The Relationship Between Performance and Injury in Junior Australian Football Athletes.
Hunter BennettSamuel ChalmersJohn B ArnoldSteven MilaneseChloe BlacketAndrei NiculescuJoel T FullerPublished in: International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022)
Faster players experience higher injury incidence than slower players and may require specific prevention interventions. Players who experience a lower-limb injury during the playing season do not improve sprint speed between seasons to the same extent as players who do not get injured, highlighting the need for targeted high-speed running ability development as part of rehabilitation.