Injury aetiology models that have evolved over the previous two decades highlight a number
of factors which contribute to the causal mechanisms for athletic injuries. These models …

A substantial amount of research has tested the relationship between training load and
injury. 1 Given that sports injuries compromise team success, 2 3 team administrators …

Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly
saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management …

Context: Most available data on athletic development training models focus on adult or
professional athletes, where increasing workload capacity and performance is a primary …

Periodization theory has, over the past seven decades, emerged as the preeminent training
planning paradigm. The philosophical underpinnings of periodization theory can be traced …

Background Do coaches' leadership styles affect injury rates and the availability of players in
professional football? Certain types of leadership behaviour may cause stress and have a …

OBJECTIVES: Evidence suggests that competitive athletes returning to sport following injury
rehabilitation may experience a range of psychosocial concerns. The purpose of this paper …

This commentary delivers a practical perspective on the current state of subjective training
load (TL) monitoring, and in particular sessional ratings of perceived exertion, for …

Despite the worldwide popularity of running as a sport for children, relatively little is known
about its impact on injury and illness. Available studies have focused on adolescent …

The combined demands on an adolescence in an elite sports high school can negatively
affect mental health (eg, stress, burnout, depression, anxiety). Late adolescence is also …