Injury incidence and burden in a youth elite football academy: a four-season prospective study of 551 players aged from under 9 to under 19 years.

Olivier Materne Karim Chamari Abdulaziz FarooqAdam WeirPer HölmichRoald BahrMatt GreigLars R McNaughton

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2020)

At this youth football academy, each squad of 25 players averaged 30 injuries per season which resulted in 574 days lost. The highest incidence of TLI occurred in under-16 players, while the highest IB occurred in under-18 players.

Keyphrases

high school
risk factors
mental health
physical activity
young adults