Title
Differences in injury risk and characteristics between Dutch amateur and professional soccer players
Author
van Beijsterveldt, A.M.C.
Stubbe, J.H.
Schmikli, S.L.
van de Port, I.G.L.
Backx, F.J.G.
Publication year
2015
Abstract
Objectives: To compare the incidence and characteristics of injuries between Dutch amateur and professional male soccer players during one entire competition season. Design: A prospective two-cohort design. Methods: During the 2009-2010 season, 456 Dutch male amateur soccer players and 217 professional players were prospectively followed. Information on injuries and individual exposure to all soccer activities were recorded in both cohorts. Injuries were recorded using the time-loss definition. Results: In total, 424 injuries were recorded among 274 of the amateur players (60.1% injured players) and 286 injuries were sustained by 136 (62.7% injured players) of the professional players (. p=. 0.52). Compared to the professionals, the injury incidence during training sessions was higher among amateurs (. p=. 0.01), but the injury incidence among professionals was higher during matches (. p<. 0.001). Professional players also had a higher incidence of minimal injuries (. p<. 0.001), whereas the incidence of moderate and severe injuries was higher for amateurs (all p<. 0.001). Lastly, professional players sustained more overuse injuries (. p=. 0.02), whereas amateurs reported more recurrent injuries (. p<. 0.001). Conclusions: The above-mentioned differences in injury rates between amateur and professional players in the Netherlands might be explained by the difference in the level at which they play, since factors like the availability of medical support and/or the team size may influence the injury risk and characteristics. © 2014 Sports Medicine Australia.
Subject
Life
LS - Life Style
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Healthy for Life
Sports
Healthy Living
Amateur
Epidemiology
Football
Injury incidence
Professional
Soccer
Absenteeism
Adult
Ankle injury
Arm injury
Athlete
Bone stress
Cohort analysis
Comparative study
Controlled study
Contusion
Face injury
Finger injury
Follow up
Foot injury
Hand injury
Head and neck injury
Hip injury
Injury severity
Joint injury
Knee injury
Laceration
Leg injury
Ligament injury
Major clinical study
Male
Pelvis injury
Prospective study
Shoulder injury
Skin defect
Sport injury
Tendon injury
Thumb injury
Toe injury
Wrist injury
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.02.004
TNO identifier
524108
ISSN
1440-2440
Source
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18 (2), 145-149
Document type
article