著者

Ayaka Takegami Taishu Kasai Sonoko Mashimo Naruto Yoshida Hitoshi Shiraki

出版者

The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

雑誌

The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (ISSN:21868131)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.11, no.2, pp.117-124, 2022-03-25 (Released:2022-03-14)

参考文献数

35

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This study investigated the relationships between subjective and objective indicators of training load in female handball players. Twelve female handball players (age: 20.1 ± 1.2 years, height: 164.3 ± 4.2 cm, and weight: 61.8 ± 4.1 kg) belonging to the first division of a university league were included in the study. The training load was investigated over a nine-week period of the competition phase. The subjective load indicator was the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE), and the objective load indicators were total distance, Player Load™, and heart rate-based training load (HRTL). We observed 20.5 ± 2.3 sessions for each player. The sRPE demonstrated significant relationships (p < 0.05) with all objective load indicators, with correlation coefficients r = 0.73 ± 0.09, 0.73 ± 0.08, and 0.75 ± 0.10 for total distance, Player Load™, and HRTL, respectively. All the relationships were very strong (0.7 < r < 0.9). These results reveal the potential validity of sRPE use in handball and suggest that the sRPE is an indicator that reflects the characteristics of both biomechanical and physiological load indicators.

著者

Sonoko Mashimo Naruto Yoshida Takaaki Hogan Hideaki Waki Yoichi Minakawa Shogo Miyazaki Masaaki Koido

出版者

The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

雑誌

The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (ISSN:21868131)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.11, no.4, pp.237-245, 2022-07-25 (Released:2022-07-12)

参考文献数

32

被引用文献数

1

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Despite extensive studies on the incidence and characteristics of football (soccer) injuries using a time-loss definition, the exact magnitude of injuries and illnesses in football players remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and burden of health problems among university football players based on all physical complaints. Ninety-four male university football players were prospectively followed up during the 2020 competitive season in Japan. The study period was divided into the self-training period (SP) and the football period (FP). All participants were asked to complete the Japanese version of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire on Health Problems (OSTRC-H2.JP) every Sunday. The main outcome measures were the prevalence of all health problems and substantial health problems and their burdens. The average response rate to the OSTRC-H2.JP was 88.8% [95% CI, confidence interval: 87.7%–89.9%]. Overall, the average weekly prevalence of all health problems was 19.7% [95% CI: 18.3%–21.1%]. During the FP, the average weekly prevalence of all health problems and substantial health problems were 22.9% [95% CI: 21.0%–24.7%] and 15.3% [95% CI: 13.7%–16.9%], respectively. Injuries were the main problem, with traumatic injuries in the ankle, thigh, and foot representing the greatest burden. This study indicated that approximately 20% of university football players experienced injuries or illnesses. Traumatic injuries in the ankle, thigh, and foot represented the greatest burden on self-reported reliance using broad definitions of injury and illness. Therefore, injury prevention should focus on preventing these complaints.

著者

Maya Hagiwara Sonoko Mashimo Hitoshi Shiraki

出版者

The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

雑誌

The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (ISSN:21868131)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.11, no.2, pp.79-86, 2022-03-25 (Released:2022-03-14)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

2

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Injury can possibly change an athlete’s career. To date, few epidemiological studies have been made of amateur soccer players. More data is needed to allow medical professionals to develop realistic injury prevention and conditioning programs for the amateur level. The purpose of this study was to determine injury incidence, common injury types and body regions, and pain in amateur soccer players. Soccer-related injury and pain data were collected daily in June 2016 thorough October 2017 involving 76 amateur soccer players from two teams. Overall injury incidence was 69 injuries and 2.72/1000 player hours. Acute injuries were 52 (2.05/1000 player hours) and chronic injuries were 17 (0.67/1000 player hours). Most acute injuries occurred during a game (1.99/1000 player hours). In terms of body regions, ankle injury (27.5%) was the most common, followed by knee (15.9%), and thigh (9.0%). Pain incidence was reported 1042 (41.10/1000 player hours). The highest pain incidence was reported during a game (36.9/1000 player hours). The most common location of pain was foot/toe (5.80/1000 player hours), followed by lateral ankle (5.21/1000 player hours), anterior thigh (3.98/1000 player hours), and groin (3.27/1000 player hours). Type of injury, location of injury, and the higher incidence of injury during a game, as opposed to training, were the same as other studies. The pain incidence rate was higher than injury incidence. More epidemiological studies are needed in amateur sports to better understand athletes’ injuries and pain and be able to develop an appropriate injury prevention strategy.