Injury
Conditions
Keywords
injury incidence, male professional soccer, Change of injury incidence in professional soccer
Brief summary
The winter break within the German Professional Football Leagues will be shortened as for the season 2009/2010 from 6.5 to 3.5 weeks. That might have repercussions on injury incidence in either way, positive or negative. On the one hand, recovery time during the winter will be shorter, which might lead to an increased risk of injury. On the other hand, it will allow a better spread of games in the second round, thus reducing the amount of the so-called English weeks, which in turn could reduce the number of injuries. This study compares injury incidence between the season 2008/2009 (long winter break) and the season 2009/2010(short winter break) via questionnaires in accordance with UEFA/FIFA injury evaluation criteria.
Interventions
OTHERshortened winter break
winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010
Sponsors
Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (German Soccer League Ltd.)
Universität des Saarlandes
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
16 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* German professional male soccer players
Exclusion criteria
* Loss of professional status as a soccer player
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| injury incidence | 2 seasons |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| types of injury | 2 seasons |
Outcome results
None listed