TY - JOUR T1 - A preliminary assessment of professional footballers' awareness of injury prevention strategies. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 140 LP - 143 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.140 VL - 32 IS - 2 AU - R D Hawkins AU - C W Fuller Y1 - 1998/06/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/32/2/140.abstract N2 - Players from five English professional football clubs completed a questionnaire containing 52 items relating to injury prevention practices and advice received on these issues. Responses were received from 55 players, which represents a mean response of 11 (4) and a response rate of 38 (14)% from each club (means (SD)). The main deficiencies in awareness of injury prevention strategies for players were identified as: use of shin pads during training, carbohydrate intake before and after training and after matches, cool downs after training and matches, and flexibility work. These deficiencies indicate a need for wider education of players in current injury prevention strategies. ER -