Stoopball
Relevant Background: Stoop ball (also spelled "stoopball") is a game that is played by throwing a ball against a stoop (stairs leading up to a building) on the pavement in front of a building.. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoop_ball)
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For people age 5-29 years, 3 of the top 5 causes of death are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide.
Injuries and violence are responsible for an estimated 10% of all years lived with disability.
Injuries and violence place a massive burden on national economies, costing countries billions of US dollars each year in health care, lost productivity and law enforcement...” (Injuries and violence (who.int))***
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Bowling (41.3%), fielding, and wicket keeping (28.6%) account for most injuries.43 Acute injuries are most common (64%-76%), with the rest being acute-on-chronic (16%-22.8%) and chronic (8%-22%).27,43 Younger players (<24 years old) sustain more overuse and bowling injuries than older players.43 Lower limb injuries form nearly 49.8% of injuries, followed by back injuries (22.8%), upper limb injuries (23.3%), and neck injuries (4.1%). Hamstring and quadriceps strains formed the majority of lower limb injuries sustained primarily during bowling and fielding. Injuries to fingers primarily during batting and fielding predominate upper limb injuries (35.4%), and shoulder injuries (21.7%) occurred during throwing and bowling.43 Players in the West Indies sustained 40% of injuries during test matches, 32% during 1-day matches, and 28% outside of match play..” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5958448/)
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