Investigation of Injury Risk and Related Factors in Adolescent Male Soccer Players

This study aims to examine the relationship between injury risk and muscle strength, functional performance, and balance in adolescent male soccer players. Accordingly, potential relationships between these variables will be analyzed by investigating whether the players' physical characteristics influence injury risk.

• Physical evaluations in footballers (Other): Injury risk, cough and abdominal muscle strength, functional performance, and balance status of the football players will be evaluated.

Primary outcomes

• Injury risc assessment [through study completion, an average of 1 year]: The Functional Movement Screening Test will be used to assess injury risc in athletes. Seven exercises are used in this test. Each movement is scored on a scale from 0 to 3, with a maximum total score of 21. As the score from this test increases, the risk of injury decreases.

Secondary outcomes

• Cough Strength Measurement [through study completion, an average of 1 year]: Cough force will be assessed using a peak flow meter. The highest value of three attempts will be recorded. The high value obtained indicates good cough strength.
• measurement of abdominal muscle strength [through study completion, an average of 1 year]: It will be measured using the sit-up test; abdominal muscle strength increases as the number of sit-ups increases.
• Functional Performance Assessment [through study completion, an average of 1 year]: The squat jump will be assessed using the device.
• Balance evaluation [through study completion, an average of 1 year]: Balance will be assessed using the Y-Balance Test, and the average distance reached will be recorded.

Sex: Male, ages: 10 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between the ages of 10 and 19
* Having played football for at least one year
* Having sustained an injury resulting in an absence from the field for more than one week during the four months prior to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having any health issue or injury at the time of testing
* Having any health problem that could prevent the measurements required for the study from being taken
* Having a history of injury within the last four months that could hinder the performance of the measurements.

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• GÜLŞAH BARĞI, Assoc Prof, Study director, Izmir Democracy University
• ALPEREN BİNİCİ, Principal investigator, Izmir Democracy University
• RÜMEYSA BİNİCİ, Principal investigator, Izmir Democracy University
• MESUT BUĞDAY, Principal investigator, Izmir Democracy University
• Efe Yusuf AYAR, Principal investigator, Göztepe Sports Club
• FERRUH TAŞPINAR, Principal investigator, Izmir Democracy University