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The aim of this study was to identify associations between match density and injury incidence in field hockey players. Injury data from a prospective cohort study of professional and youth players was analysed in two ways. Inter-match intervals were clustered into&lt;2424-hours, 3\u20137-days, and 13 + days, and injury rate ratios (IRR) were calculated to identify differences between clusters in match injuries. Separately, a Lasso-penalised Poisson regression model was used to determine the association between match load across the previous 24-hours, 3-days, 7-days and 14-days, and match and training injuries. Injury rates in matches within 24-hours of the previous match were mostly significantly higher when compared to matches after 3\u20137-days (IRRs: 3.78; 6.77, P = 0.003; 0.005). While a higher match exposure in the preceding 24-hour and 3-day periods was associated with higher combined match and training injury rates (\u03b2\u0302 = 0.0001; 0.0018), a higher match exposure in the previous 7-and 14-day periods was associated with a reduced injury rate (\u03b2\u0302 = \u20130.0001; \u20130.0005). Due to the increased injury risk in matches 3-days and especially 24-hours following the previous fixture, match distribution should be cautiously planned.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1577-3451","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,17]],"date-time":"2021-09-17T22:59:42Z","timestamp":1631919582000},"page":"262-268","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["The Interval Between Matches Significantly Influences Injury Risk in Field Hockey"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Joel","family":"Mason","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Sports Science, University of Jena Jena, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna Lina","family":"Rahlf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Sports Science, University of Jena Jena, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Statistics, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, 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