Running Exposure is Associated with the Risk of Hamstring Strain Injury in Elite Australian Footballers
Background: To investigate the association between running exposure and the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI) in elite Australian footballers. Methods: Elite Australian footballers (n=220) ... Read more
Factors that Impact Self-reported Wellness Scores in Elite Australian Footballers
This study aimed to 1) identify the impact of external load variables on changes in wellness and 2) identify the impact of age, training/playing history, ... Read more
Physical Preparation Factors That Influence Technical and Physical Match Performance in Professional Australian Football
Objectives: To examine the collective influence of a range of physical preparation elements on selected performance measures during Australian football match-play. Design: Prospective, longitudinal. Methods: ... Read more
Identifying High-Risk Loading Conditions for In-Season Injury in Elite Australian Football Players
Objectives: To examine different timeframes for calculating acute to chronic workload ratio (ACWR) and whether this variable is associated with intrinsic injury risk in elite ... Read more
How Much is Enough in Rehabilitation? High Running Workloads Following Lower Limb Muscle Injury Delay Return to Play but Protect Against Subsequent Injury
Examine the influence of rehabilitation training loads on return to play (RTP) time and subsequent injury in elite Australian footballers. Design: Prospective cohort study. Methods: ... Read more
The Individual and Combined Effects of Multiple Factors on the Risk of Soft Tissue Non-contact Injuries in Elite Team Sport Athletes
Aim: Relationships between athlete monitoring-derived variables and injury risk have been investigated predominantly in isolation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the individual ... Read more
The Influence of Sleep and Training Load on Illness in Nationally Competitive Male Australian Football Athletes: A Cohort Study Over One Season
Objectives: To determine the incidence of illness, and identify the relationship between sleep, training load and illness in nationally competitiveAustralian football athletes. Second,to assess multivariate ... Read more
A Novel Method of Assessment for Monitoring Neuromuscular Fatigue Within Australian Rules Football Players
Purpose: To compare the sensitivity of a submaximal run test (SRT) with a countermovement jump (CMJ) test to provide an alternate method of measuring neuromuscular ... Read more
Deceleration, Acceleration, and Impacts are Strong Contributors to Muscle Damage in Professional Australian Football
Gastin, PB, Hunkin, SL, Fahrner, B, and Robertson, S. Deceleration, acceleration, and impacts are strong contributors to muscle damage in professional Australian football. J Strength ... Read more
Relationships Between Model-Predicted and Actual Match-Play Exercise-Intensity Performance in Professional Australian Footballers During a Preseason Training Macrocycle
Purpose: To assess and compare the validity of internal and external Australian football (AF) training-load measures for predicting preseason variation of match-play exercise intensity (MEI ... Read more
Association Between Pre-season Training and Performance in Elite Australian Football
Purpose: To examine the association between pre-season training variables and subsequent in-season performance in an elite Australian football team. Methods: Data from forty-one elite male ... Read more