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| Research Title: |
Preventing lower limb injuries: Is the latest evidence being translated into the football field? |
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Publication Articles |
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Preventative Techniques
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| Keywords: |
Coach
Training
AFL, lower limb,
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| Author(s): |
Twomey D, Finch C, Roediger E, Lloyd D G |
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| Release Date: |
12 March 2010 |
| Research Summary/Text: |
Lower limb injuries are common in many sports, including Australian football. Training that incorporates structured warm-up, balance training, side-stepping/cutting skills and jump/landing training has been demonstrated to prevent lower limb injuries during practice and play. Nine team coaches of the Sydney Australian Football League participated in a survey (10-15 minute semi-structured interview) to rate their attitudes and knowledge about lower limb injury prevention. These findings were compared to direct observation of training sessions conducted at each club (two sessions per club on a randomly selected week each) to ascertain how coaches’ attitudes and knowledge translated into coaching practice during training.
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| Research Objectives: |
The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards lower limb injury prevention in Australian football.
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| Research Outcomes: |
Coaches’ perceptions about the elements of training relating to injury prevention varied more than their perceptions about those relating to team performance. Coaches consistently rated game related skills – drills and set plays, ball handling and kicking skills – as well as warm-up and cool down as being important for inclusion in training sessions. These attitudes were observed to be put into practice during training sessions, however only one club had a structured warm-up. Little or no time was observed to be spent on balance, jump/landing and sidestepping techniques
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Coaches were more likely to adopt injury prevention elements of a training program if they perceived it would also benefit performance. Coaches are unsure about the value of the skills of side-stepping or changing direction while running, jumping and landing, balance training, for either performance or injury prevention and little training time was dedicated to them. While warm-up and cool-down is practiced in most clubs, it appears to be unstructured and not completed by all players.
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