Mears Aimée C, Osei-Owusu Paul, Harland Andy R, Owen Alun, Roberts Jonathan R
Sports Technology Institute, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
Sports Med Open. 2018 Aug 20;4(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s40798-018-0155-y.
Injuries in association football (soccer) are debilitating for players and can also be detrimental to the success of a team or club. The type or condition of a playing surface has been empirically linked to injuries, yet results are inconclusive. The overall purpose of this study was to analyse elite football players' perceived links between playing surfaces and injury from a worldwide cohort of players. The results of this study can help to inform areas for future playing surface research aimed at trying to alleviate user concerns and meet user (i.e. the player) needs.
Quantitative data were collected from 1129 players across the globe to address the aim of this study.
Ninety-one percent of players believed the type or condition of a surface could increase injury risk. Abrasive injuries, along with soreness and pain, were perceived to be greater on artificial turf. Surface type, surface properties and age were all potential risk factors identified by the players and linked to the playing surfaces.
The results identified three areas where future research should be focussed to help develop surfaces that alleviate user concerns and meet user (i.e. player) needs: (i) current reporting of soreness, pain or fatigue as injuries, (ii) contribution of surface properties to injury; and (iii) surface experience of players from different countries differentiates their views of injury risk.
足球运动中的伤病会使球员身体衰弱，也可能对球队或俱乐部的成绩产生不利影响。比赛场地的类型或状况与伤病之间存在经验性联系，但结果尚无定论。本研究的总体目的是分析来自全球球员群体的精英足球运动员对比赛场地与伤病之间的认知联系。本研究结果有助于为未来比赛场地研究指明方向，旨在缓解使用者的担忧并满足使用者（即球员）的需求。
为实现本研究目的，收集了来自全球1129名球员的定量数据。
91%的球员认为场地的类型或状况会增加受伤风险。人工草皮上的擦伤以及酸痛和疼痛被认为更为严重。球员们确定表面类型、表面特性和年龄均为潜在风险因素，并与比赛场地相关联。
研究结果确定了未来研究应聚焦的三个领域，以帮助开发能缓解使用者担忧并满足使用者（即球员）需求的场地：（i）目前将酸痛、疼痛或疲劳报告为伤病的情况；（ii）表面特性对伤病的影响；（iii）来自不同国家的球员的场地体验差异导致他们对受伤风险的看法不同。
