Key result
Team-based data collection shows no difference compared to random audits for tracking player exposure.
Why the study?
Reliable data collection methods are essential to generalize findings in community sport studies, but the reliability of team-based primary data collectors was unassessed.
Does the use of team-based primary data collectors provide reliable data compared to random audits in community Australian Football?
Observational
Yes
Does the use of team-based primary data collectors provide reliable data compared to random audits in community Australian Football?
Trained data collectors associated with Australian Football teams provide reliable information about player exposure and protective equipment use.
Trained community data collectors provide reliable exposure and equipment data in Australian football; extends feasibility of field-based injury studies but leaves generalizability open.
OBJECTIVE: Reliable data allows for the generalisation of study findings to the wider population. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of using community team based primary data collectors for the collection of exposure and protective equipment use data. METHODS: Nine clubs (23 teams) from a metropolitan Australian Football league in Victoria each provided one primary data collector to monitor exposure and protective equipment use over a regular playing season. Four random audits of this data collection for each team were conducted throughout the regular playing season. The audits were compared with data collected by the club data collectors and the level of agreement assessed. RESULTS: Although exposure data agreement was higher during competition and protective equipment use agreement higher during training, there was no significant difference in data collected by the primary data collectors and the random audits. CONCLUSIONS: The use of trained data collectors associated with Australian Football teams provides reliable information about player exposure and protective equipment use in community intervention studies.
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Braham et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Community sport (Australian Football). Team-based primary data collectors vs. Random audits was evaluated on Agreement between data collected by primary data collectors and random audits. Data collected by team-based primary data collectors showed no significant difference compared to random audits, providing reliable information about player exposure and protective equipment use.
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