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Article History

Accepted: 21 August 2025

First Online: 10 September 2025

Declarations

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: No funding was received for the preparation or publication of this article.

: Author A.C. acknowledges funding from the National Collegiate Athletic Association as the Managing Director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program. The Datalys Center is an independent nonprofit organization that manages the operations of the NCAA ISP. The content of this report is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of any funding organization. The remaining authors do not have relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

: This article does not utilize real-world raw data and relies on simulations and synthetic data for illustrative purposes. As such, there are no datasets available for sharing.

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: Authors A.C. and B.C. contributed to article conception. A.C. led writing efforts and all simulations; S.W.M. collaborated with A.C. on simulations and analyses. Authors B.C., I.V., K.K., S.W.M., and R.B. reviewed the manuscript and technically contributed to the quality of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.