title: Boxing Injuries From an Instructional Program.
abstract: In brief: Boxing is a controversial sport, and numerous reports have been published about injuries in professional and amateur bouts. No reports have been made, however, about injuries sustained when boxing is part of an educational program. At the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, boxing is an integral part of the physical development and sports program for male cadets. However, because of the program's safeguards, few serious injuries occur. This paper describes the safeguards as well as the injury pattern at the academy over a two-year period (1983-84 and 1984-85). About 2,100 cadets received boxing instruction during that time, with an injury rate of less than 4%.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sitler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kroeten