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Injuries in youth soccer during the preseason
João Brito1, António Rebelo, José M Soares
1Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. jbrito@fade.up.pt
Objective:
To evaluate injuries occurring during the preseason in youth soccer players.
Design:
Prospective cohort study over 1 preseason.
Setting:
2009-2010 preseason.
Participants:
Subjects were 912 youths aged 12 to 19 years.
Assessment Of Risk Factors:
The club's medical staff prospectively recorded all injuries. A reportable injury was defined as by the consensus statement on soccer injuries. Estimated injury rates per 1000 hours of exposure during the preseason period were calculated.
Main Outcome Measures:
Injury rates (injuries per 1000 hours of soccer exposure) during preseason practices by age group, as well as prevalence, severity, and type of injuries.
Results:
Total incidence was 2.5 injuries per 1000 hours of exposure. Incidence of match and training injuries were 6.7 and 1.8 injuries per 1000 hours (P = 0.02), respectively. Injuries were sustained by 7.2% of players during the preseason, and 79% of the injuries involved the lower limbs, of which 23% were located to the thigh. Muscle strains and contusions were the most common injuries and external trauma the main cause.
Conclusions:
No age-related trend in the incidence of preseason injuries was found. During the preseason training period, athletic trainers should expect a majority of muscle strains, especially in the thigh region.
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