A qualitative examination of injury prevention strategy and education in Ladies Gaelic football: Understanding the preferences of players and coaches.

ABSTRACT: The high rates of injury in Ladies Gaelic football impact the wellbeing of players and are a major financial burden for the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Effective injury prevention programmes have been developed for Gaelic games, but these are not currently widely adopted. The aim of this study was to qualitatively investigate adult Ladies Gaelic football players and coaches' preferences for injury prevention strategies and injury prevention education using a constructivist grounded-theory approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 currently active Ladies Gaelic football coaches and adult players. The core strategy preferences discussed by participants were the properties of an injury prevention programme, the role of stakeholders, strategy logistics and the need fo

SUBMITTER: Corrigan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931138 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature