Injuries in elite‐level women’s football—a two‐year prospective study in the Irish Women’s National League

Horan, Dan; Blake, Catherine; Hägglund, Martin; Kelly, Seamus; Roe, Mark; Delahunt, Eamonn

doi:10.1111/sms.14062

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“…In this context, a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by (52), reported an overall injury incidence in soccer football players being 6.1 injuries /1000 h exposure, out of which a number of match injury incidence (19.2 injuries / 1000 h of exposure) about 6 times higher than training injury incidence rate (3.5 injuries / 1000 h of exposure). However, Horan D and colleagues were in the same line with their ndings from the Irish Women's National League (54), reporting a 7.9 injuries / 1000 h exposure overall injury incidence ratio with an even higher difference (7.5 times) in between match (192 / 1000 h) and training (2.5 / 1000 h). Another recent study from the rst division of Spanish Women's Soccer League (53), reported an injury incidence ration of 3.65 injuries / 1000 h with an even higher match versus training injury incidence ratio (19.02 / 1000 h and 1.70 / 1000 h, respectively).…”

Section: Incidence Rate Of Overall Injurymentioning

confidence: 56%

“…Many studies have been investigating soccer-related injuries played in various major soccer leagues (27,28,(52)(53)(54), many of which show signi cant differences across countries in the frequency of injuries. In this study, the elite women's soccer league's overall injury rate was observed in Kosovo is 3.21 (CI: 1.24, 3.27), which was surprisingly lower than in other studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Injuries in professional women’s elite soccer players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological injuries study

Gashi

Kovacic

Shalaj³

et al. 2023

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Background: Soccer presents a sport that requires higher intensity and peak performance. An emphasis has been given lately towards women’s engagement together with their potential in soccer. Furthermore, it is believed that the progressive increase in the levels of this sport, keeps demanding increased physical fitness as well as high levels of skills. With the increase in game levels, a proportional increase in the probability of injuries is expected. Having this in mind, we aimed to investigate the major injuries that occur in women’s soccer players. Methods: This descriptive epidemiological study invited all 286 women’s soccer players from the 12 participating women clubs in the Kosovo 1st Soccer League (elite football level) during the 2021/2022 season, out of which 142 from 12 clubs participated. The FIFA recommendations were followed for defining the type, severity, and duration of soccer-related injuries. Results: In total 84 injuries were registered with an overall injury ratios (IRs) being 3.21 (CI: 2.56, 3.98) injuries/1000 exposure hours. During the competitive season, each player sustained 1.4 injuries on average. Injury IRs were significantly higher during competition (n = 50; IR = 1.57; CI: 1.52, 1.62) compared to training (n = 34; IR = 0.26, CI: 0.25, 0.27). Location and severity of the injury. Out of a total of 142 women players, 84 (59.2%) injuries occurred, and no record of injuries was made in 58 (40.8%) players. Conclusion: The women injury IR in Kosovo women’s soccer players is lower than in many other countries while being circa 11% below the international average. Almost 2 out of every 4 injuries were categorized as traumatic, with the injury IRs being more than 5-fold larger during games than during training. Additionally, these findings emphasize the higher rate of injuries amongst younger athletes, suggesting caution to be taken by the coaches when planning for the match. We believe the data we have collected may help coaches and trainers create more targeted women’s soccer injury prevention programs.

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confidence: 56%

Section: Incidence Rate Of Overall Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

Injuries in professional women’s elite soccer players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological injuries study

Gashi

Kovacic

Shalaj³

et al. 2023

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“…The categorization of the type of injury followed the UEFA model [ 10 ]. To designate the part of the body where the injury was produced, a classification endorsed by other authors was used [ 34 ]. Four demarcations were used for the analysis [ 1 ] and divided the match into 15 min intervals [ 35 ].…”

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Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Argibay-González

Vázquez-Estévez

Gutiérrez-Santiago

et al. 2022

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Background: Injuries in professional football lead to reduced team performance and large financial losses. The aim of this study was to analyse injuries in the two best team competitions in the world (LaLiga and Premier League), establishing similarities and differences, as well as determining injury causation patterns. Methods: A total of 277 on-field injuries requiring a substitution were analysed (142 in the Spanish league and 135 in the English league). The analysis was performed using traditional statistical tests (frequency analysis, chi-square test) with SPSS 25 and a T-Patterns sequence analysis with THEME 5.0. Results: In the Spanish league, there were a similar number of injuries in the first part of the season as in the second part of the season, while in the English league, they are more frequent in the first part of the season. In the Spanish league, injuries are more frequent in the first half of the match, while in the English league, they are more frequent in the second half. The type of player most frequently injured was the defender. Most of the injuries occurred without the presence of an opponent. The accumulated minutes during the season affect injuries of the muscular type. Conclusions: The most common type of injury in both leagues was a strain, followed by a sprain and a contusion. Although common injury patterns can be established between the two leagues, there are notable differences. One of the factors is determined by the English league calendar (many matches at Christmas). In Spain, there were more muscular injuries that were not caused by the opponent, while in England there were more tackling injuries. Age is a risk factor in the Spanish league. In this league, there is a moderately significant relationship between the number of injuries and the points won.

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“…Therefore, we do not recommend using this term, nor do we recommend using the term subelite for the same reason. The term elite is often used, especially in women’s football, even if they are amateurs,33 but it is rarely defined sufficiently. Unfortunately, league systems and the corresponding definitions of elite, vary from association to association (country to country) and from confederation to confederation 34.…”

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Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020

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Several sports have published consensus statements on methods and reporting of epidemiological studies concerning injuries and illnesses with football (soccer) producing one of the first guidelines. This football-specific consensus statement was published in 2006 and required an update to align with scientific developments in the field. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently released a sports-generic consensus statement outlining methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport and encouraged the development of sport-specific extensions.The Fédération Internationale de Football Association Medical Scientific Advisory Board established a panel of 16 football medicine and/or science experts, two players and one coach. With a foundation in the IOC consensus statement, the panel performed literature reviews on each included subtopic and performed two rounds of voting prior to and during a 2-day consensus meeting. The panel agreed on 40 of 75 pre-meeting and 21 of 44 meeting voting statements, respectively. The methodology and definitions presented in this comprehensive football-specific extension should ensure more consistent study designs, data collection procedures and use of nomenclature in future epidemiological studies of football injuries and illnesses regardless of setting. It should facilitate comparisons across studies and pooling of data.

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Injuries in elite‐level women’s football—a two‐year prospective study in the Irish Women’s National League

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Cited by 40 publications

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Injuries in professional women’s elite soccer players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological injuries study

Injuries in professional women’s elite soccer players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological injuries study

Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020

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