Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study
Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study
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DOI:
10.1136/bjsports-2013-092215
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发表时间:
2013-08-01
影响因子:
18.4
通讯作者:
Ekstrand, Jan
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作者:
Hagglund, Martin;Walden, Markus;Ekstrand, Jan
BackgroundThe influence of injuries on team performance in football has only been scarcely investigated.AimTo study the association between injury rates and team performance in the domestic league play, and in European cups, in male professional football.Methods24 football teams from nine European countries were followed prospectively for 11 seasons (2001-2012), including 155 team-seasons. Individual training and match exposure and time-loss injuries were registered. To analyse the effect of injury rates on performance, a Generalised Estimating Equation was used to fit a linear regression on team-level data. Each team's season injury rate and performance were evaluated using its own preceding season data for comparison in the analyses.Results7792 injuries were reported during 1026104 exposure hours. The total injury incidence was 7.7 injuries/1000h, injury burden 130 injury days lost/1000h and player match availability 86%. Lower injury burden (p=0.011) and higher match availability (p=0.031) were associated with higher final league ranking. Similarly, lower injury incidence (p=0.035), lower injury burden (p