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 .
Volume of physical activity and injury occurrence in young basketball players.
Participation in organised , competitive physical activity by young athletes is increasing rapidly . This is concurrent with an increase in sporting injuries in the young population . This pilot study aim ed to compare the weekly volume and types of physical activity in young basketball players injured and not injured during the season . Detailed physical activity and injury data were prospect ively collected in 46 school-level basketball players aged 14 to 18 years . Participants completed physical activity logs which documented the type of physical activity undertaken , what the activity consisted of ( i.e. training , competition ) and the level at which it was played on a daily basis . Allied health staff completed a weekly injury form . Results showed that injured and uninjured athletes participated in a similar volume of total weekly physical activity over the season . However , injured athletes ( p = 0.04 ) and athletes who specifically sustained overuse injuries ( p = 0.01 ) participated in a greater amount of basketball refereeing than uninjured athletes . Based on these findings it was concluded that greater participation in running-type physical activity such as refereeing , as an addition to training and competition , may predispose the young basketball player to increased injury risk . Future research using larger sample sizes are required to further investigate the role of participation volume and type on injury occurrence in adolescent athletes . Key pointsBasketball players participating in larger amounts of running-type physical activity , in addition to regular training and competition , may be predisposed to overuse injuryFuture studies using larger sample sizes are required to investigate the precise volumes of physical activity that increase injury riskThis would assist in the development of participation guidelines to decrease the current injury rates observed in the young athletic population
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 .