Making Football Safer for Women: Implementing an Injury Prevention Program (Prep-to-Play)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries focused on measuring injury prevention, implementation, football, female
Eligibility Criteria
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
Sites / Locations
- Community Australian Football LeaguesRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Supported Implementation (Intervention)
Unsupported implementation (Control)
Our supported implementation approach is designed to improve uptake of Prep-to-Play. The Prep-to-Play program consists of four components: dynamic warm-up, strength training, football fundamentals, and education. At the start of the intervention period, Prep-to-Play Physiotherapists will conduct a 3-hour workshop for coaches and influential players. Ongoing support will be provided via a range of strategies. Prep-to-Play Physiotherapists will attend training (two times) during and immediately post implementation to provide coaches with support (feedback on missing components, player technique, questions). Monthly Coaches Shed; Online drop-in session with education component to meet other coaches (peer support & networking) and ask questions. Refresher workshops will be run in pre-season 2022 for the teams who have received the intervention in 2021.
The unsupported implementation arm will be "usual care". Access to the Prep-to-Play resources, including videos, downloadable manuals and posters, are freely available to coaches online. The online resources incorporate the same four concepts as described in the supported implementation - dynamic warm-up, strength exercises, football fundamentals, and education. In the control arm, no additional resources, education, or support will be provided.