Prevalence of sport specialisation and association with injury history in youth football |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand;2. Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand;3. School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom;4. Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, London, United Kingdom;1. Seattle Children''s, Seattle, WA, USA;2. Nicklaus Children''s Hospital, Miami, FL, USA;3. Connecticut Children''s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA;4. Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA;5. Arkansas Children''s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA;1. Department of Rehabilitation, Akita City Hospital, Akita, Japan;2. Department of Physical Therapy, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Akita, Japan;3. Department of Rehabilitation, Akita Kousei Medical Center, Akita, Japan;4. Department of Rehabilitation, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan;5. Department of Rehabilitation, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Akita, Japan;1. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3409 Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA;2. Concordia University, 12800 N Lake Shore Dr, Mequon, WI, 53097, USA;1. Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil;2. Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Universidade, Brazil;1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan;2. Department of Rehabilitation, Hokushin Orthopaedic Hospital, Sapporo, Japan;3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokushin Orthopaedic Hospital, Sapporo, Japan;1. Sports Science and Medicine Department, SGS Sport, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Bristol, UK;2. School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK;3. School of Health Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of sport specialisation in youth football, and to investigate the associations of sport specialisation and volume of sport participation with injury history.DesignCross-sectional questionnaire.SettingNew Zealand youth football teams.Participants414 youth football players aged 10–15 years.Main outcome measuresThe level of specialisation, average weekly sport participation and free-play volume were recorded. 12-month injury history was captured and grouped by injury type. Associations between level of specialisation and demographic variables were analysed using chi square tests. Logistic regression was used to investigate associations between injury history, level of specialisation, and volume of participation.ResultsParticipants were classified as high (43%), moderate (38%), or low (19%) specialised (n = 399 complete). High specialisation was more likely in boys, older participants, and those from large schools. Highly specialised participants were more likely to report a history of gradual onset injury than those who were low specialised (n = 340 with complete injury data). Odds of reporting a gradual onset injury also increased with greater weekly and annual sport participation volume.ConclusionsThere is a high prevalence of sport specialisation in youth football, and it is associated with increased incidence of gradual onset injury. |
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| Keywords: | Soccer Young athletes Overuse injuries |
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