TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - A preliminary assessment of professional footballers' awareness of injury prevention strategies
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Hawkins, R. D.
A1  - Fuller, C. W.
SP  - 140
EP  - 143
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - Players from five English professional football [soccer] clubs completed a questionnaire containing 52 items relating to injury prevention practices and advice received on these issues. Responses were received from 55 players, which represents a mean response of 11 (4) and a response rate of 38 (14)% from each club (means (SD)). The main deficiencies in awareness of injury prevention strategies for players were identified as: use of shin pads during training, carbohydrate intake before and after training and after matches, cool downs after training and matches, and flexibility work. These deficiencies indicate a need for wider education of players in current injury prevention strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -