@article{ref1,
title="Injuries in Youth Soccer During the Preseason",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2011",
author="Brito, João and Rebelo, António and Soares, José M. and Seabra, André F. and Krustrup, Peter and Malina, Robert M.",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="259-260",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0b013e31821a6025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e31821a6025"
}