Why the study?
Despite varying physiological demands across playing positions, limited data existed regarding injury incidence across differing ages and playing positions in youth soccer.
Population
431 male soccer players between the ages of 7 and 23 in Spain
Comparison
Playing positions and age groups
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
A full season
Authors
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May support closer monitoring of forwards with advancing age; leaves open causal mechanisms and prevention efficacy.
In young Spanish soccer players, injury incidence increases with age and is significantly higher in forwards compared to other playing positions.
Sinovas et al. (2020) studied this question.
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