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Making Football Safer for Women: Implementing an Injury Prevention Program

Australia2,600 participantsStarted 2021-04-22

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to determine how we can best support coaches to implement an injury prevention (IP) program (Prep-to-Play) in female community Australian Football. We will recruit at least 140 female community football teams from 15 different football leagues in Victoria, Australia. Teams will be competing in U16, U17, U18, U19 or open womens competitions. We will train and support coaches to implement the IP program and evaluate the effects of the IP program on injuries across two football seasons.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria * Coach consents to be trained and to implement Prep-to-Play * Team includes players aged 13 years and above registered to play community football * The team trains at least once per week in addition to match-play * Coach has at least Level I coach accreditation (or enrolled to be accredited in 2021) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand written English * Players aged less than 13 years

What they're measuring

Use of Prep-to-Play (Primary outcome)

Timeframe: 18 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04856241

SponsorLa Trobe University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-04-13

Contact for this trial

Sallie Cowan, PhD, PT

+61 (03) 94793483 Sallie.Cowan@latrobe.edu.au

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