“…12,13,15,17,18 Available data suggest that both the overall incidence and the severity of injuries sustained by younger football players are lower than those sustained by older players, [12][13][14][15][16]18,19,[21][22][23][24][25] although this finding is not universally consistent. 21 Some studies suggest that the incidence of overall injuries in football is similar to other sports, 19,21 although the incidence of serious injuries appears to be greater for football than many other team sports. 21,26 Although data regarding the most common injuries sustained by football players at the professional, collegiate, and high school level are more readily available, data regarding younger players is limited.…”