ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Increased Lower Extremity Injury Risk Associated With Player Load and Distance in Collegiate Women's Soccer.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is limited research regarding the impact of workload on injury risk specific to women's soccer. Wearable global positioning system (GPS) units can track workload metrics such as total distance traveled and player load during games and training sessions. These metrics can be useful in predicting injury risk. PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between injury risk and player workload as collected from wearable GPS units in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's soccer players. STUDY
designCase-control study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsLower extremity injury incidence and GPS workload data (player load, total distance, and high-speed distance) for 65 NCAA Division I women's soccer players were collected over 3 seasons. Accumulated 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-week loads and acute-to-chronic workload ratios (ACWR) were classified into discrete ranges by
resultsThere were a total of 53 lower extremity injuries that resulted in lost time recorded (5.76/1000 hours "on-legs" exposure time; 34 noncontact and 19 contact injuries). The prior 2-week (7242 vs 6613 m/s
conclusionHigher accumulated player load and total distance, but not ACWR, were associated with injury in women's soccer players.
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