@article{ref1,
title="Coach and player attitudes to injury in youth sport",
journal="Physical therapy in sport",
year="2018",
author="Whatman, Chris and Walters, Simon and Schluter, Philip",
volume="32",
number="",
pages="1-6",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To investigate coach and player attitudes to injury in New Zealand (NZ) secondary school sport. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey SETTING: Secondary school sport. PARTICIPANTS: Secondary school coaches and players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Responses to a survey of injury attitudes. The survey was distributed in electronic and paper-based form to secondary school coaches and players across three sporting organisations. Coaches' uptake of injury prevention training and whether they had first aid qualifications was also elicited. <br><br>RESULTS: 117 coaches and 226 players from netball, football and basketball participated. The majority of coaches surveyed (n = 82, 70%) reported having a coaching qualification and 72 (62%) had completed a sport related first aid/injury prevention programme. Overall, 196 players (87%) reported hiding an injury to continue playing, and 102 coaches (87%) and 205 players (91%) had witnessed injured players play on. Approximately 50% of players and coaches had seen players put under pressure to play when injured. A lack of knowledge, the desire to win, and not letting the team down were key reasons given for the behaviour reported. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The observed prevalence of players playing on when injured and associated attitudes to secondary school sport injuries demands further investigation.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1466-853X",
doi="10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.01.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.01.011"
}