The incidence of Flag-Football injuries on synthetic turf and natural grass served as the focal point for this investigation. Intramural Football was selected for study because it represents a "non-con tact" sport that attracts one-half million college-age participants annually. As ex pected, the rate of serious injuries was much lower than those reported for Tackle Football. The synthetic surface, however, was associated with a signifi cantly greater proportion of minor inju ries. It was concluded that protection of the knee and elbow would eliminate nearly one-half of all Flag-Football in juries since abrasions to these areas of the body accounted for a large portion of total injuries.
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