OBJECTIVE To examine the incidence and characteristics of concussions for one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). DESIGN Retrospective survey. PARTICIPANTS 289 players reporting to CFL training camp. Of these, 154 players had played in the CFL during the 1997 season. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Based on self-reported symptoms, calculations were made to determine the number of concussi...

Background. Little data exists regarding injury risk factors for professional football players. Athletes with poor dynamic balance or asymmetrical strength and flexibility (i.e. poor fundamental movement patterns) are more likely to be injured. The patterns of the Functional Movement ScreenTM (FMS) place the athlete in positions where range of motion, stabilization, and balance deficits may be ...

BACKGROUND Little data exists regarding injury risk factors for professional football players. Athletes with poor dynamic balance or asymmetrical strength and flexibility (i.e. poor fundamental movement patterns) are more likely to be injured. The patterns of the Functional Movement Screen(™) (FMS) place the athlete in positions where range of motion, stabilization, and balance deficits may be ...

OBJECTIVES To determine by survey whether the frequency of use of performance enhancing drugs (drug doping) is significant in elite players of Australian Rules football, and to compare this frequency with that in other competitions. METHODS Randomised unannounced prospective urine testing during the period 1990-95 of players from the Australian Football League out of competition, in competiti...

Each year, between 1.6x10(6) and 3.8x10(6) concussions are sustained by athletes playing sports, with football having the highest incidence. The high number of concussions in football provides a unique opportunity to collect biomechanical data to characterize mild traumatic brain injury. Human head acceleration data for a range of impact severities were collected by instrumenting the helmets of...

GUSKIEWICZ, K. M., S. W. MARSHALL, J. BAILES, M. MCCREA, H. P. HARDING JR, A. MATTHEWS, J. R. MIHALIK, and R. C. CANTU. Recurrent Concussion and Risk of Depression in Retired Professional Football Players.Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 903–909, 2007. Purpose: The purpose of our study was to investigate the association between prior head injury and the likelihood of being diagnosed...

The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a reliable inexpensive tool used to assess dynamic postural control deficits and efficacy in the prediction of musculoskeletal injuries, but with little previous consideration for performance differences across age and skill levels. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in SEBT scores between high school and collegiate football players. T...

BACKGROUND Mental ill health, especially depression, is recognised as an important health concern, potentially with greater impact in rural communities. This paper reports on a project, Coach the Coach, in which Australian rural football clubs were the setting and football coaches the leaders in providing greater mental health awareness and capacity to support early help seeking behaviour among...

Motivation – The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the thought processes of football decision-makers in natural setting. Research approach – Twelve French football players were observed during a specially designed study favourising counter-attacks. Players then watched a videotaped recording of their performance and provided the researcher with a verbal description of their cogn...

CONTEXT Considerable controversy regarding fluid replacement during exercise currently exists. OBJECTIVE To compare fluid turnover between National Football League (NFL) players who have constant fluid access and collegiate football players who replace fluids during water breaks in practices. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Respective preseason training camps of 1 National Collegiate ...