Injury and illness prevention practices in Qatar's professional football clubs-implementation of the IP2 NetWork.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Aspetar Sports Injury and Illness Prevention Programme introduced the Aspetar IP² NetWork, a customizable injury prevention programme for professional football clubs in Qatar during the 2020/2021 season. It includes 23 focus areas selected by stakeholders to prevent sports-related health issues.

Objective

To assess the real world implementation of the IP² NetWork preventive focus areas during the first season after introduction, focusing on team adoption and player compliance.

Methods

A survey was conducted among team physicians, physiotherapists and fitness coaches from the 18 professional football clubs in Qatar. The survey examined the implementation of the IP² NetWork focus areas and the roles of the different profes

SUBMITTER: Hassanmirzaei B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11848669 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature