tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post2148528185412592779..comments2023-04-05T08:38:44.800-04:00Comments on Roller Derby Disorder: How injury statistics can help prevent injuriesKari T. Ryder Wilkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759385993269504640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post-74061200967721358452011-03-27T07:50:51.017-04:002011-03-27T07:50:51.017-04:00I ran WFTDA's insurance for a few years and I ...I ran WFTDA's insurance for a few years and I can one- it is an incorrect assumption that more injuries occur during bouts. Most injuries occur during practice- which makes sense if you think about the time spent practicing compared to bouting.<br /><br />Also- very new skaters have a high injury rate- but they tend to be more along the lines of general roller skating type injuries- like broken fingers and wrists form simply falling down. After that it gets pretty spread out.<br /><br />We ran an injury survey in 2007 and though the results never got sorted they are available to anyone here<br />http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wftdasafetysquad/files/Injury%20survey%20results/2007%20Survey%20final%20results/<br /><br />It would be interesting to see how different the results are now with the growth of the sport and more players having been playing derby for more than a year or twoJody O'Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728683270111923021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post-62891902633302075932008-10-22T12:41:00.000-04:002008-10-22T12:41:00.000-04:00i think this is also a great idea. A lot of work b...i think this is also a great idea. A lot of work but a great idea. This can help teh newly injured skaters get an idea of recovery periods, and how to deal with the injuryafter it happens and how prevent it. I'm going to try to recommend it to my team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post-34796481812521773532008-03-23T21:25:00.000-04:002008-03-23T21:25:00.000-04:00I definitely see how seeing the numbers over time ...I definitely see how seeing the numbers over time would help. However, I wonder how it could be put into practice. Would a simple form for each injury be be enough (date, type of activity, type of drill, coach name, etc.) and how minor an injury would need to be considered? I would imagine that doing this well would be a bit of an undertaking, so I would imagine that the next logical step would be to consider the "hows" after thoroughly canvasing the "why's".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06499551842624942931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post-57464805988529710072008-03-20T13:32:00.000-04:002008-03-20T13:32:00.000-04:00i think it's a great idea as well. for example, my...i think it's a great idea as well. for example, my league has had 3 broken ankles all from girls who skate very upright. 2 of which were during similar blocking drills. this has led us to re-think our strategy for letting new skaters scrimmage or do blocking drills straight away and to also stress the importance of being in a low position so as not to cross the legs over, and twisting the ankle as she falls.Kitty DeCapitatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940969251861159723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645564918156568632.post-57162391046130599712008-03-20T03:21:00.000-04:002008-03-20T03:21:00.000-04:00i like this idea. i would love to see some stats w...i like this idea. i would love to see some stats with injuries.<BR/><BR/>i'm in a league that is just starting to bout...at the end of this month actually, and i think it would be quite useful.<BR/><BR/>we actually have a skater who seems to 'injure' herself at every single practice. its my opinion that she gets 'hurt' because she's winded and just needs a few minutes to sit down without seeming to be out of shape. i think it would be great to get stats like this so she, and everyone else, could really see what was going on. and maybe that particular skater would see how obvious she's being with getting 'hurt'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com