OBJECTIVE To examine the physiological profile, and its relation to playing position, of elite college Gaelic footballers. METHOD The subjects were 28 elite Gaelic footballers (12 backs, 12 forwards, and four midfielders; mean (SD) age 21 (1.67) years), who won a major intervarsity tournament (Sigerson Cup) three times in succession. RESULTS There was general similarity among the members of...

BACKGROUND While there have been investigations into the reduced neck injury rate of wearing protective helmets, there is little information on its effects on normal kinaesthetic neck function. This study aims to quantify the kinaesthetic and movement effects of the American football helmet. METHODS Fifteen British Collegiate American football players (mean age 22.2, SD 1.9; BMI kg.m(2) 26.3,...

Quantification of eccentric hamstring strength within elite youth sporting populations is a contemporary issue practice. The aim the study was to identify reliability metrics obtained via isokinetic dynamometry (IKD) and NordBord in an football population. Furthermore, relationships between exhibited by two devices were observed, ascertain whether level performance on one device can indicate ho...

OBJECTIVE To describe the long term impact of football on the health related quality of life (HRQL) of former professional footballers in the United Kingdom. METHOD A cross sectional survey gathered data from 284 former professional players. Respondents reported medical treatments, osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis, other morbidity, disability status, and work related disability since their footb...

Large rotator cuff tears are extremely uncommon in young people and when they occur they may be associated with shoulder instability. This paper reports on a series of six elite rugby union and rugby league footballers who presented with shoulder instability and large rotator cuff tears. They were treated with a two stage procedure: an open rotator cuff repair followed by an open shoulder stabi...

Objectives: This study aimed to assess how menstrual cycle phase and extended length influence the incidence of injuries in international footballers. Methods: Over a 4-year period, from England footballers at training camps or matches were recorded, alongside self-reported information on characteristics point injury. Injuries eumenorrheic players categorized into early follicular, late luteal ...