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Examination Of Injury In Female Gaelic Football, Justin Brown, Charilaos Papadopoulos, Robert Pritchett
Examination Of Injury In Female Gaelic Football, Justin Brown, Charilaos Papadopoulos, Robert Pritchett
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(2) : 98-105, 2013. To examine the relationship between body mass index and injury as well as examine injury according to playing position. In addition we sought to describe injury as it pertains to female Gaelic football. Data was collected using an online questionnaire. Archived data was also collected from a ladies Gaelic football team located in Washington, USA. Respondents included 74 recreationally trained female Gaelic footballers aged 15 – 45 years and a playing experience of 1 – 24 years. Respondents were asked to recall injuries that resulted from participation in Gaelic football. A …
Investigation Of Injuries Occurring Within Competitive Waterskiing In The Uk, Sarah L. Loughlin
Investigation Of Injuries Occurring Within Competitive Waterskiing In The Uk, Sarah L. Loughlin
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(1) : 29-42, 2013. To date, most waterskiing research has been on recreational waterskiers from the USA. Our aim was to determine if the tournament waterskiing population in the UK had the same injury patterns as these previously studied populations. We hypothesised that the number of injuries, body parts injured and type of injury would vary by gender, event and competitive level. An online questionnaire was distributed to all British Water Ski Federation (BWSF) tournament licence holders. There were 90 participants: 24 female and 66 male (mean age 37 ± 15). Chi- squared and Fishers …