impact of training patterns on incidence of illness and injury during a women's basketball season

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Date
2000-08Author
Andersen, Laura J.
Department
Exercise and Sport Science-Human Performance
Advisor(s)
Triplett-McBride, T.
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This study was conducted to monitor the training pattens throughout a basketball season
in order to determine if a relationship exists between the physical stress of practice and
the occurrence of injuries and illnesses in NCAA Division I11 athletes. Ss consisted of
college women (N = 12). ranging in age from 18-22 yrs. A Certified Athletic Trainer
distributed a questionnaire following each practice, including 2 weeks of preseason,
documenting the presence of injury and/or illness relative to the intensity and duration of
practice. Training load, training monotony, and training strain were computed using the
session RPE method. An increase in injuries occured during times of increased training
loads, particularly during the first 2 weeks of formal practice, and immediately
subsequent to the holidays. The temporal relationship between training load and injury
suggests a causative link (p < 0.01; r = 0.675). The present data suggest that the
periodization pattern of basketball training may be linked to the likelihood of
illness/injury.
Subject
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division III
Basketball - Training
Basketball players - Wounds and injuries
Basketball for women
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