Training and game loads and injury risk in elite Australian footballers

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 499-503

  Rogalski, Brent ^a,b   Dawson, Brian ^a,b   Heasman, Jarryd ^b   Gabbett, Tim J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b West Coast Eagles Football Club   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Load monitoring; Odds ratios; Team sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; GAME LOAD; HEMATOMA; HIP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MUSCLE STRAIN; OCCUPATION AND OCCUPATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; THIGH;

INJURY PREVENTION; LOAD MONITORING; ODDS RATIOS; TEAM SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885851369     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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