Relating specifically to women’s collegiate soccer, the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)’s injury surveillance system for collegiate women’s soccer
found that females are four (4) times more likely to get an ankle sprain during a game
than in practice. Ankle sprains account for 18.3% of injuries during games, which make
ankle sprains the most common injury during games, and 15.3% of injuries during
practices, which make ankle sprains the second most common injury during practice.5
Injuries to the lower extremity, in general, account for 67.8% of injuries during games
and 72% during practices. Beynnon et al.6
found that females who played soccer had a
higher prevalence of ankle injuries compared to those who played field hockey or
lacrosse.