Junior volleyball athletes have lower injury rates compared to other high school sports, though rates increase with age.
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Supports age-targeted prevention in high school sports; extends comparative volleyball injury epidemiology.
There was remarkable variability in the rate of injuries and the form of presentation between the studies. In addition, junior volleyball athletes had lower injury rates compared to other sports practised in high school, and older athletes had higher injury rates.
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Silva et al. (2023) studied this question.
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