I see more and more women's magazines are reporting on the high number of injuries in today's female athletes. What injuries are they counting? Are they including every little hang nail to make women look bad compared to men?
Injuries are counted the same for women as they are for men. The definitions are set by the National Athletic Injury Registration System of the United States. Any physical complaint that limits play time for at least one day after the problem first started is an injury. This includes injuries that occur during training or during games.
A player is considered "injured" until he or she is able to play again. Injuries are placed in one of three groups. A minor injury is the absence from training and/or a match for one to six days. A moderate injury means the player is off for one week up to 30 days. A major injury extends beyond one month.
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