Injury Profile among Elite Youth Male Football Players in a German Academy

Jaber, Ayham; Weishorn, Johannes; Berrsché, Gregor; Ott, H.; Bangert, Yannic

doi:10.1055/a-1516-4139

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“…The proportion of apophysitis incidence in overall incidence of 21% in our cohort exceeds the range of 3% to 17% found in existing literature. These are merely comparisons in proportion of incidence; due this relative incidence is comparable with existing literature [5,8,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. The injury type apophysitis has the greatest impact (5 days lost per player season) on players' availability due to a high severity.…”

Section: Injury Incidence By Location and Typesupporting

confidence: 68%

“…Previous epidemiological studies in elite youth soccer reported an injury incidence ranging from 0.4 to 2.2 injuries per player season [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The most common injuries were muscle [5,8,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] and/or ligament injuries [6,12,22]. Most studies report a linear distribution across age groups; the injury incidence increased with age.…”

Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Injury Incidence and Burden in 979 Player Seasons of an Elite Dutch Soccer Academy

Danny¹,

L²,

Bastiaan³

et al. 2023

Int J Sports Exerc Med

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Background:The epidemiology of injuries in youth soccer is ambiguous. Most studies are based on the consensus statement of Fuller, et al., where pediatric-specific injuries are not included. As a result, this type of injury is often neglected or categorized inconsistently. A consequence may be adhering an incorrect focus in injury prevention. This study aimed to describe injury incidence, severity and burden by age group in an elite soccer academy. Methods:We included injury data recorded over four consecutive seasons from 2017/2018 to 2020/2021 from all male youth players (under-8 to under-19) of an elite Dutch soccer academy. The outcome measures were soccer-related time-loss injury incidence (per player-season), severity (days lost) and burden (days lost per player-season). Results:We identified a total of 1,134 soccer-related time-loss injuries in 979 player-seasons of 406 individual players. The incidence was 1.2 (95% CI 1.10; 1.23) timeloss injuries per player-season, with a median severity of 13 (interquartile range; 6, 27) days lost per injury. The overall injury burden was 15 days lost per player-season (5% unavailability), with a peak in the under-16 age group of 37 days lost per player-season. Incidence peaked in the under-15 with 1.9 injuries per player-season and severity peaked in the under-16 with a median of 20 days lost per injury. Apophysitis of the knee was the most burdensome injury subtype with a peak in the under-14 age group of 11 days lost per player-season. Conclusion:The overall injury burden results in a 5% players' unavailability for training and/or competition, with a peak in the under-16 of 12% unavailability (37 days lost per player-season), mainly due to an increase in severity. Apophysitis had a proportion in overall incidence of 21% and was the most burdensome injury type (5 days lost per player-season), especially in the knee (3 days lost per player-season).

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Section: Injury Incidence By Location and Typesupporting

confidence: 68%

Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Injury Incidence and Burden in 979 Player Seasons of an Elite Dutch Soccer Academy

Danny¹,

L²,

Bastiaan³

et al. 2023

Int J Sports Exerc Med

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“…Injury severity is commonly calculated as the number of days elapsed from the day of injury until the day the player returns to full training and/or is available for match selection ( 64 ), often presented as the proportion of injuries falling within defined bins (e.g., percentage of all injuries lasting 7–28 days). Although cut-offs vary slightly between studies and the choice of injury definition affects distributions, the combined findings suggest that 38% (7–74%) of injuries in boys last less than a week, another 38% (16–67%) last between a week and a month, while every fifth injury (21%, 2–37%) lasts more than a month ( 18 , 20 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 31 – 37 , 39 , 41 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 53 – 56 , 61 ). For girls, a larger proportion of “mild” injuries is observed, with around a half (51%, 38–52%) lasting a week or less, a third (36%, 32–41%) between a week and a month, and the remaining 16% (12–20%) more than a month ( 55 , 58 , 60 ).…”

Section: Injury Patterns In High-level Youth Footballmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One approach to determining the extent of injuries is to count how many players sustain at least one injury over a season. In boys, this has ranged from 38 to 85% ( 18 – 25 ), with 0.4–2.2 injuries per player per season ( 19 – 42 ). Only one study reported seasonal injury proportion for girls (37%) ( 43 ), with another finding an average of 4.3 injuries per player per season ( 44 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In general, injury rates are not the same across age groups; however, the age-related pattern is not unified based on the available research. Several studies indicate that rates increase with age ( 24 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 41 , 54 ), although others report less clear patterns or bell-shaped relationships peaking around the U15-16 groups ( 20 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 37 , 39 , 48 , 53 ). Injury severity and burden also appears to be influenced by age, often peaking in the U14-16 age groups ( 21 , 24 , 35 , 37 , 53 ).…”

Section: Injury Patterns In High-level Youth Footballmentioning

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Growth, maturation and injuries in high-level youth football (soccer): A mini review

Wik

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Understanding the challenges football (soccer) players face during adolescence is fundamental to avoid disruptions in their development due to injury. This mini review will describe basic concepts of somatic growth and biological maturity, examine data from 53 prospective epidemiological studies on high-level youth football players and discuss how age, growth and maturity may affect the injury patterns observed. Based on the existing evidence, at least every third player sustains an injury during a football season. The thigh (median for studies of boys: 25%, median for girls: 21%), ankle (b: 18%, g: 30%), knee (b: 17%, g: 18%) and hip/groin (b: 14%, g: 10%) are the body parts injured most often, while muscle strains (b: 31%, g: 25%), sprains (b: 20%, g: 27%) and contusions (b: 17%, g: 16%) are the most common injury types. Injury trends are, however, not consistent throughout adolescence, and players' age, maturity status and position relative to peak height velocity (PHV) have shown to influence the number, type and location of injuries sustained. Despite a high volume of observational injury studies published on high-level youth players, girls (7 studies) and settings outside of Europe (included in 23% of studies) are underrepresented and should receive extra attention in the future. Based on the available epidemiological data, tailored injury reduction programmes can be considered in youth football, alongside application of general training principles such as progression, variation and individualization which may be especially important during vulnerable phases such as the adolescent growth spurt.

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Injuries in elite football (soccer) academy: A 4-year observational cohort study of five categories and 515 players

Pulici,

Randelli,

Pellegrini

et al. 2024

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Background Youth football (soccer) players in professional teams face a higher likelihood of injury compared to adults. The interplay between football and injury hinges on the contextual environment. Despite this, a gap in knowledge persists regarding the epidemiology within Italian elite football academies. Purpose Assessing injury incidence and distribution in an Italian professional football academy ( n = 515 from U14 to U18) during match and training to understand injury incidence, severity, types, and related factors. Study design Observational cohort study. Methods A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted in a football academy (Campionato Nazionale Serie A) from July 2014 to June 2018. We analyzed data from 515 players divided into five age categories (U14 to U18). Injury occurrence was monitored using a custom data reporting tool adhering to FIFA and UEFA injury surveillance protocols. Injury incidence was calculated as the number of injuries/1000 h of exposure. Injury distribution was classified according to severity, location, type, playing position, and period of injuries across different age categories. Results Eight hundred thirty-two injuries were documented with 4.7 injuries/1000 h of training, 12.4 injuries/1000 h of match and 5.9 injuries/1000 h of total exposure. The months with the lowest number of injuries were June, July, and August ( p < .019). Of all injuries, 430 (51.7%) were caused by trauma, while overuse contributed to 402 injuries (48.3%). Conclusion Findings revealed that injury epidemiology within an Italian professional football academy can be compared to other European countries. These data can serve as a reference for clinicians and sports scientists.

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Injury Profile among Elite Youth Male Football Players in a German Academy

Cited by 9 publications

References 35 publications

Injury Incidence and Burden in 979 Player Seasons of an Elite Dutch Soccer Academy

Injury Incidence and Burden in 979 Player Seasons of an Elite Dutch Soccer Academy

Growth, maturation and injuries in high-level youth football (soccer): A mini review

Injuries in elite football (soccer) academy: A 4-year observational cohort study of five categories and 515 players

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