@article{ref1,
title="The acute:chronic workload ratio and injury risk in semiprofessional football players",
journal="International journal of sports medicine",
year="2024",
author="Seco-Serna, Roberto and Lago-Fuentes, Carlos and Barcala-Furelos, Martín",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to analyse the association and predictive capacity between the acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) and non-contact injuries in a semiprofessional football [soccer] team. 17 football players from a Spanish Third Division football team participated voluntarily in this study. A prospective longitudinal study was developed during 2020/2021 season. 24 weeks were analysed from October to March, including a regenerative microcycle due to the absence of competition during Christmas. Ratio perceived exertion (RPE) and session- ratio perceived exertion (sRPE) were registered for every training and game session. After that, acute and chronic workloads were calculated, as well as ACWR was derived from them. Furthermore, non-contact injuries were registered during the mentioned period. The main findings were: there is no significant association between the ACWR and non-contact injuries (0.069 (p<0.05)) and, the use of the ACWR by itself is insufficient to predict the occurrence of non-contact injuries in a semiprofessional football team. Consequently, the ACWR is not an useful predictive tool for injuries in semiprofessional football teams.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0172-4622",
doi="10.1055/a-2282-0024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-2282-0024"
}