The document discusses evidence-based strategies for injury prevention and load management in sports, emphasizing that over 50% of sports injuries are preventable through proper monitoring of athlete well-being and individualized training loads. Key factors such as fatigue, academic stress, and improper training loads significantly predict injuries, which incur substantial financial costs in various sports. The Athlete Monitoring app is introduced as a tool to identify risks and optimize training strategies to reduce injuries and enhance performance.

1. EVIDENCE-BASED INJURY PREVENTION AND LOAD
MANAGEMENT IN SPORT
The science. The markers. The tools.
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‘More than 50% of all sports injuries are preventable’
U.S. Center for Disease Control

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Many Injuries are NOT Bad Luck
Players rating of fatigue and sleep
quality are significant predictors of
injuries.
Laux et al . Journal of Sports Sciences, 2015
Fatigue contributes directly to
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
injuries.
McLean, 2009.
Player's average playing time
per game is a significant
predictor of concussion.
Stevens & Smith, 2008
Unusual increase in training
load during the week prior to
injury compared to that of the
4 preceding weeks.
Rogalski, 2013
‘Overuse injuries almost always involve training errors’
Dr. Lyle J. Micheli Director, Division of Sports Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston
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Football players are 3.19 times more
likely to get injured during weeks
when they had high academic
stress. Mann et al. J Strength Cond
Research, 2015
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Costs are ENORMOUS
“Injuries are the fourth-largest cost to US sports
franchises, after payroll, facilities and marketing”
sportsbusinessdaily.com, Oct 18, 2013
“In the US, anterior cruciate ligament ruptures
costs about $3·6 billion every year”
USA Today, Aug 6, 2013
“In Canada, cost of game-related injuries
amounts to US $218 million per NHL season”
The Globe and Mail, Jan 20 2014
“In Switzerland, football injuries cost 145 million
Swiss francs each year ”
abcnews.go.com, Dec 20, 2013
“In Australia, sport injuries cost $2 billion per
year”
news.com.au, 2011
‘Injuries that result in decreased match availability, impact negatively team performance’
The 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study, 2013
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4. EVIDENCE-BASED ILLNESS,
OVERTRAINING & INJURY PREVENTION
Simpler than we think…

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Injuries are PREDICTABLE 6
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(session DIFFICULTY (1-10) x DURATION)

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References
1.Soligard T, et al.: How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness, Br J Sports Med, 50:1030–1041, 2016.
2. Schwellnus M, et al.: How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury, Br J Sports Med, 50:1043–1052, 2016.
Effective PREVENTION IS SIMPLE 7
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• SMALL WEEK-TO-WEEK LOAD INCREASE
• SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN WEEKLY LOAD
• LARGE FLUCTUATIONS IN DAILY LOAD
• MINIMUM OF ONE REST DAY/WEEK
• LIFE-EVENT & SPORT-RELATED STRESS
• PERCEIVED FATIGUE
• QUALITY OF SLEEP
• GENERAL HEALTH / WELL BEING
#2 CONSTANT LOAD
ADJUSTMENT ACCORDING TO
AHLETE’S WELL-BEING
#1 ADEQUATE TRAINING AND
COMPETITION LOAD
PRESCRIPTION
RISK INCREASES WHEN TRAINING + COMPETITION LOAD + LIFE-EVENT/SPORT
STRESSORS ARE EXCEEDING INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY ABILITY

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THE ATHLETEMONITORING APP
• Simple, easy-to-use web and mobile app for
athletes and coaches
• Athlete-centric, built with the latest sport-
science
• Simplifies the prescription of individual load
• Identifies risk with evidence-based risk factors
• Monitors training and competition loads
• Monitors pre-training wellness and recovery
• Interprets data automatically
• Alerts coaches when the risk of injury increases
• Recommend corrective actions to reduce risk
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8. HOW IT WORKS
Athlete
Enters
Well-being
questionnaire System calculates
risk, Interpret Data
& Generate
Alerts
How to
fix
advices
Instant
access to
individual
& team
data
‘Subjective measures reflect acute and
chronic training loads with superior
sensitivity and consistency than objective
measures.’
Saw AE, et al: Br J Sports Med, 2016
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Coach
receives
Immediate
alerts
Post-
session
feedback

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KEY BENEFITS
Better identification of
individual risk
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Faster, more accurate
individualization of load
and recovery strategies
2
Fewer injuries,
overtraining, infections,
burnout
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Large cost-saving for
teams, athletes and
parents
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Cost-effective, evidence-
based approach.
5 Healthier, more enjoyable
competitive sports
experience
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“Our injury stats have been outstanding and I am sure that
AthleteMonitoring has played a part in us achieving that. Thanks.”
Andrew Clark Head of Sport Science/Football Conditioning
Sydney FC - Hyundai A-League

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ADOPTED AT ALL LEVELS. IN ALL SPORTS.
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Super Rugby Professional Soccer America’s Cup National training centers
Olympics & Paralympics Formula One NCAA, High School Sports
AND MANY MORE…

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SUMMARY
Many sports injuries can be prevented by monitoring
well-being and individualizing training loads
Reducing preventable injuries by only 15% will result in
billions of cost savings per year
Risk factors are known and evidence-based markers
that accurately quantifies risk have been validated by
research
AthleteMonitoring.com automates the monitoring of
risk markers and helps implementing a proactive,
evidence-based injury prevention strategy
AthleteMonitoring.com helps reducing the risk of
injuries while maximizing recovery, health and
performance
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