- Title
- Awareness and use of the 11+ injury prevention program among coaches of adolescent female football teams
- Creator
- Donaldson, Alex; Callaghan, Aisling; Bizzini, Mario; Jowett, Andrew; Keyzer, Patrick; Nicholson, Matthew
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/166712
- Identifier
- vital:13496
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954118787654
- Identifier
- ISBN:1747-9541
- Abstract
- Coaches are essential to participant safety, particularly by implementing injury prevention programs. The evidence-based injury prevention programs developed by sports scientists will not prevent injuries in real-world sports settings if they are not properly implemented. This study investigated the knowledge and use of the highly efficacious 11+ injury prevention program among coaches of adolescent, female football teams, in Victoria, Australia. A cross-sectional online survey based on the RE-AIM framework identified that nearly half (42%) of the 64 respondents (response rate = 36%) were not aware of the 11+, and only one-third (31%) reported using it. Three-quarters (74%) of the 19 respondents who reported on the 11+ components they used, did not use the entire program. Nearly half (44%) of the 18 respondents who reported the frequency with which they used the 11+, used it less than the recommended twice a week. Barriers to implementing the 11+ included: limited awareness of the 11+; lack of knowledge about how to implement it; not having time to implement it; and believing that the 11+ does not incorporate appropriate progression. This study suggests that it is unlikely that the 11+ prevents a significant number of injuries in real-world football settings due to the lack of awareness and use among coaches. Football-governing bodies should use evidence-based strategies to raise awareness of the 11+, build coach competency to implement it, and address time-related implementation barriers that coaches experience. Coaches should keep up-to-date with injury prevention research evidence and prioritize injury prevention at training, including allocating time to implement injury prevention programs properly.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching Vol. 13, no. 6 (2018), p. 929-938
- Rights
- Copyright © The Author(s) 2018.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Association football; Evidence-based practice; Soccer; Sports injuries
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