Why the study?
Injury epidemiology in youth soccer remains ambiguous because standard consensus definitions exclude pediatric-specific injuries, leading to inconsistent categorization and potentially misdirected prevention efforts.
Describes injury incidence, severity, and burden by age group in an elite youth soccer academy.
May guide age-specific monitoring in youth soccer academies; leaves open prevention efficacy in prospective trials.
The epidemiology of injuries in youth soccer is ambiguous. Most studies are based on the consensus statement of Fuller, et al. where pediatric-specific injuries are not included. As a result, this type of injury is often neglected or categorized inconsistently. A consequence may be adhering an incorrect focus in injury prevention. This study aimed to describe injury incidence, severity and burden by age group in an elite soccer academy.
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