Training for Injury Prevention in Collegiate Soccer Players

Sensorimotor Training for Injury Prevention in Collegiate Soccer Players

The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an injury prevention intervention for collegiate soccer players.

The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an injury prevention intervention for collegiate soccer players. The hypothesis is that measures of sensorimotor control will improve and injury incidence rate will decrease after participation in an intervention aimed at restoration/refinement of sensorimotor control. This study will be conducted as a 1-arm intervention with pre- and post-participation measurement of sensorimotor control and completion of an exercise intervention. Statistical analyses will be completed to determine within group change pre-to post-intervention and injury risk by comparing injury rate in 2018 to injury rate of a historical control.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female athletes on the soccer roster who are eligible to play in the fall 2018 season at Mississippi College

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any athlete who has a current diagnosis of concussion (i.e. a non-medically cleared concussion), lower-extremity musculoskeletal injury, or other medical diagnosis that will prevent the athlete from participation in the intervention.