Conclusions Our results demonstrate that the existence of a relationship between training load and injury continues to be well supported in the literature and is strongest for subjective internal training load .
The directionality of this relationship appears to depend on the type and timeframe of load measured
Background The relationship between training load and musculoskeletal injury is a rapidly advancing area of research in need of an up date d systematic review .
Incidence of soccer injuries and their relation to training and team success
One hundred-eighty players in a male soccer senior division of 12 teams were observed prospect ively for 1 year to study the risk of soccer injuries in relation to exposure and to establish the connection between training , injuries , and team success . Totally , more than 100 hours of practice were analyzed . All injuries were examined by the same orthopaedic surgeon . On the average , each team played 36 games and had 95 practice sessions with 66 % attendance of selected players . A direct correlation was noted be tween team success and the amount of training . Teams with more than average training showed a diminishing number of injuries . A high practice -to- game ratio seems to be advantageous . One injury every third game and every ninth practice session was documented . For the individual player the incidence of injury was 7.6/1000 practice hours and 16.9/1000 game hours . The incidence of injury was higher at training camps . Correlation was noted between the design of the train ing and the incidence of injuries . The duration of warming up seemed adequate , but its content did not appear to be satisfactory from a clinical point of view . Re design of the warm-up with more emphasis on flexibility and the addition of a cool-down is suggested to reduce injuries
Conclusions Our results demonstrate that the existence of a relationship between training load and injury continues to be well supported in the literature and is strongest for subjective internal training load .
The directionality of this relationship appears to depend on the type and timeframe of load measured
Background The relationship between training load and musculoskeletal injury is a rapidly advancing area of research in need of an up date d systematic review .