OBJECTIVE To review acute spinal cord injuries (ASCIs) in all Australian codes of football (rugby union [RU], rugby league [RL], Australian Rules football [ARF] and soccer) for 1997-2002 and to compare data with those of a 1986-1996 survey. DESIGN Retrospective review of hospital records, and structured interviews with injured players. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Patients admitted to any of th...

We propose a model to study non-compete agreements and evaluate their quantitative effects. explore an exogenous policy change that removed clauses in the market for Brazilian footballers, Pele Act of 1998. The raised players' lifetime income but changed wage profile heterogeneous way, reducing young salaries. structurally estimate model's parameters by matching wages turnover profiles post per...

Football is probably the most popular game around world, having taken over globe with 256 million registered players in 208 countries. The aim of study was to determine differences motor and functional abilities between football junior cadet age. research included a sample 39 Kicker Club from Kraljevo, divided into two subsamples: 20 age chronological 17 ± 0.6 years 19 15 years. following tests...