Key result
Preseason functional tests fail to correlate with soccer injuries, except for the bipodal vertical jump.
Why the study?
The use of functional skills as a predictive risk tool for injury in professional athletes lacks solid evidence.
Does a battery of functional tests predict injury risk in professional soccer players?
Cohort (n=52)
No
Does a battery of functional tests predict injury risk in professional soccer players?
A battery of functional tests performed before the season did not significantly predict injury risk in professional soccer players.
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Does not support pre-season functional testing for injury prediction in professional soccer; leaves open bipodal jump as hypothesis-generating marker.
Piqueras et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Injury risk in professional soccer players (n=52). Battery of functional tests (FPT) was evaluated on Number of injuries and required absence days. A battery of functional tests did not significantly correlate with suffered injuries in professional soccer players, except for differences seen in the bipodal vertical jump.
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