Collaboratively developed elite injury prevention programs can enhance uptake in a real-world sport setting

Abstract

Introduction: Efficacious injury prevention programs are rarely adopted and often poorly implemented in real-world sport settings. In 2018, Prep-to-Play PRO was collaboratively developed with stakeholders (sporting organisation, physiotherapists, coaches, athletes) to address the high rate of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the women’s elite Australian Football League (AFLW). This study evaluated Prep-to-Play PRO use by AFLW coaches and athletes.