks associated with playing cricket. The study used a Sri Lankan modification of an Australian junior cricket injury risk perception survey that considered playing cricket versus other sports, different cricket playing positions and roles, and different ground conditions. The risk of playing cricket was considered to be greater than that for cycling, but lower than that for rugby and soccer. Fast-bowlers, batters facing fast-bowlers, fielding close in the field, and wicket-keeping without a helmet were perceived to pose greater risks of injury than other scenarios. Playing on hard, bumpy and/or wet ground conditions were perceived to have a high risk opposed to playing on a grass field. Fielding in the outfield and wicket-keeping to fast-bowlers whilst wearing a helmet were perceived as low risk actions. The risk perceptions of junior cricketers identified in this study, do not necessarily reflect the true injury risk in some instances. This information will inform the development of injury prevention education interventions to address these risk perceptions in junior cricketers.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph14080946