Indirect injury is caused by what?

• A. External force.
• B. Without contact, e.g., landed awkwardly
• C. Colliding with another player.
• D. Direct hit.

Answer: (B)

Indirect injuries are the ones that happen without a direct blow to the damaged area. They come from how the body moves and the forces it encounters during movement—twists, awkward landings, sudden changes of direction—so the injury results from the body's reaction to those forces rather than from someone striking you. An example is landing awkwardly, which can stress ligaments in the ankle or knee even though you weren’t hit. That non-contact, movement-based mechanism is what defines indirect injuries, making the description “without contact, e.g., landed awkwardly” the best fit.

In contrast, injuries caused by external contact, collisions, or direct hits involve a direct force to the body, so they describe direct injuries rather than indirect ones.