Assessment 1, SpCP 2013.

1. Programming for
Injury Prevention
Sports Coaching Pedagogy
Tom Hennessey

2.  Introducing Preventative Programs
◦ Warm Up’s
◦ Sport Specific Programs
◦ ACL injuries
 Reduction of Training Loads
 Burnout

3. Warm ups
 “Most popular program found in literature was the inclusion
of a general warm up before training and competitions”
 Torbjørn (2010)
 Saunders (2010)
Taken from http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamcrewe/39640069

4. Specialised Warm Up’s
 “Along with general warm ups, there is also a need for
those with chronic injuries to participate in specialised,
specific warm ups”
 Kiesel, Plisky, & Butler (2011)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOA87LbrSZA

5. Sport Specific Injury Prevention
Programs
 FIFA 11+
 Down2Earth
 Muscle Specific Strengthening
 Functional Movement Screens
Photo by: www.localfitness.com.au

6. Spotlight on ACL Injuries
 “ACL injuries are one of the most, if not the most, dreaded
injuries for a sports person”
 Augustsson, Augustsson, Thomeé, Karlsson, Eriksson, &Sva
ntesson (2011)
 Paszkewicz, Webb, Waters, McCarty, & Van Lunen (2012)
Taken from
http://flickr.com/photos/kelseye/787005725/

7. Problems with Implementation
 Finch (2011)
Taken from http://www.flickr.com/photos/54368512

8. Training Loads and Overtraining
 Burt, Naughton, Higham, & Landeo (2010)
 Faigenbaum (2010)
 Kellmann (2010)
Taken from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonandkehly/jason.lengstorf

9. Burnout
 Defined
 Main & Launders (2012)
 Grobbelaar, Malan, Steyn, & Ellis (2010)
Taken from http://flickr.com/photo/33591211@N04/6855070996

10. Concluding Comments

11. References
 Augustsson, S., Augustsson, J., Thomeé, R., Karlsson, J., Eriksson, B. I., &Svantesson, U. (2011).
Performance Enhancement Following a Strength and Injury Prevention Program: A 26-Week
Individualized and Supervised Intervention in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players. International
Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching, 6(3), 399-418.
 Brito, J., Figueiredo, P., Fernandes, L., Seabra, A., Soares, J. M., Krustrup, P., & Rebelo, A. (2010).
Isokinetic strength effects of FIFA's "The 11+" injury prevention training programme. Isokinetics&
Exercise Science, 18(4), 211-215.
 Brown, R. L. (2011). Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Conditioning Program Reducing the Chance
of Injury: Regress to Progress. Performance Conditioning Soccer, 16(5), 10-11.
 Burt, L. A., Naughton, G. A., Higham, D. G., & Landeo, R. (2010). TRAINING LOAD IN PRE-
PUBERTAL FEMALE ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS. / TRENAŽNE OBREMENITVE TELOVADK V
PREDPUBERTETNEM OBDOBJU. Science Of Gymnastics Journal, 2(3), 5-14.
 Faigenbaum, A. (2010). Resistance training among young athletes: safety, efficacy and injury
prevention effects. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 44(1), 56-63.
 Finch, C. F. (2011). No longer lost in translation: the art and science of sports injury prevention
implementation research. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 45(16), 1253-1257.
 Grobbelaar, H. W., Malan, D. J., Steyn, B. M., & Ellis, S. M. (2010). FACTORS AFFECTING THE
RECOVERY-STRESS, BURNOUT AND MOOD STATE SCORES OF ELITE STUDENT RUGBY PLAYERS.
South African Journal For Research In Sport, Physical Education & Recreation (SAJR
SPER), 32(2), 41-54.

12. References (cont.)
 Kellmann, M. M. (2010). Preventing overtraining in athletes in high-intensity sports and
stress/recovery monitoring. Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports, 2095-102.
 Kiesel, K. K., Plisky, P. P., & Butler, R. R. (2011). Functional movement test scores improve
following a standardized off-season intervention program in professional football players.
Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports, 21(2), 287-292.
 Main, L. C., & Landers, G. J. (2012). Overtraining or Burnout: A Training and Psycho-Behavioural
Case Study. International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching, 7(1), 23-32.
 Opar, D. A., Williams, M. D., & Shield, A. I. (2012). Hamstring Strain Injuries: Factors that Lead to
Injury and Re-Injury. Sports Medicine, 42(3), 209-226.
 Olsen O, Myklebust G, Engebretsen L, Holme I, Bahr R. Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in
youth sports: cluster randomized controlled trial. BMJ. 2005;330:449–452.
 Paszkewicz, J., Webb, T., Waters, B., McCarty, C., & Van Lunen, B. (2012). The Effectiveness of
Injury-Prevention Programs in Reducing the Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sprains in
Adolescent Athletes. Journal Of Sport Rehabilitation, 21(4), 371-377.
 Saunders, N. (2010). Coaches' perspectives on implementing an evidence-informed injury
prevention programme in junior community netball. British Journal Of Sports
Medicine, 44(15), 1128-1132.
 Torbjørn, S. (2010). Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in
youth football. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 44(11), 787-793.