PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L Olsen
AU  - A Scanlan
AU  - M MacKay
AU  - S Babul
AU  - D Reid
AU  - M Clark
AU  - P Raina
TI  - Strategies for prevention of soccer related injuries: a systematic review
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003079
DP  - 2004 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 89--94
VI  - 38
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/1/89.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/1/89.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2004 Feb 01; 38
AB  - Objectives: To examine evidence on the effectiveness of current injury prevention strategies in soccer, determine the applicability of the evidence to children and youth, and make recommendations on policy, programming, and future research. Methods: Standard systematic review methodology was modified and adopted for this review. Research questions and relevance criteria were developed a priori. Potentially relevant studies were located through electronic and hand searches. Articles were assessed for relevance and quality by two independent assessors, and the results of relevant articles were abstracted and synthesised. Results: A total of 44 potentially relevant articles from electronic (n  =  37) and hand (n  =  7) searches yielded four that met inclusion criteria. These four studies addressed a range of intervention strategies and varied with respect to results and quality of evidence. Conclusions: Some of the strategies look promising but lack adequate evaluation or require further research among younger players. Practice, policy, and research recommendations are provided as a result of the synthesis.