The document discusses implementing injury prevention programs for athletes and assessing their effectiveness. It outlines researching an under-18 rugby team by conducting Functional Movement Screens to identify weaknesses, creating individualized prevention programs, and hoping to see improved Functional Movement Screen scores and reduced injury rates. The discussion will focus on the effects of the implemented programs, what types of programs worked best and why, similarities between successful programs, and recommendations based on the results. The hypothesis is that a Functional Movement Screen-based prevention program will positively decrease injury rates for athletes who comply with the recommendations.

1. What Effect Do Injury
Prevention Programs
Really Have?
By Josh Heuer

2. Introduction
 Looking at what effects implementing an injury
prevention program has on athletes
 We first look at what injuries certain athletes are
vulnerable to using Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
 Implement a injury prevention program to help them
improve their weaknesses
 Does the program help?
 Is it worth implementing such a program?

3. Research
 Brumbies Under 18/Academy Boys
 Record and initial Functional Movement Screen (FMS) to
assess athletes weaknesses and vulnerability
 Generate an appropriate program that will help the
athlete combat these weaknesses
 Ideal result is that we see an improvement in the
athletes FMS which will decrease the athletes risk of
injury

4. Discussion
 Will focus will be on the effect of the programs that are
implemented
 How they have helped or not helped the athletes.
 Will look at things:
 What programs worked?
 Why some may work and some may not
 What were the similarities between programs?
 What are the recommendations we can make from the results?

5. Possible Results
 Hypothesis
 Implementing an Injury Prevention Program based on FMS will
have a positive result in decreasing an athletes chances of
sustaining certain injuries.
 Expecting to see positive results
 As long as the athletes follow the program as
recommended