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BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001370
关键词
Soccer; Public health; Injury; Fitness testing
This qualitative study explored the experience and opinions of professional football stakeholders regarding injuries, their prevention, and the implementation of preventive measures. The findings highlight the importance of teamwork, trust, and communication in successful injury prevention. The fitness coach plays a vital role as a bridge between the medical team and the head coach.
BackgroundResearch focusing on reducing the risk of injuries has increased over the last two decades showing that prevention implementation in real life is challenging.ObjectiveTo explore the experience and opinions of professional football stakeholders regarding injuries, their prevention and the implementation of preventive measures.DesignQualitative study.SettingTechnical and medical staff from Qatar's premier football league.Participants22 professionals from 6 teams.Main outcomeSemistructured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using the thematic analysis method.ResultsAll the participants acknowledged the importance of injury prevention. They mentioned teamwork, trust and communication as critical factors for a successful injury prevention implementation. Teams' doctors see themselves mainly involved in the treatment and recovery process, and to a lesser degree, in the prevention process. Physiotherapists defined their primary responsibilities as screening for injury risk and providing individual exercises to players. The participants declared that the fitness coach is responsible for injury prevention implementation. All stakeholders reported that the fitness coach plays a vital role in communication by bridging the head coach and the medical staff. Stakeholders reported that the Qatari football league has a very particular context around the player, such as socioecological factors influencing injury prevention implementation.ConclusionsThe fitness coach plays a vital role in the injury prevention implementation system, as one of the key actors for the process, as well as the bridge between the medical team and the head coach, resulting from their better communication with the head coaches. The findings support considering and understanding the contextual factors during the development of preventive strategies in football.
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