An Apparent Achilles Heel of the NFL: Have Achilles Tendon Injuries Significantly Increased to Unacceptably High Incidence Levels in the NFL and if so, why? A Clinical Insight by Timothy E Hewett, Chad D Lavender, Andrew L Schaver

“…Many if not most of us watched in utter disbelief and horror last September 11th as Aaron Rogers, the newly acquired $75 million dollar quarterback with the New York Jets just 4 snaps into the new season, suffered an Achilles Tendon ruptures (ATR) in his inaugural game on nationally televised Monday Night Football with his new and excited team and demanding fanbase. …”
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OSTEOCHONDROMA FRACTURE IN YOUNG ATHLETE: A CASE REPORT by Ilham Abdullah Irsyam, Andriandi Andriandi, Nehemia Meliala

“…Case:  A 20-year old male football athlete presented with pain on his left thigh's lump after he fell during his training. …”
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Neurocognitive & Ecological Motor Learning Considerations for the 11+ ACL Injury Prevention Program: A Commentary by Dustin R. Grooms, Mario Bizzini, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Anne Benjaminse

“…How the 11+ can be adapted to the ecological constraints and affordances of the football (soccer) environment is also discussed, including the task, the individual, and the context. …”
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Becoming Homebaked by Jones Samantha

“…In a neighbourhood that has suffered from over a decade of stalled regeneration programmes, Homebaked is located on the high street just a few steps from the famous Liverpool Football Club. It was set up as the first UK urban Community Land Trust (CLT) to design customised housing, support social enterprises, enhance the wellbeing of the community and open a co-operative community-run bakery. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Core Training in Sports Physical Therapy: Optimizing Performance and Minimizing Injuries by Lewis G Lupowitz

“…It aims to define the role of core stability in athletic activities and discusses the prevalence and characteristics of core injuries in various sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer. Furthermore, the clinical evaluation section describes subjective and objective assessments, functional testing, and special tests used to identify core injuries and determine their root causes. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fourteen male soccer players from the University of Tsukuba football (soccer) club participated in this study. …”
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The effect of circuit games on manipulative movement for elementary school students aged 9-10 years by Fika Widiana Kuspratiwi, Wawan Sundawan Suherman, Amat Komari

“…This circuit-training program is, post 1) Fabric Volleyball Game, post 2) Football Circuit Game, post 3) Suki Basketball Circuit Game, post 4) Quickie (Who’s Fast?) …”
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Differences in Limb Muscle Strength Affecting Vertical Jump Heights in Soccer Players after Chronic Ankle Injury by Anggara Dwi Samudra, Bambang Purwanto, Dwikora Novembri Utomo

“…Materials and Methods: To achieve the aim of this study, a cross-sectional design was employed by involving one team consisting of 25 Surabaya Football Association (PERSEBAYA) players. They were divided into injury and noninjury groups, according to the questionnaire. …”
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Injuries in Quidditch: A Prospective Study from a Complete UK Season by Rachel Pennington, Ashley Cooper, Alastair C Faulkner, Alasdair MacInnes, Thomas S W Greensmith, Alistair I W Mayne, Peter S E Davies

“… # Conclusions Total time loss injury rates in quidditch appear to be comparable with other full-contact sports such as football. The rate of concussions for both males and females appear higher when compared to other contact sports…”
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Physical Activity Participation Levels and Contribution to the Wellbeing of Students of Ndorwa Secondary School in Kabale Municipality. by Mabuye, Safi

“…The study findings revealed that football 80(87%), Netball 50(54%), volleyball 75(82%), basketball 20(22%), and athletics 20(22%) as the Physical Activities students participate in Ndorwa Secondary School. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…An illustration of this is the growing gap between the fast crisis-overcoming basketball and other fields of sport (especially football, which due to weak management, lost its once-possessed high rates).  …”
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Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Profiles Among Bantam, High School, Juniors, and Collegiate American Ice Hockey Players by Morgan L. Olson, Gary Schindler

“…Results align well with previously established cross-sectional data from Australian football, with ratios of 103% in high school players, 107% in semi-professional players, and 113% in collegiate players…”
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The Importance of Upper Body Strength Testing and Training For Performance of High-Intensity Actions in Professional Soccer Players: A Survey Exploring Perceptions and Current Prac... by Ivan Curovic, David Grecic, David Rhodes, Jill Alexander, Damian James Harper

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Research Dominance Definitions May Not Identify Higher Risk Limb for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in NCAA D3 Student-Athletes by Paul A. Cacolice, Brianna E. Starkey, Christopher R. Carcia, Paul E. Higgins

“… # Design An Observational Descriptive study design # Methods Forty-six student-athletes that were active on their NCAA Division III football, field hockey, volleyball, and soccer team rosters were recruited. …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…The sports with the longest average RTP timeline were boxing (10.3 months), rugby (8.7 months), and American football (8.5 months) in the core patient scenario. …”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional Study # Methods Static postural stability was assessed during a single session for football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball intercollegiate athletes (males, n=135, females, n=51) under eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions via performance of single limb stance on a force plate. …”
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Cross-sectional Study of EMG and EMG Rise During Fast and Slow Hamstring Exercises by Kasper Krommes, Markus Due Jakobsen, Thomas Bandholm, Lars Louis Andersen, Mette Zebis, Anthony Shield, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg

“…# Background Hamstring injuries remain a major burden in football while the effective prevention exercise the Nordic Hamstring is poorly adopted, despite the added positive effects on performance. …”
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Sports and Games Union Policy by Kabale University

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