Elite Junior Australian Football Players With Impaired Wellness Are at Increased Injury Risk at High Loads.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elite junior Australian football players experience high training loads across levels of competition and training. This, in conjunction with impaired wellness, can predispose athletes to injury.

Hypothesis

Elite junior Australian football players exposed to high loads with poor wellness are more likely to be at risk of injury than those with improved wellness.

Study design

Longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Level of evidence

Level 3.

Methods

Data were collected and analyzed from 280 players across the 2014 season. Internal load was measured via session rating of perceived exertion. Player wellness was reported according to ratings of sleep quality, fatigue, soreness, stress, and mood. Week- and month-based training load measures were calcu

SUBMITTER: Lathlean TJH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951000 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature