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Kids Doing Human Tower Building Get More Injuries than Kids Playing Football, but They Are Not as Serious

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Children in casteller groups suffer more injuries (17.5%) than children who play football (9.7%). This is one of the conclusions of a study carried out by the Faculty of Medicine of the URV and the Santa Tecla Network that has analysed the accident rate of both practices. However, the research concludes that the risk of injury in both activities is comparable. In terms of severity, football practice presents more serious accidents compared to ca…
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Scientific research refutes the perception of danger associated with the practice of castellera and specifies the differences between injuries from one activity and another.

Children in casteller groups suffer more injuries (17.5%) than children who play football (9.7%). This is one of the conclusions of a study carried out by the Faculty of Medicine of the URV and the Santa Tecla Network that has analysed the accident rate of both practices. However, the research concludes that the risk of injury in both activities is comparable. In terms of severity, football practice presents more serious accidents compared to ca…

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VilaWeb.cat broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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