The impact of injury on match running performance following the return to competitive match-play over two consecutive seasons in elite European soccer players

Based on the assessment and diagnosis, the rest period following a moderate/severe injury may lead to deconditioning for the injured player and therefore an association with a prolonged rehabilitation, re-conditioning and return to sport is observed post-injury. The aim of the present study was to a...

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Published in:Journal of Physical Education and Sport 2023-05, Vol.23 (5), p.1142-1149
Main Authors: Morgans, Ryland, Rhodes, David, Bezuglov, Eduard, Etemad, O., Di Michele, Rocco, de Araújo Teixeria, José Eduardo, Modrić, Toni, Versic, Sime, Oliveira, Rafael Franco Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Clubs
Conditioning
Guidelines
Injuries
Injury analysis
Match data
Maximal speed
Physical Fitness
Rehabilitation
Running performance
Seasons
Soccer
Sprint
Team Sports
Teams
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Summary:Based on the assessment and diagnosis, the rest period following a moderate/severe injury may lead to deconditioning for the injured player and therefore an association with a prolonged rehabilitation, re-conditioning and return to sport is observed post-injury. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of all injuries on match running performance following the return to competitive match-play over two consecutive seasons in elite European soccer players. A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing data related to a player’s injury and match running performance. A club physiotherapist consistently recorded availability and injury data in a standardized format. Linear mixed modelling analysis revealed no difference between PRE and POST1, POST2, and POST3 for total distance, running distance, high-intensity distance, and sprint distance (all p >0.05). Although, maximum speed was significantly (p
ISSN:2247-8051
2247-806X
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2023.05142