How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury

Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management is a major risk factor for injury. The International Olympic Committee convened an expert group to review the scientific e...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine Vol. 50; no. 17; pp. 1030 - 1041
Main Authors: Soligard, Torbjørn, Schwellnus, Martin, Alonso, Juan-Manuel, Bahr, Roald, Clarsen, Ben, Dijkstra, H Paul, Gabbett, Tim, Gleeson, Michael, Hägglund, Martin, Hutchinson, Mark R, Janse van Rensburg, Christa, Khan, Karim M, Meeusen, Romain, Orchard, John W, Pluim, Babette M, Raftery, Martin, Budgett, Richard, Engebretsen, Lars
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.09.2016
Subjects:
Adaptation
Athletes
Athletic Injuries - etiology
Athletic Injuries - physiopathology
Athletic Performance - physiology
Calendars
Clinical medicine
Cumulative Trauma Disorders - etiology
Cumulative Trauma Disorders - physiopathology
Early Diagnosis
Fatigue
Female
Heart rate
Homeostasis
Humans
Illnesses
Male
Physical Education and Training
Physical fitness
Physiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Professional Practice
Questionnaires
Return to Sport
Risk Factors
Sports Medicine
Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
Travel
Workload
Fatigue
Load
Well-being
Recovery
Injury
ISSN:0306-3674, 1473-0480, 1473-0480
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Summary:Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management is a major risk factor for injury. The International Olympic Committee convened an expert group to review the scientific evidence for the relationship of load (defined broadly to include rapid changes in training and competition load, competition calendar congestion, psychological load and travel) and health outcomes in sport. We summarise the results linking load to risk of injury in athletes, and provide athletes, coaches and support staff with practical guidelines to manage load in sport. This consensus statement includes guidelines for (1) prescription of training and competition load, as well as for (2) monitoring of training, competition and psychological load, athlete well-being and injury. In the process, we identified research priorities.
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ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096581