Update on Preventing Overuse Injuries in Youth Athletes

Emmet, Danielle; Roberts, Jeremy A.; Yao, Katherine V.

doi:10.1007/s40141-022-00362-7

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“…According to recent data derived from 27 European countries, more than half a million U14 year old participants compete in soccer 3 . However, given the rapid annual changes in growth and maturation 4 , injury propensity and overreaching in adolescent athletes is higher versus both adults and younger athletes 5,6 . Therefore, an appropriate balance between training, competition and recovery is required to minimize injury risk and overreaching in youth soccer 2 .…”

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The Quantification of Physical Performance and Internal Training Load in Youth Male Soccer Players During Preseason

Martinho,

Rebelo,

Field

et al. 2024

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Purpose: The monitoring of training loads and quantification of physical performance are common practices in youth soccer academies to support coaches in prescribing and programming training for individuals. The interaction between training load and physical performance is unknown during a preseason period in youth soccer players. The current study assessed changes in training load and physical assessments across a 4-week preseason period. The relationship between physical performance and match playing time in youth male soccer players was also investigated. Methods: The training loads of 25 professional youth academy male soccer players were monitored throughout a 4-week preseason period. Assessments of power, agility, speed, and aerobic capacity were undertaken in the first training session. Session ratings of perceived exertion (sRPE) and well-being questionnaires were collected during all training sessions and preseason matches. Playing time during subsequent competitive matches was recorded. Results: T test and 30-m-sprint assessments, conducted on the first day of preseason, were predictors of sRPE throughout preseason (t test χ2/df = 2.895, poor adjustment; 30-m sprint χ2/df = 1.608, good adjustment). YoYo Test performance was related with changes in perceived fatigue (χ2/df = 0.534, very good adjustment). Faster players reported higher values of sRPE, and players with higher aerobic capacity reported higher levels of fatigue across preseason. Well-being, perceived fatigue and soreness, and sRPE decreased across preseason. Greater match durations were related to higher levels of fatigue during preseason (P < .05). Conclusion: The current study highlights the relationship between training load, physical assessments, and playing time. Coaches and practitioners can use physical test data at the start of preseason as an indication of players that report higher sRPE, perceived fatigue, and reduced well-being across preseason, supporting decisions around individualized training prescriptions.

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The Quantification of Physical Performance and Internal Training Load in Youth Male Soccer Players During Preseason

Martinho,

Rebelo,

Field

et al. 2024

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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“…22 For instance, proponents of early sampling blame the early specialization approach for jeopardizing positive youth development (PYD) through biopsychosocial health problems, such as injury, 23 burnout, 24 social problems, 25 and compromising long-term, joyful sport participation. 26 In reply, proponents of early specialization point out the lack of evidence for such health problems 27,28 and explain such findings with implementation issues, instead of content-related ones. For example, there might be no risk with early specialization per se, and adverse consequences could actually only result from wrongful training methods, implementation, and management.…”

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Talent development in childhood: Early specialization or sampling? From an either… or… question to a 2 × 2 × 3 question cuboid

Charbonnet,

Conzelmann

2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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A central, yet still unresolved, question about optimal youth talent development asks whether children should specialize and train systematically in one sport— early specialization—or gain different playful experiences in several sports— early sampling. Based upon theoretical considerations, we problematize dichotomous discussions and offer a complex 2 × 2 × 3 question cuboid differentiating between two goals (performance in adulthood and positive youth development), two continuum-based dimensions (task-specificity and exercise mode), and three perspectives (nomothetic, group-specific, and idiographic). Accordingly, resolving the question about optimal youth talent development involves assembling answers derived from 12 different questions. Through our theoretical contribution, we identified several nomothetic principles offering stakeholders initial recommendations and orientations to estimate the appropriate need for high task-specificity and exercise mode in relation to each goal. We suggest adapting these recommendations according to group-specific characteristics, such as sport and age, and idiographic fine-tuning according to children's biopsychosocial characteristics.

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“…Adults and youth participating in these activities are susceptible to different types of injuries (6). Adults commonly report joint and muscle strains, while younger individuals might experience injuries unique to their developing bodies, such as growth plate injuries (7).…”

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Update on Preventing Overuse Injuries in Youth Athletes

Cited by 5 publications

References 66 publications

The Quantification of Physical Performance and Internal Training Load in Youth Male Soccer Players During Preseason

The Quantification of Physical Performance and Internal Training Load in Youth Male Soccer Players During Preseason

Talent development in childhood: Early specialization or sampling? From an either… or… question to a 2 × 2 × 3 question cuboid

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