Lower Injury Rates for Newcomers to Professional Soccer

Kristenson, Karolina; Waldén, Markus; Ekstrand, Jan; Hägglund, Martin

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“…16 Another female youth study did find that more highly skilled players were at increased risk of injury but they did not stratify by position. 19 A number of studies of professional players have stratified risk by position and found that goalies are at lower risk with no difference among the field players, 20,17 with one study finding higher injury risk for forwards and central defenders. 21 Why female youth defenders are at higher risk than other positions is unclear, but it may be that they are less skilled or more willing to tackle and are coached harder to tackle at an early age thus placing themselves at higher risk.…”

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Shoe and Field Surface Risk Factors for Acute Lower Extremity Injuries Among Female Youth Soccer Players

O’Kane

Gray

Levy

et al. 2016

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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Objective Describe acute lower extremity injuries and evaluate extrinsic risk factors in female youth soccer Design Nested case-control study Setting Youth soccer clubs in Washington State, USA. Participants Female soccer players (N= 351) ages 11 to 15 years randomly selected from 4 soccer clubs from which 83% of their players were enrolled with complete follow-up for 92% of players. Interventions Injured players were interviewed regarding injury, field surface, shoe type, and position. Uninjured controls, matched on game or practice session, were also interviewed. Main Outcome Measures The association between risk factors and acute lower extremity injury using logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results One hundred seventy-three acute lower extremity injuries occurred involving primarily the ankle (39.3%), knee (24.9%), and thigh (11.0%). Over half (52.9%) recovered within 1 week, while 30.2% lasted beyond 2 weeks. During practices, those injured were approximately 3-fold ( OR 2.83, 95% CI 1.49-5.31) more likely to play on grass than artificial turf and 2.4-fold (95% CI 1.03-5.96) more likely to wear cleats on grass than other shoe and surface combinations. During games injured players were 89% (95% CI 1.03-4.17) more likely to play defender compared to forward. Conclusions Half of the acute lower extremity injuries affected the ankle or knee. Grass surface and wearing cleats on grass increased training injuries.

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Shoe and Field Surface Risk Factors for Acute Lower Extremity Injuries Among Female Youth Soccer Players

O’Kane

Gray

Levy

et al. 2016

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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“…One factor that may contribute to this heterogeneity of results is players’ age. While evidence is somewhat conflicting [ 14 ], some studies have suggested that injury rates in football would be increasing with age [ 13 , 15 ]. In our study, injury IR was slightly higher in the young (IR = 7.6) as compared to the middle (IR = 7.0) and older (IR = 6.8) age group.…”

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“…Furthermore, it is of special interest to investigate whether the types and incidence rates of football-related injuries would be influenced by specific risk factors, such as players’ age or playing position. As regards the possible association of age with injury rates, conflicting evidence has been reported in the literature [ 13 – 15 ]. Further, it is not currently known whether younger and older players would be predominantly affected by certain types of injuries.…”

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Injuries in professional male football players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological study

Shalaj

Tishukaj

Bachl

et al. 2016

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundThe incidence and severity of football-related injuries has been found to differ strongly between professional leagues from different countries. The aims of this study were to record the incidence, type and severity of injuries in Kosovarian football players and investigate the relationship between injury incidence rates (IRs), players’ age and playing positions.MethodsPlayers’ age, anthropometric characteristics and playing positions, training and match exposure as well as injury occurrences were monitored in 11 teams (143 players) of Kosovo’s top division during the 2013/14 season. The exact type, severity and duration of football-related injuries were documented following International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) recommendations.ResultsA total of 272 injuries were observed, with traumatic injuries accounting for 71 %. The overall injury IR was 7.38 (CI: 7.14, 7.63) injuries per 1,000 exposure hours and ~11x lower during training as opposed to matches. Strains and ruptures of thigh muscles, ligamentous injuries of the knee as well as meniscus or other cartilage tears represented the most frequent differential diagnoses. While no statistical differences were found between players engaged in different playing positions, injury IR was found to be higher by 10–13 % in younger (IR = 7.63; CI: 7.39, 7.87) as compared to middle-aged (IR = 6.95; CI: 6.41, 7.54) and older players (IR = 6.76; CI: 5.71, 8.00).ConclusionsThe total injury IR in elite football in Kosovo is slightly lower than the international average, which may be related to lesser match exposure. Typical injury patterns agree well with previously reported data. Our finding that injury IR was greater in younger players is related to a higher rate of traumatic injuries and may indicate a more aggressive and risky style of play in this age group.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12891-016-1202-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…They found a close connection between a previous and a current Achilles tendon injury and the risk of a renewed injury was higher after short recovery phases. Kristenson, Waldén, Ekstrand, and Hägglund ( 2013 ) pointed to a lower risk of injuries in newcomers (first year as a professional football player); however, they showed a higher number of stress fractures. Ekstrand and Van Dijk ( 2013 ) reported that fractures in the fifth metatarsal are significantly more frequent in younger players during the preseason with high-intensity training load.…”

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Recovery–stress balance and injury risk in professional football players: a prospective study

Laux

Krumm

Diers

et al. 2015

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Professional football is a contact sport with a high risk of injury. This study was designed to examine the contribution of stress and recovery variables as assessed with the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport) to the risk of injury in professional football players. In a prospective, non-experimental cohort design, 22 professional football players in the highest German football league were observed over the course of 16 months. From January 2010 until April 2011, the players completed the RESTQ-Sport a total of 222 times in monthly intervals. In addition, injury data were assessed by the medical staff of the club. Overall, 34 traumatic injuries and 10 overuse injuries occurred. Most of the injuries were located in the lower limb (79.5%), and muscle and tendon injuries (43.2%) were the most frequently occurring injury type. In a generalised linear model, the stress-related scales Fatigue (OR 1.70, P = 0.007), Disturbed Breaks (OR 1.84, P = 0.047) and Injury (OR 1.77, P < 0.001) and the recovery-related scale Sleep Quality (OR 0.53, P = 0.010) significantly predicted injuries in the month after the assessment. These results support the importance of frequent monitoring of recovery and stress parameters to lower the risk of injuries in professional football.

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Lower Injury Rates for Newcomers to Professional Soccer

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Cited by 29 publications

References 20 publications

Shoe and Field Surface Risk Factors for Acute Lower Extremity Injuries Among Female Youth Soccer Players

Shoe and Field Surface Risk Factors for Acute Lower Extremity Injuries Among Female Youth Soccer Players

Injuries in professional male football players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological study

Recovery–stress balance and injury risk in professional football players: a prospective study

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