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Developing injury prevention programmes for ladies Gaelic football: a Delphi study

Corrigan, John orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0433-314X, O’Keeffe, Sinéad and O’Connor, Siobhán orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2001-0746 (2024) Developing injury prevention programmes for ladies Gaelic football: a Delphi study. Injury Prevention . ISSN 1475-5785

Abstract
Background High injury rates are evident in the community sport of ladies Gaelic football, and the costs associated with these injuries have major implications for players and the governing body. Injury prevention programmes have been designed but are not being widely adopted. This study aimed to elicit the expert opinion of academics and practitioners on the content and format of injury prevention programmes for ladies Gaelic football. Methods Twenty-four experts from the areas of coaching science, injury prevention, athletic therapy and physiotherapy took part in this three-round Delphi study. Each round contained multiple-choice, Likert scale and open-ended questions. For each question, consensus was defined as 67% or greater agreement among experts. Results The experts agreed that 17 components (eg, agility, balance) should be included in injury prevention programmes for ladies Gaelic football, with 12 considered vital for inclusion in most or every session. Programmes should require minimal/no equipment, be 10–15min in duration and contain 3–4 versions of each exercise for progression and variation purposes. Experts recommended when certain components should be completed but generally agreed that programmes should be capable of being delivered throughout sessions. There was consensus among experts for 13 items (eg, pictures, exercise volume) to be included in full versions of programmes and six in condensed versions. Conclusions The outcomes of this study provide the foundation for the development of future injury prevention programmes for ladies Gaelic football. Combining these findings with the preferences of endusers throughout programme development may enhance the efficacy of future injury prevention programmes.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Exercise
Medical Sciences > Health
Medical Sciences > Sports sciences
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance
Publisher:1475-5785
Official URL:https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/202...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:30712
Deposited On:28 Jan 2025 11:13 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 11:13
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