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Collegiate student-athletes participating in men's and women's ice hockey were also included.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s):\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>Injury data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program and the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network were analyzed. Injury counts, rates per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs), and rate ratios were reported with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 11\u200a899 and 30\u200a122 NTL injuries were reported in collegiate and high school student-athletes, respectively. The proportion of NTL injuries in high school student-athletes (80.3%) was 1.61 times greater than that of collegiate student-athletes (49.9%; 95% CI = 1.59, 1.63). The NTL injury rate in high school student-athletes (8.75\/1000 athlete-exposures [AEs]) was 2.18 times greater than that of collegiate student-athletes (4.02\/1000 AEs; 95% CI = 2.13, 2.22). Men's ice hockey (5.27\/1000 AEs) and boys' football (11.94\/1000 AEs) had the highest NTL injury rates among collegiate and high school athletes, respectively. Commonly injured body parts in collegiate and high school student-athletes were the hip\/thigh\/upper leg (17.5%) and hand\/wrist (18.2%), respectively. At both levels, contusions, sprains, and strains were the most frequent diagnoses. Contact with another player was the most cited injury mechanism (college = 38.0%, high school = 46.3%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>Non\u2013time-loss injuries compose large proportions of collegiate and high school sports injuries. However, the NTL injury rate was higher in high school than in collegiate student-athletes. 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