Sports Injury Prevention: The Role of the Strength and Conditioning Coach

Talpey, Scott; Siesmaa, E.

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“…Therefore, with the roles, responsibilities and practices of SCCs continuing to evolve, it is important contemporary practices are understood. This includes: data analytics [ 10 , 12 ], supporting and monitoring player’s psychological wellbeing [ 13 ], and injury reduction strategies [ 14 ].…”

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Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer

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This study describes the contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer. Fifty-two strength and conditioning coaches from professional leagues across 18 countries completed an online survey, consisting of 45 questions, with eight sections: (a) background information, (b) muscular strength and power development, (c) speed development, (d) plyometrics, (e) flexibility development, (f) physical testing, (g) technology use, and (h) programing. A frequency analysis was used to assess and report responses to fixed response questions, and thematic-analysis used for open-ended questions to create clear, identifiable and distinct themes. All strength and conditioning coaches were educated to degree level or higher, 65% held strength and conditioning certifications and 54% held soccer coaching certifications. Concentric (100%) and eccentric (98%) modes of resistance were the most commonly prescribed, whereas the squat (including variations) (52%) was deemed the most important exercise for soccer players. Hang clean (33%) and multiple hops/lunges (89%) were the most programed Olympic weightlifting and plyometric exercises. Global Positioning Systems (94%) were the most utilized technology-based equipment. Time, scheduling and fixtures were the biggest issues faced, which made it difficult to periodize training programs and apply appropriate training loads. Furthermore, strength and conditioning coaches would like to further integrate technology to comprehensively monitor and test players, while also believing that technology will continue to be developed and integrated in the future. Strength and conditioning coaches from professional soccer can use the information from this study to review current practices and also provide ideas for diversifying or modifying future practices.

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“…51 Alternatively, increasing support staff resourcing to deliver the KNEE program may be the best solution. 52 These examples of leadership are ways in which the go-zone challenges in 'athlete engagement', 'time constraints' and 'support staff resourcing' clusters (see Table 2) can be mitigated. Now that the most important and most difficult challenges for implementing the KNEE program have been identified within the go-zone, Intervention Mapping (IM) 53 can be used to plan strategies to facilitate the adoption, implementation and sustainability of the KNEE program.…”

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Identifying the challenges to implementing a neuromuscular warm-up in pre-elite netball

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Objective To identify challenges for implementing Netball Australia’s ‘Knee injury prevention for Netballers and Enhance performance and Extend play’ (KNEE) program for 17/U & 19/U State (i.e. regional/provincial representative) teams. Design Concept mapping, a mixed-methods approach incorporating qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses. Setting Pre-elite netball. Participants Thirty-nine netball coaches, strength & conditioning coaches and physiotherapists working with State 17/U & 19/U teams. Methods Participants brainstormed challenges to implementing the KNEE program, sorted the challenges into groups based on similar meaning and rated the importance and difficulty of overcoming each challenge on a scale from 0 (least important/easiest to overcome) to 5 (most important/hardest to overcome). Results Forty-six statements (i.e. challenges) were identified and organised into the following eight clusters (mean importance rating out of 5, mean difficulty rating out of 5): ‘athlete engagement’ (3.31, 2.48); ‘supervision and correction of technique’ (3.03, 2.67); ‘time constraints’ (2.79, 2.59); ‘athlete technique’ (2.70, 2.64); ‘education’ (2.56, 2.16); ‘support staff resourcing’ (2.51, 2.67); ‘program flexibility and adaptability’ (2.02, 1.85); and ‘coach and support staff prioritisation’ (1.95, 1.81). Nineteen statements/challenges had above average ratings for importance (2.63) and difficulty (2.41). Conclusions This study identified ‘athlete engagement’, ‘supervision and correction of technique’, ‘time constraints’, ‘athlete technique’, ‘education’ and ‘support staff resourcing’ as the most important and difficult challenges to implementing the KNEE program in pre-elite netball. These multi-factorial challenges are the main barriers to implementing the KNEE program. They can be addressed using the implementation driver’s framework.

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“…Injuries are a significant barrier to an athlete and/or their team in achieving their performance-related goals (Talpey & Siesmaa, 2017). Injuries detrimentally affect the final ranking position with higher availability rates associated with better outcomes on athletic success (Drew et al, 2017).…”

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An analysis of movements with or without back bend of the trunk or large hip extension in 1^stJuniors’ Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship-2019. Is there injury risk for gymnasts?

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2020

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

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Sports Injury Prevention: The Role of the Strength and Conditioning Coach

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer

Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer

Identifying the challenges to implementing a neuromuscular warm-up in pre-elite netball

An analysis of movements with or without back bend of the trunk or large hip extension in 1^stJuniors’ Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship-2019. Is there injury risk for gymnasts?

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Sports Injury Prevention: The Role of the Strength and Conditioning Coach

Cited by 26 publications

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Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer

Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer

Identifying the challenges to implementing a neuromuscular warm-up in pre-elite netball

An analysis of movements with or without back bend of the trunk or large hip extension in 1stJuniors’ Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship-2019. Is there injury risk for gymnasts?

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An analysis of movements with or without back bend of the trunk or large hip extension in 1^stJuniors’ Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship-2019. Is there injury risk for gymnasts?