Perceived barriers to implementation of injury prevention programs among collegiate women's soccer coaches.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Knee injury prevention programs (IPPs) reduce knee and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rates in female athletes, however, implementation of IPPs is low. The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to implementation of IPPs among collegiate women's soccer coaches.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Methods

A custom survey based on the RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework and existing literature was sent to 151 out of 153 women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) soccer coaches in the NCAA's Eastern Region.

Results

Ten respondents reported that they did not use an IPP (Non-users), and nineteen respondents reported that they did use an IPP (Users). "Cost" was the most highly ranked barri

SUBMITTER: Dix C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904571 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature