Injury Prevention Training in Girls' and Women's Elite Football in Denmark: A Survey of Practices and Perceptions

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Through a national cross-sectional survey, the present study investigated the use and content of injury prevention training (IPT), and associated attitudes and beliefs, involving stakeholders in Danish girls' and women's elite football (U14, U16, U18, and Danish Women's League teams). A total of 168 stakeholders (coaches, physical performance coaches, physiotherapists, medical doctors, and club management) from 18 Danish elite clubs were invited to participate. Of these, 158 were eligible to participate, and 110 participants (69.6% response rate) provided 191 valid survey responses, as some provided more than one response due to multiple affiliations within the same club. The use of IPT ranged from 91.1% to 100% across team levels, with approximately 50% reporting up to 1–2 h/week. Interestingly, only 52.9%–72.7% of the responses indicated use of an evidence-based IPT program, with lowest adoption at the U14 and Danish Women's League teams. The FIFA 11+ was the most used evidence-based IPT program. The majority of the participants (>72%) had positive perceptions regarding IPT impact on injury reduction. These findings indicate that, while IPT is broadly used across Danish girls' and women's elite football teams, the implementation of evidence-based IPT programs varies, with lower adoption of these programs among the youngest and senior elite teams. Hence, there is a need to enhance integration of IPT programs proven effective in girls' and women's elite football. Notably, stakeholders expressed positive perceptions regarding the impact of IPT on injury reduction, which provides valuable support for future efforts to strengthen IPT in football practice.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere14696
TidsskriftScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Vol/bind34
Udgave nummer7
Antal sider11
ISSN0905-7188
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

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Funding Information:
Funding: The study was supported financially by Danish Society of Sports Physiotherapy, The Association of Danish Physiotherapists, and The Ministry of Culture, Denmark (grant number FPK.2021-0057). The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, is supported by a core grant from the Oak Foundation (OCAY-18-774-OFIL). The funders had no role in the study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, writing the report, or deciding to submit the article for publication. We are grateful to all who participated in this study by answering the survey. We also want to acknowledge Elisabeth Ginnerup, Christian Cato Holm, Cecilie Bartholdy, Karen Kotilla, Nikolai Borge, Christian Theilgaard, Chris Guldhammer, Lars S\u00F8ndergaard, and Mathias Fabricius Nielsen who contributed to the face-validity and pilot-testing of the survey.

Funding Information:
The study was supported financially by Danish Society of Sports Physiotherapy, The Association of Danish Physiotherapists, and The Ministry of Culture, Denmark (grant number FPK.2021\u20100057). The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, is supported by a core grant from the Oak Foundation (OCAY\u201018\u2010774\u2010OFIL). The funders had no role in the study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, writing the report, or deciding to submit the article for publication. Funding:

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© 2024 The Author(s). Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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