TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Global positioning system-derived workload metrics and injury risk in team-based field sports: a systematic review JO - Journal of athletic training A1 - Kupperman, Natalie A1 - Hertel, Jay SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - 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. KEYWORDS: American football; soccer; rugby; athlete monitoring

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LA - en SN - 1062-6050 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-473-19 ID - ref1 ER -