Study reveals GAA’s danger time for injuries

Injuries among school and collegiate GAA players are much more likely to occur at the start and end of the calendar year, a study has found.

The research which was part of an effort to establish the incidence of injury in adolescent and collegiate players also revealed that hip, groin and thigh injuries were the most common found, during a year-long study involving more than 600 participants.

The research showed that injuries occurred more frequently at the beginning of the calendar year, fell significantly over the summer, and rose again towards the end of the year.