ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Sprint Variables Are Associated with the Odds Ratios of Non-Contact Injuries in Professional Soccer Players.
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- High-speed running and injury risk in soccer: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Workload and Injury Risk of Professional Male Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Data-Driven Reduction of External Load Variables in Indoor Team Sports Using Local Positioning System.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- The loading impact of training and match-play on non-contact muscle injuries in elite male soccer players. A seasonal analysis.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Muscle Injury Risk in Professional Football: A Four-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Comparison of External Loads in Division III Men's Lacrosse Between High Competition Matches and Low Competition Matches.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Prediction of football injuries using GPS-based data in Iranian professional football players: a machine learning approach.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training on body composition and physical fitness in under-19 female soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Comparison of Measurements of External Load between Professional Soccer Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of Combined Balance Exercises and Kinesio Taping on Balance, Postural Stability, and Severity of Ankle Instability in Female Athletes with Functional Ankle Instability.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Workload is associated with the occurrence of non-contact injuries in professional male soccer players: A pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Acute and Chronic Workload Ratios of Perceived Exertion, Global Positioning System, and Running-Based Variables Between Starters and Non-starters: A Male Professional Team Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Significant evidence has emerged that a high volume of sprinting during training is associated with an increased risk of non-contact injuries in professional soccer players. Training load has been reported as a modifiable risk factor for successive injury in soccer. Sprint workload measures and non-contact injuries were recorded weekly in twenty-one professional soccer players over a one season period. Odds ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) were calculated based on the weeks of high and low load of total distance (TD), high-speed distance (HSD), sprint distance (SPD). and repeated sprints (RS). The Poisson distribution estimated the interval time between the last injury and the new injury. The weeks with high-load levels increased the risk of non-contact injury associated with TD (OR: 4.1; RR: 2.4), HSD (OR: 4.6; RR: 2.6), SPD (OR: 6.9; RR: 3.7), and RS (OR: 4.3; RR: 2.7). The time between injuries was significantly longer in weeks of low-load in TD (rate ratio time (RRT) 1.5 vs. 4.2), HSD (RRT: 1.6 vs. 4.6), and SPD (RRT: 1.7 vs. 7.7) compared to weeks of high-load. The findings highlight an increased risk of non-contact injuries during high weekly sprint workloads. Possibly, TD, HSD, and SPD measured via a wearable inertial measurement unit could be modeled to track training and to reduce non-contact injuries. Finally, the interval time between the last injury and the new injury at the high-load is shorter than the low-load.
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