Player Well Being
Thanks to our friend Andi Drake at Coventry University, he has pulled together a host of useful information and data for our players and parents who have injury concerns. There's some really useful references for Osgood-Schlatter Disease, that a number of our very active younger players suffer from. This repetitive injury is very often mis-diagnosed and recovery advice is very mixed, from 'stop playing' to 'just carry on'! Very often, under the supervision of a good experienced physiotherapist, players can continue to play adopting an 'active rest' principle.
The club has a physio in attendance at Warwick University every Thursday evening should any player have any concerns. You're welcome to go and see him, and give a small donation to the club funds to cover his fees. Another great physio is a guy called John Amed, at The Leamington Knee Clinic (Spirit Health Club Leamington Spa CV32 5DY 07971425259). He specialises in knees (as well as all other joints!). Tell him you're from CCLFC and he'll prioritise your appointment. Over the years he has treated many of the first team at CCFC. Always see an experienced physio and get a second opinion if you're in any doubt!
Player welfare is an essential part of sports development, nutrition, fitness as well as skill and endurance make up the qualities of a great player...read and enjoy and if anyone has anything they'd like to add to the new 'Well Being' page, send it into the healthy web master by clicking here!
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A Case Study of Sport Science Support in a FA Women’s Premier League North Football Club.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Practical Treatment for a Self-Limiting Condition.
Overuse Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Injuries in women’s professional soccer (86kB).
The FA medical research football programme: an audit of injuries in academy youth (154kB).
Effective conditioning of female soccer players (135kB).
Physiological Issues Surrounding the Performance of Adolescent Athletes (203kB).
Maximizing Performance and Minimizing Injuries In Soccer (55kB).
Soccer specific aerobic endurance training (159kB).
Long Term Athlete Development (196kB).
Endurance and Strength Training for Soccer Players - Physiological Considerations (259kB).
Long Term Outcome of Ankle Sprains (63kB)
Return to play guidelines after anterior cruciate ligament surgery (99kB).
Patellar dislocation and lesions of the patella tendon (152kB).