440 MEP031 – Which internal and external loads are associated with injuries in soccer players?

AbstractBackground Elite soccer players endure significant physical pressures during training and competition to reach their highest performance level. These pressures consist of internal and external loads, each of which can contribute to injuries and a decrease in the athlete's performance.Objective Aim to investigate the possibility of predicting injuries in elite soccer players associated with internal and external training loads and competition.Design This study is a prospective, descriptive cohort study.Setting Iranian Premier Soccer League (Persian Gulf Pro League) in the 2021–2022 season. Patients (or Participants) The number 41 elite male soccer players, except for goalkeepers, with an age range of 20 to 35 years, who plays in one of the professional clubs of the Premier Soccer League of Iran.Interventions (or Assessment of Risk Factors) Internal load data was collected through the perceived pressure scale (RPE) and external load data was collected by data logging through GPS technology during one season.Main Outcome Measurements Injury as a criterion variable during a season with the diagnosis of each team's medical staff in standard forms designed based on FIFA injury registration forms (including the severity and type of injury, injured side, previous injury, and type of collision leading to injury) was collected.Results The variables such as maximum speed, total distance, duration, acceleration zone 3, deceleration in zone 1, and work rate intervals Were associated with injury in soccer players (p0.05), and they were not predictors of injuries in soccer players.Conclusions Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that predicting injuries in soccer players should not rely on a single factor. Instead, various aspects of injury occurrences should be considered.View this table:View inline View popup Download powerpoint Abstract 440 Table 1 Download figure Open in new tab Download powerpoint Abstract 440 Figure 1