Exertional heat illness risk factors and physiological responses of youth football players

Youth football: heat stress and injury risk.

Identification of risk factors for exertional heat illness: a brief commentary on genetic testing.

OBJECTIVE This commentary discusses known links between Exertional Heat Illness (EHI), Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), and other hereditary diseases of muscle. Genetic and functional testing is also evaluated as measures of fitness to return to duty/play. DATA SOURCES Reviews and research articles from Sports Medicine, Applied Physiology, and Anesthesiology. DATA EXTRACTION Detailed comparison...

Physiological Responses and Physical Performance during Football in the Heat

PURPOSE To examine the impact of hot ambient conditions on physical performance and physiological responses during football match-play. METHODS Two experimental games were completed in temperate (∼ 21°C; CON) and hot ambient conditions (∼ 43°C; HOT). Physical performance was assessed by match analysis in 17 male elite players during the games and a repeated sprint test was conducted after the...

Overuse Injuries in Youth Football Players

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Incidence and player risk factors for injury in youth football.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of injuries in youth football and to assess the relationship between player-related risk factors (age, body size, biological maturity status) and the occurrence of injury in youth football. DESIGN Prospective over two seasons. SETTING Two communities in central Michigan. PARTICIPANTS Subjects were 678 youth, 9-14 years of age, who were members of 33 you...