Beijing 2008 London 2012 Vancouver 2010 Participating athletes 10,977 10,568 2,567 Injuries (per 1,000 athletes) 1,055 (96.1) 1,361 (128.8) 287 (111.8) Most common diagnosis Ankle sprains (7 %), thigh…
Fig. 10.1 Alpine slope skiing Fig. 10.2 Alpine free ride skiing Fig. 10.3 Downhill ski racing In Germany accidents in skiing have been documented and analyzed by an “Evaluation Authority…
FIFA world cup male n = 543 [28] FIFA world cup female n = 220 [28] FIFA U-17 male n = 674 [28] FIFA U-17 female n = 223 [28] UEFA n = 4483 [12] England n = 6030 [23] Spanish…
Fig. 8.1 (1) Windup, (2) cocking, (3) late cocking, (4) acceleration, (5) deceleration and (6) follow-through The first 1.5 s consists of the first thee phases, and the following phase,…
Fig. 5.1 Most common laboratory changes after intensive exercise Fig. 5.2 Blood parameters and its modifications after vigorous exercise Table 5.1 Immunological and biochemical markers associated with overtraining Leucocyte responses…
Fig. 3.1 Effect on overuse injury occurrence due to the theoretical relationship between stress application and frequency (According to Hreljac and Ferber [18]) Repeating the same movement numerous times applies…
Childhood is the stage from the child’s second year of life to the beginning of adolescence and can be divided into two stages: The pre-school stage, from 2 to 6…
Type of motoric action 90 % Recovery 100 % Recovery Strength Max. strength 18–24 h 48–72 h Explosive strength 18–24 h 48–84 h Strength endurance 12–18 h 48 h Endurance…
Fig. 11.1 The figure of the ambassador should be a coach or a famous player to implement the message worldwide 11.2 Implementation of Prevention Programmes Physical activity is associated with…
Fig. 4.1 The figure of four, an example of static stretching Static stretching increases range of motion (ROM) and can also decrease musculotendinous stiffness, even during short-duration (5–30 s) stretches…
