Football Sports Research Articles

Preparation and Properties of HGBTPU Composite Foam for Football Protection

Football is a very dangerous sport. In order to reduce the injury of athletes, we must have corresponding protective articles, and the materials used are very important. Foam material has attracted the attention of all circles for its light weight, high strength, strong absorption impact load, and good heat insulation performance. However, the mechanical properties of foam materials will decrease with the decrease of density, which limits their application in sports, especially in some sports occasions, such as motorcycle competition, football, and other sports protection. In this paper, HGB/TPU foam materials are mainly studied. The material not only has good shock absorption performance but also has light weight and good mechanical properties. It can be used as protective equipment for football. In this paper, HGB/TPU composite foam materials were prepared by extrusion foaming method using TPU and HGB as raw materials. The effects of HGB surface modification, foaming agent content, and HGB content on the cellular structure and mechanical properties of composite foams were also investigated. The experimental results show that when the foaming method is extrusion foaming, the content of HGB is 3% and the content of foaming agent is 1.5%. It has better resistance to external forces, which helps to protect athletes from serious injuries.

Application of Biomaterials in Prevention and Treatment of Calf Tendon Injury in Football Games

Football sports can easily lead to a calf strain and tendon damage. To this end, we explored the therapeutic effect of sodium hyaluronate biomaterial-assisted micro-suturing in treating calf tendon injury after football sports. Given this, we will group the patients to compare the test and conduct the efficacy analysis. One group was sutured by ordinary microsurgery. The other was sutured and combined with sodium hyaluronate treatment. The study found that there were statistical differences in tendon recovery between the two groups of patients. Sodium hyaluronate biomaterial can improve the treatment effect of calf tendon injury in football sports. This biological material is worthy of clinical application.

Associations of specific types of physical activities with 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease among adults: Data from the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999–2006

BackgroundPhysical activity plays a key role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, previous studies focused predominantly on the associations of the total amount of physical activity with CVD. There were few evidences on the associations of specific sport disciplines with CVD. Furthermore, little was known on the interactions between the different types of sports on CVD risk. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the independent associations of specific types of physical activities with the 10-year risk of CVD, and further evaluate the interactions between specific types of physical activities on the 10-year risk of CVD in US adults.MethodsThis study used the data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006. Participants aged ≥ 30 years and with free of CVD were eligible. The physical activity questionnaire is used to collect general information on leisure-time activities in the past 30 days, including the frequency, duration, and intensity of participation in each activity. The exposures of interest included cycling, swimming, aerobics, running, American Football, basketball, and racquet sports. The Framingham risk score algorithm was used to assess 10-year CVD risk based on age, high density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking status, and diabetes. A higher total score reflects a greater risk of CVD.ResultsThis study included 10829 participants. Compared to no participation, participation in cycling (β = −0.890, 95% CI:−1.278,−0.502, P < 0.001), running (β = −1.466, 95% CI:−1.837,−1.095, P < 0.001), American Football (β = −2.934, 95% CI:−3.750,−2.119, P < 0.001), basketball (β = −1.968, 95% CI:−2.645,−1.291, P < 0.001), and aerobics (β = −0.980, 95% CI:−1.352,−0.608, P < 0.001) was associated with a lower CVD risk. Furthermore, cycling was antagonistic with basketball and racquet sports in the associations with CVD risk. An antagonistic action between swimming and aerobics was also observed. Nevertheless, running was synergistic with cycling, aerobics, and racquet sports in the associations with CVD risk.ConclusionsThere were inverse associations of specific types of physical activities with CVD risk. Furthermore, there might be synergistic and antagonistic associations of multiple types of physical activities with CVD risk.

The Role of The Production Team for Live Streaming of BRI League 1 Sports Broadcast on Vidio.com

New Media is growing in today's digital era. The existence of technology has shifted the journalism system, starting with news appearing on online platforms that have an impact on news media organizations, which affect traffic, audience income, and media practices that are very epistemic as they adapt to produce content for digital platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. The new media platform that is currently quite popular is streaming. Streaming is content in the form of videos that are broadcast live via the internet without any editing or post-production processes. Through streaming, viewers not only watch but can provide comments and reactions while the streaming is taking place.&#x0D; Vidio.com, Genflix, UseeTV, and FirstMedia X are older than their competitors because they have been operating since 2014. They are still operating because they have an ecosystem that is closely related to enriching content. Vidio.com is under the auspices of the Emtek Group, which has a wide network of TV shows, making it easier to incorporate into digital platforms.&#x0D; Vidio.com broadcasts one of the broadcasts of Indonesian football sports events, namely BRI League 1. Apart from BRI League 1, on the Vidio platform there are also Indonesian football events league 2 and league 3. League 1 is the highest order in the professional football league in Indonesia. The champions in this 1st league will represent the country in the play-offs of the Asian Champions League. While the 2nd and 3rd place will represent Indonesia in the AFC Cup. Exclusive BRI Liga 1 broadcast on video. The League 1 competition was first formed by PSSI in 2008 under the name Indonesia Super League (ISL).

Applying the Bradford Hill Criteria for Causation to Repetitive Head Impacts and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with a history of repetitive head impacts (RHI). CTE was described in boxers as early as the 1920s and by the 1950s it was widely accepted that hits to the head caused some boxers to become “punch drunk.” However, the recent discovery of CTE in American and Australian-rules football, soccer, rugby, ice hockey, and other sports has resulted in renewed debate on whether the relationship between RHI and CTE is causal. Identifying the strength of the evidential relationship between CTE and RHI has implications for public health and medico-legal issues. From a public health perspective, environmentally caused diseases can be mitigated or prevented. Medico-legally, millions of children are exposed to RHI through sports participation; this demographic is too young to legally consent to any potential long-term risks associated with this exposure. To better understand the strength of evidence underlying the possible causal relationship between RHI and CTE, we examined the medical literature through the Bradford Hill criteria for causation. The Bradford Hill criteria, first proposed in 1965 by Sir Austin Bradford Hill, provide a framework to determine if one can justifiably move from an observed association to a verdict of causation. The Bradford Hill criteria include nine viewpoints by which to evaluate human epidemiologic evidence to determine if causation can be deduced: strength, consistency, specificity, temporality, biological gradient, plausibility, coherence, experiment, and analogy. We explored the question of causation by evaluating studies on CTE as it relates to RHI exposure. Through this lens, we found convincing evidence of a causal relationship between RHI and CTE, as well as an absence of evidence-based alternative explanations. By organizing the CTE literature through this framework, we hope to advance the global conversation on CTE mitigation efforts.

The Role of Social and Digital Media on Sport Marketing in Iraq and Its Effect on Football

The purpose of this study is to understand the role of social and digital media on sport marketing and its effect on football in Iraq. This study employed a quantitative approach, with data collected by a questionnaire. Questionnaire was sent to 200 people, and they were all contacted for responses. Most of the respondents use social media (SM) as their favorite over traditional media, which suggests that the influence of SM in the life of Iraqi people is more than traditional media. Maximum respondent use facebook for their social activities through SM. Almost all respondents like, comment or share the SM posts and active on posting messages, watching the ads on SM. SM also helps respondents to get more information and they feel more connected to the brand sponsoring football clubs. Respondents also inspiring SM campaigns of sponsoring football clubs and purchase the product of that company which is promoted by their favourite player or team or club. Thus, SM and digital media plays an important role in sports marketing strategies in Iraq for major retail brands, as it allows consumers to stay update with the latest products as well as their promotions and allows them to engage in a wide range of football events and even hear from their football sport idols

THE PICASSO OF OUR FOOTBALL: REALIZATION OF INTERDISCURSIVITY THROUGH ARTISTIC MODALITIES IN THE SPANISH DISCOURSE OF FOOTBALL

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the implementation of areas of interdiscursivity of the Spanish-language football discourse through the perspective of the categories of arts. The study is empirical and aims to trace the tendency to interdiscursivity, which is embodied through metaphors in the period of 2012-2021. By its nature, sports football discourse is an open and subjective construct, which is also characterized by an obvious social nature and carries on itself a sign of the society in which it functions. The study of this phenomenon requires an interdisciplinary approach, which is implemented in a constant dialogue with other discourses. The article presents a number of examples from the press (Marca, As, Mundo Deportivo, Sport, El País, El Mundo, rtve.es) and books on football, which demonstrate an open nature of the Spanish-language football discourse and the implementation of interdiscourse in field of arts in general (the game as a work of art, as crafts), and its specific fields. In particular, we trace the involvement of painting and fine arts, famous artists, literature (epic, poetry, ode, myth, allusions to famous works), theater and cinema. Special attention should be paid to the Spanish picaresque, music in the broadest sense, including ballet and dance, music groups, Spanish cultural realities (flamenco, Spain as a country of autonomies, national literature and gastronomy, holidays, the world of bullfighting). The pragmatic function of such markers in football articles is to verbalize a vivid picture of a sports event on paper, increase the drama of victory or defeat, celebrate the victory of the winners or criticize their behavior or actions, which in turn becomes possible due to the adjacency of sports football discourse with an artistic one.

Amos Alonzo Stagg: College Football's Greatest Pioneer

The stated goal of Amos Alonzo Stagg: College Football's Greatest Pioneer is to be a definitive biography from birth to death. The picture Summer paints is of an honest and highly competitive man. Longevity is the theme, both in Stagg's career and life. The challenge of the book is that Amos Alonzo Stagg lived for 102 years and had a major impact on college football, the University of Chicago, and to a lesser extent, baseball, basketball, and other schools. How can the definitive biography be written of such a man in a mere 220 pages?The book is mostly organized chronologically, with some diversions to talk about interesting and impactful players Stagg had and the sports besides football that he coached. The story of Stagg's early life, including the poverty he came from and the time he grew up in, is compelling. The humble beginnings of Amos Alonzo Stagg clearly kept him competitive throughout his long life. Growing up in an era of the late 1800s when sports were just beginning to become organized, a man such as himself proved the right person for the right time. The meat of the book is chapters five through nine, which chronicle the rise and fall of football at the University of Chicago. The thinnest chapters deal with Stagg's life outside of football.The most enjoyable parts of this book are the stories of the man that place him at the center of the evolving game of football. Some of these anecdotes seem relevant today, such as Stagg holding high school athletic competitions as a way to evaluate talent. Stag invented something eerily similar to high school football camps that are so popular today. Others bear little resemblance to the present. For example, Stagg pinching pennies to keep the football team from going under at Chicago. A great deal of this book is dedicated to ways he cut corners to save, including sending the University of Chicago team riding in a dilapidated train car on a trip to play out west.Another highlight of the book is the issues of Stagg's day that are still relevant in the present. For example, the University of Chicago initially hired Stagg to coach football as a way to promote the school. Additionally, player safety is talked about at length. While the game today does not include the mortality rates it did in Stagg's time, both eras share a concern for the health of the players. The research done to report on the number of deaths in football across high school, college, and the pros, is impressive. This data is indicative of the type of original research done by Summer.A choice made by Summers is spending pages speculating why Stagg lived for so long. A vegetarian diet, abstaining from alcohol, and a reason to live certainly contribute to a healthy lifestyle, but if that was all it took, there should be a lot more centenarians. These three characteristics of Stagg may seem more strange in his era than in ours. While the book might not unlock the key to long life, this level of detail gives us a deeper insight into the kind of person he was.Ultimately, this book is a great read. College football fans will learn a lot and hopefully wonder what the sport of college football would be like if there were more honest men like Amos Alonzo Stagg in it.

Innovation and Development of Sports Football Teaching Mode under the Background of Big Data and Internet of Things

Football is a sport that integrates competition, fitness, and entertainment, and its proportion in national development is rising. Under the background of big data, how to better carry out the innovation of physical education teaching mode is an important problem facing the current football reform. This paper mainly studies the effect of sports football teaching innovation on improving the ability of football education and students’ interest in football learning. This paper mainly uses the experimental method, the survey method, and the expert interview method to study the theory of football teaching and the model innovation under the big data. According to the basic principles and requirements, the questionnaires were distributed, filled out, and collected on the spot, and finally, the questionnaires were sorted and analyzed to draw conclusions. Finally, according to the experimental results, the average scores of the experimental students in group A were 8.2 and 73.5, respectively. The average scores of group B students were 81.6 and 74.3, respectively. The experimental group was significantly better than the control group in terms of test scores and performance levels, indicating that the use of new teaching methods combining big data and the Internet is of great significance.

‘We are going to the right direction… but we are not in ideal world yet’: understanding gender (in)equality within leadership positions in Nordic football governance

The importance of gender equality and equity in sports is highlighted not only in practice but also in research; however, previous research has often treated sports as a single context and has disregarded game-specific differences and characteristics. This research addresses this gap by building on a multi-level framework and utilizing a case study approach to increase understanding of why women in leadership positions (employed staff) are underrepresented in the sport of football (soccer) in two Nordic countries, Finland and Norway. The findings show that regardless of the general good state of gender equality in the Nordic countries and even if major barriers have been removed, women aiming for leadership positions face structural and cultural bottlenecks that hinder their possibilities in Nordic football. In addition, this article identifies factors that have improved gender equality in case organizations and suggests new means to address inequality.

Influence of playing football on the circulatory system in children 8 and 12 years old

Relevance The article analyzes the influence of the sport football on the circulatory system among 8-year-old boys and 12-year-old boys. The authors come to the conclusion that systematic football lessons in children cause a decrease in heart rate, an increase in systolic pressure, and an increase in the range of pulse pressure at both ages. The experiment revealed more pronounced changes in hemodynamic parameters in children of primary school age. Methods and organization of the study. measurement of performance indicators of the heart (heart rate, blood pressure, PP, CO, IOC).

Perturbation profile of elite football – a cross-sectional analysis of the goals and goal scoring opportunities immediately before and after goal scoring of the 1st German Bundesliga

ABSTRACT The sport of football cannot be represented holistically with a quantitative approach. The basis for this analysis was the construct of dynamic system theory. Based on the method of systematic game observation, a perturbation (= triggers that transfer a system into a state of instability) sign system was made, distinguishing between offensive (oP) and defensive perturbations (dP). The subject of the study was goal critical situations five minutes before and after goal scoring. The present study is a partial survey of the 1st Bundesliga season 2019/20, insofar as game Days 1.-17. (n = 153 games) were evaluated by video according to two independent raters. The average number of perturbations required to score a goal was 1.69 perturbations (on average 1.52 oP & 0.17 dP), while an average of 1.30 perturbations (on average 1.15 oP & 0.15 dP) was sufficient to create a goal scoring opportunity. The group technical tactical offensive perturbation low pass revealed the largest proportion of all perturbations, at 28%. Therefore, a game plan should be designed to create superior numbers close to the ball to avoid the loss of stability.

National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who were multisport high school athletes have better in-season performance statistics and career success

ABSTRACT Objectives To determine (1) the proportion of National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks (QBs) who were multisport high school athletes (2) whether performance metrics in NFL QBs differed by playing multiple high school sports versus the single sport of football. Methods A comprehensive online search identified NFL QBs from 1995 to 2020, classifying them as single or multisport high school athletes. Performance data were collected for regular season and playoffs when applicable and were calculated as rates. Regular season comparisons were limited to players playing at least eight games. Accolades (Pro Bowls, MVP awards, and Super Bowl victories) were also recorded. Mann-Whitney U was utilized to compare performance metrics between multisport and single sport athletes. Results 403 QBs (223, 55.3% multisport) were included. In the regular season, multisport QBs played in more games (median 6.8, IQR 4–10.6 vs median 5, IQR 2.5–8.3; p = 0.0001), and had higher touchdowns/game (median 0.87, IQR 0.5–1.25 vs median 0.67, IQR 0.42–1; p = 0.0063), pass yards/game (median 159.4, IQR 103.9–206.7 vs median 139.4, IQR 96.3–179.6; p = 0.0392), and QB rating (median 78.5, IQR 69.4–85.2 vs median 74.4, IQR 66.7–81.2; p = 0.0063). There were no differences in pass completion %, interceptions/game, or rush yards/game. Multisport QBs played in more playoff games (median 0.5, IQR 0.22–0.81 vs median 0.33, IQR 0.2–0.62; p = 0.027), and had more Pro Bowl appearances, MVP awards, and Super Bowl victories per athlete (p < 0.05). Conclusion Over half of NFL QBs played multiple high school sports. Multisport involvement is associated with benefits in regular season including a higher proportion of games played, and more touchdowns/game, pass yards/game, and QB rating. Playing multiple sports was also associated with playing more playoff games and having more Pro Bowl appearances, MVP awards, and Super Bowl victories. This data supports the benefits of youth multisport training.

Тактична підготовка в командних ігрових видах спорту на ранніх етапах багаторічного удосконалення спортсменів: постановка проблеми

The purpose of the study was to identify the importance and features of tactical training of athletes in team games in the early stages of long-term sports development. Materials and methods. The most common team game sports are singled out, in which the main game tools are the ball, namely: volleyball, handball, basketball and football. Curricula for children's and youth sports school and others are analyzed in each sport in order to identify the place and features of tactical training of athletes in the early stages of long-term sports improvement. Also, Ukrainian and foreign basic works in the field of sports and specialized literature for each of the above sports were developed. Results and discussion. Tactical training of the athlete is one of the determining factors in the effectiveness of his/her performances during competitive activities in team sports (football, volleyball, basketball, handball, etc.). At the same time, in sports theory to this day, it is considered that tactical training is a priority in the preparation of later stages of long-term improvement. In contrast, some domestic and foreign experts in the field of sports argue that athletes who are at the stage of preliminary basic training are already fully capable of effective implementation of tactical tasks during training and competitive activities in the chosen sport. In Ukraine, most children who specialize in team sports are involved in state sports organizations. When building a long-term process of training athletes, these organizations are guided by approved training programs in sports. Most of these programs are outdated and cannot provide effective training for Ukrainian athletes. One of the main conditions for the active development of team sports abroad is a change in approaches to building the educational process of young athletes. In fact, the content of these approaches is to increase the overall share of tactical training within the training process of young athletes, through the active use of games and competitive exercises. This is actively followed in the training of young players in leading European and world private clubs. The use of modern approaches to the training of young athletes in team sports in Ukraine will improve their level of training (including tactical). Conclusion. The study found that tactical training is an integral part of the training process of young athletes in team sports. However, the role of tactical training in the early stages of long-term training is insignificant. The need to update curricula to improve the training of young Ukrainian athletes in the early stages of long-term sports development has been identified. Also, differences between the theoretical and practical support of the process of tactical training of young athletes in Ukraine are identified

Evaluation of Match Results of Five Successful Football Clubs With Ensemble Learning Algorithms

ABSTARCT Purpose: Football, one of the most popular and loved sports branches, always keeps its excitement, ambition, passion, joy and sadness together. European football, the football capital, is an attraction for fans and footballers. In this study, the official match results (league, country cup, European cup) of five successful football clubs (Bayern Munchen, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain) in the five major leagues of European football (La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1) were evaluated. Method: For this analysis, ensemble learning algorithms (AdaBoost, Bagging) and machine learning algorithms (Naive Bayes, artificial neural networks, K-nearest neighbor, C4.5/Random forest/Reptree decision tree) were used. In addition, the attributes that play an active role in the classification of the match results of five successful football clubs were determined with the Symmetrical Uncertainty feature selection algorithm. Results: As effective attributes, “Conceded goal,” “Half time result,” “Scoring first” and “Shooting accuracy” attributes revealed to be common for five successful football clubs. In general, it was observed that ensemble learning algorithms gave successful results and AdaBoost/ANN algorithm was determined as the most successful. On the basis of football clubs, the most successful classification result was achieved for Barcelona with a rate of 99.3%. Conclusions: Obtained outputs from Ensemble learning and feature selection help sport researchers and football club planners understand and revise the match results of current football match strategies. The study has mainly twofold: to find best performer ensemble and machine learning algorithm(s) for classifying match results and to extract important features on match results.

Exploring the Influence of the Community-Based Sports Club Environment on the Support and Development of Volunteer Women Coaches in Ireland.

In Ireland, the majority of coaches at non-elite level are volunteers and within the female-only team sport of women's Gaelic football, most qualified coaches are women. Yet, little is known on the club specific experiences of volunteer women coaches in non-elite sport. To address this gap, 11 women coaches, from three Gaelic Football clubs, were interviewed to explore the influence of the community-based club environment on their support and development in the role. The participants were actively coaching and part of a Community of Practice (CoP) focusing on developing their club's coaching structures. A creative non-fiction approach combined the key themes from the 11 interviews into three coach profiles of a novice coach, experienced coach, and a player-coach. Retention and recruitment, support structures within the club, and club culture and norms were the key themes identified. This study recommends that clubs employ support structures that support and develop volunteer women coaches and address any behavior in the club that negatively impacts on their role.

Apparent Strain Measurement of Ankle Joint in Football Sports Based on Data Mining Algorithm

It is a very common phenomenon to have ankle injuries during sports. Therefore, the detection of ankle injuries has become a concern theme of scholars. It is of great significance to realize the ankle apparent strain measurement quickly in colleges and universities. In this paper, a data mining algorithm-based approach to measuring the apparent strain of the ankle joint in football sports is proposed. This paper first analyzes and integrates the research results of scholars and then expounds from the two aspects of data mining and ankle apparent strain measurement. The method is introduced in detail, and the principle of apparent strain measurement is explained by the formula. The feasibility and robustness of the research scheme are then demonstrated through specific experimental data. The data showed that there was a difference between the boy group and the girl group in the time of jumping, kicking, and reaching the ground (significant level P = 0.026 ).

Analysis of the Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Football Training

As computer science and information technology develop rapidly, virtual reality (VR) technology has evolved from theory to application. As a key technology in modern society, VR technology is increasingly influencing more and more aspects of people’s daily lives, including sports training. VR technology can be seen as an assistive technology that provides specific support for athletes’ sports training through various means such as simulating training scenarios and conducting data analysis. This paper focuses on exploring the application of VR technology in football training and the combination of sports training and VR technology. In addition, a feasibility analysis of the application of VR technology in football is carried out, and software such as Poser 8.0, 3ds MAX, and EON Studio in the virtual football training system are introduced. The aim is to further provide theoretical support for the development and research of virtual football sports system software and to study virtual systems that are not disturbed by external natural conditions. It will break through the limitations of sports training due to factors such as weather, player injuries, lack of training space, and funding. This is conducive to improving teaching and training methods, promoting the mastery of technical movement essentials and the improvement of football skills.

Marketing Concept in Elite Team Sports Clubs in Serbia: Impact of Leadership Styles, Organizational Learning Culture, and Climate for Innovation

This research tested the interactions among organizational learning culture, leadership styles, climate for innovation, and marketing concept of sports clubs in team sports. The study included elite sport managers (N=118), from four team sports (football, basketball, handball, and volleyball), who participated in the highest rank of national competition in Serbia. The organizational learning culture was measured with attitudes of respondents about the organizational learning culture at individual, team or group level, and organization as dichotomous variables, while leadership styles used the MLQ self-assessment questionnaire. The climate for innovation scale was measured with scales for assessing organizational support for creativity, maladaptation, support for innovation, and resource supply. The presence/absence of components of the different marketing mix aspects was measured as a four-dimensional variable for evaluation marketing concept. The results supported the mediation and path models. Direct effect to variable marketing concept is noticed only in the organizational learning culture, while climate for innovations and leadership style did not have a direct effect on the marketing concept. Indirect effects revealed that the status of the sports branch, the market position of each club in its sport competitive results, and the education background of managers' impact marketing concept in team sports in Serbia. The theoretical and practical contributions of obtaining results are discussed.

Lower limb injuries in an english professional football club: injury analysis and recommendations for prevention

ABSTRACT Background Lower limb injuries constitute a problem in the sport of football. Our aim is to explore patterns and trends of lower limb injuries in an English professional football club. Methods This is a descriptive epidemiological study. Reports provided by the club’s physical therapy team were screened for injuries among professional football players sustained over four seasons, from 2015/2016 to 2018/2019. Data included setting of injury (in-match or training), anatomical location of injury, type of injury, number of days off and month of injury. Results A total of 296 lower limb injuries were recorded in our study, with a rate of 11.14 per 1000 football hours. Injury rate during games was 51.38 per 1000 football hours, significantly greater than that during training at 3.81 per 1000 football hours (p = 0.021). The thigh was significantly the most commonly injured location at 4.67 per 1000 football hours (p < 0.001). Grade I tears were the most common injury type at 1.73 per 1000 football hours, significantly greater than grade III tears (p = 0.027), contusions (p = 0.043), fractures (p = 0.02), and lacerations (p = 0.019). Injury rates were found to be greatest during preseason and declined as season progressed. On average, an injury sidelined the affected footballer for a total of 20 days. Conclusion Lower limb injuries were more common during matches than training. The thigh is the most common injury location, and grade I muscle tear was the most common type of injury. Injury rates were higher early on in the season. Potential prevention strategies include spacing out competition, adopting training and exercise regimens that cater for recovery, and increasing research regarding injury mechanisms.