Training load characteristics and injury and illness risk identification in elite youth ski racing: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The study aimed to investigate the role of training load characteristics and injury and illness risk in youth ski racing.

Methods

The training load characteristics as well as traumatic injuries, overuse injuries, and illnesses of 91 elite youth ski racers (age = 12.1 ± 1.3 years, mean ± SD) were prospectively recorded over a period of 1 season by using a sport-specific online database. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to monitor the influence of training load on injuries and illnesses. Differences in mean training load characteristics between preseason, in-season, and post-season were calculated using multivariate analyses of variance.

Results

Differences were discovered in the number of weekly training sessions (p = 0.005) between pre-season

SUBMITTER: Hildebrandt C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987564 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature