The Injury Surveillance Program is a data collection initiative designed to track and analyze medical illnesses and injuries that result from sport participation. Since 1982, athletic trainers have collaborated with the NCAA to create the largest collegiate sports injury database in the world. Today, the NCAA Sport Science Institute partners with the Datalys Center, an independent non-profit research organization, to manage the ISP and to help inform injury prevention policies and practices in college sport.
How participation works
Participation in the ISP helps strengthen student-athlete safety by improving how injuries and illnesses are understood across college sports. To make data submission easier, the ISP is compatible with the following electronic medical record (EMR) systems:
- Athletic Trainer System
- CSMI Solutions SportsWare Online
- HealthyRoster
- PyraMED
- INPOWERiQ
If your school uses a compatible EMR, participation typically requires an additional 15-20 minutes per week, per sport. You can submit data for as many or as few sports as you choose, and Datalys Center staff will help determine which sports are most valuable to the ISP.
If your school does not use a compatible EMR, the Datalys Center offers a free web-based option — the Datalys Injury Surveillance Tool — that any school can use.
