Coaches of youth field sports as delivery agents of injury prevention programmes: how are we training the trainers? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically map the coach education (CE) component of injury prevention programmes (IPPs) for youth field sports by identifying and synthesising the design, content and facilitation strategies used to address competency drivers and behaviour change.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

PubMed, PsycInfo, EMBASE, CINAHL, SportDiscus and Google Scholar electronic databases were searched using keywords related to IPPs and youth field sports.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Studies of IPPs in youth field sports, that provided 'train-the-trainer' education to coaches as designated delivery agents.

Results

20 studies from two field sports (soccer/football; n=17, Rugby Union; n=3) fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Eleven CE interventi

SUBMITTER: Guilfoyle L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature