Table 2

Individual player exposure hours, injuries, team and individual adherence to the intervention for players in the control and in the regular, coach-focused and comprehensive, player-focused intervention groups

Control (n=135) mean (95% CI)Regular (n=121) mean (95% CI)Comprehensive (n=129) mean (95% CI)
Exposure (h)
 Total29.6 (27.5 to 31.7)29.9 (27.6 to 32.3)33.7 (31.5 to 35.9)
 Practice12.6 (11.2 to 14.0)15.0 (13.7 to 16.2)16.9 (15.5 to 18.2)
 Match17.1 (16.1 to 18.1)15.0 (13.7 to 16.3)16.8 (15.5 to 18.1)
Injured players
 All injuries (n, %)21 (15.6)25 (20.7)22 (17.2)
 LE injuries (n, %)18 (13.3)21 (17.4)16 (12.5)
Adherence to 11+
 Weeks7.3 (6.9 to 7.7)11.4 (10.8 to 11.9)10.0 (9.7 to 10.4)
 Team sessions (#)16.3 (14.8 to 18.0)22.7 (20.9 to 24.5)23.7 (22.4 to 25.1)
 Team sessions (%)73.5 (67.4 to 79.6)81.3 (75.7 to 86.9)85.6 (81.8 to 89.4)
 Team sessions per week (#)2.3 (2.1 to 2.5)2.0 (1.8 to 2.2)2.4 (2.3 to 2.5)
 Team 11+ exercises (#)127.1 (112.9 to 141.3)271.2 (246.5 to 295.8)258.3 (238.8 to 277.7)
 Team 11+ exercises per session8.2 (7.6 to 8.8)11.5 (11.1 to 11.8)10.8 (10.4 to 11.2)
 Player sessions (#)12.7 (11.3 to 14.1)16.7 (15.0 to 18.4)18.1 (16.9 to 19.2)
 Player sessions (%)65.3 (59.0 to 71.5)74.0 (69.3 to 78.8)76.4 (73.2 to 79.6)
 Player 11+ exercises (#)98.4 (86.4 to 110.4)196.4 (175.1 to 217.6)196.0 (180.2 to 211.8)
 Player 11+ exercises per session (#)6.5 (5.8 to 7.3)11.0 (10.4 to 11.5)10.9 (10.5 to 11.4)
Adherence (n, %)
 High12 (8.9)63 (52.1)53 (41.1)
 Medium47 (34.8)28 (23.1)53 (41.1)
 Low76 (56.3)30 (24.8)23 (17.8)
  • LE, Lower extremity.