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Global Positioning System-Derived Workload Metrics and Injury Risk in Team-Based Field Sports: A Systematic Review
Natalie Kupperman1, Jay Hertel1
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Objective:
To evaluate the current literature regarding the utility of global positioning system (GPS)-derived workload metrics in determining musculoskeletal injury risk in team-based field-sport athletes.
Data Sources:
PubMed entries from January 2009 through May 2019 were searched using terms related to GPS, player workload, injury risk, and team-based field sports.
Study Selection:
Only studies that used GPS metrics and had injury as the main outcome variable were included.
Data Extraction:
Total distance, high-speed running, and acute : chronic workload ratios were the most common GPS metrics analyzed, with the most frequent sports being soccer, rugby, and Australian rules football.
Data Synthesis:
Many distinct workload metrics were associated with increased injury risk in individual studies performed in particular sport circumstances; however, the body of evidence was inconclusive as to whether any specific metrics could consistently predict injury risk across multiple team-based field sports.
Conclusions:
Our results were inconclusive in determining if any GPS-derived workload metrics were associated with an increased injury risk. This conclusion is due to a myriad of factors, including differences in injury definitions, workload metrics, and statistical analyses across individual studies.
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