Programming for Injury Prevention

Sports Coaching Pedagogy

Tom Hennessey

Introducing Preventative Programs◦Warm Up’s◦Sport Specific Programs◦ACL injuries

Reduction of Training LoadsBurnout

OVERVIEW

Warm ups “Most popular program found in literature was the inclusion

of a general warm up before training and competitions” Torbjørn (2010) Saunders (2010)

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Specialised Warm Up’s “Along with general warm ups, there is also a need for

those with chronic injuries to participate in specialised, specific warm ups”

Kiesel, Plisky, & Butler (2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOA87LbrSZA

Sport Specific Injury Prevention Programs

FIFA 11+ Down2Earth Muscle Specific Strengthening Functional Movement Screens

Photo by: www.localfitness.com.au

Spotlight on ACL Injuries “ACL injuries are one of the most, if not the most, dreaded

injuries for a sports person” Augustsson, Augustsson, Thomeé, Karlsson, Eriksson,

&Svantesson (2011) Paszkewicz, Webb, Waters, McCarty, & Van Lunen (2012)

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Problems with Implementation Finch (2011)

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Training Loads and Overtraining

Burt, Naughton, Higham, & Landeo (2010) Faigenbaum (2010) Kellmann (2010)

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Burnout Defined Main & Launders (2012) Grobbelaar, Malan, Steyn, & Ellis (2010)

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Concluding Comments

References Augustsson, S., Augustsson, J., Thomeé, R., Karlsson, J., Eriksson, B. I., &Svantesson, U. (2011).

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Brown, R. L. (2011). Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Conditioning Program Reducing the Chance of Injury: Regress to Progress. Performance Conditioning Soccer, 16(5), 10-11.

Burt, L. A., Naughton, G. A., Higham, D. G., & Landeo, R. (2010). TRAINING LOAD IN PRE-PUBERTAL FEMALE ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS. / TRENAŽNE OBREMENITVE TELOVADK V PREDPUBERTETNEM OBDOBJU. Science Of Gymnastics Journal, 2(3), 5-14.

Faigenbaum, A. (2010). Resistance training among young athletes: safety, efficacy and injury prevention effects. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 44(1), 56-63.

Finch, C. F. (2011). No longer lost in translation: the art and science of sports injury prevention implementation research. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 45(16), 1253-1257.

Grobbelaar, H. W., Malan, D. J., Steyn, B. M., & Ellis, S. M. (2010). FACTORS AFFECTING THE RECOVERY-STRESS, BURNOUT AND MOOD STATE SCORES OF ELITE STUDENT RUGBY PLAYERS. South African Journal For Research In Sport, Physical Education & Recreation (SAJR SPER), 32(2), 41-54.

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Main, L. C., & Landers, G. J. (2012). Overtraining or Burnout: A Training and Psycho-Behavioural Case Study. International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching, 7(1), 23-32.

Opar, D. A., Williams, M. D., & Shield, A. I. (2012). Hamstring Strain Injuries: Factors that Lead to Injury and Re-Injury. Sports Medicine, 42(3), 209-226.

Olsen O, Myklebust G, Engebretsen L, Holme I, Bahr R. Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomized controlled trial. BMJ. 2005;330:449–452.

Paszkewicz, J., Webb, T., Waters, B., McCarty, C., & Van Lunen, B. (2012). The Effectiveness of Injury-Prevention Programs in Reducing the Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sprains in Adolescent Athletes. Journal Of Sport Rehabilitation, 21(4), 371-377.

Saunders, N. (2010). Coaches' perspectives on implementing an evidence-informed injury prevention programme in junior community netball. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 44(15), 1128-1132.

Torbjørn, S. (2010). Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 44(11), 787-793.