Checklist for epidemiological studies of football injuries: the UEFA model
| Study design | Prospective cohort study |
| Exposure factor | Individual participation time recorded |
| Study period | One (or several) full football season(s) |
| Data collection forms | Baseline form with anthropometrics |
| Attendance record (exposure factor) | |
| Injury card (short, one page) | |
| Study manual | Including definitions, fictive cases and scenarios |
| Contact person | Medical staff record exposure and injuries |
| Inclusion/exclusion | All players with a first team contract included |
| Definition of injury | Time loss from participation, only injuries occurring during team activities |
| Injury severity | Based on absence from participation: slight (1–3 days), minor (4–7 days), moderate (8–28 days), major (>28 days) |
| Definition of reinjury | Identical injury within two months |
| Rehabilitation | Player is injured until given clearance by medical staff to participate fully in team training and match play |
| Definition of a training session | Coach directed physical activities carried out with the team |
| National teams, reserve teams | Participation with national teams, reserve or youth teams included |