4BR: Educational Training Programme for the Prevention of Sports Injuries in Young Athletes

Joan Palmi, Nuria Alcubierre, Gonzalo Gil Moreno de Mora, Francesc Reig and Antoni Planas-Anzano
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Joan Palmi: National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, INEFC-University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, Spain
Nuria Alcubierre: Avantmedic Center, 25008 Lleida, Spain
Gonzalo Gil Moreno de Mora: National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, INEFC-University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, Spain
Francesc Reig: National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, INEFC-University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, Spain
Antoni Planas-Anzano: National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, INEFC-University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-8

Abstract: This article provides a vision of the importance of the recovery process for the prevention of injuries in young athletes. From a sports psychology perspective, it presents a proposal for an optimisation programme to reduce the negative impact of exertion and subsequent risk of injury. The 4BR programme consists of three sub-programmes (technician advice, vulnerability detection, and the implementation of four recovery habit blocks). An interdisciplinary approach is taken to configure the four healthy blocks: nutrition–hydration, relaxation–rest, social life and personal moments. It demonstrates the importance of personalised adaptation to the sports context and moment in order to achieve maximum effectiveness of the proposed 4BR programme, which comprises workshops, exercises, evaluation systems and information feedback. The presented programme facilitates recovery, optimizes the return to training and reduces the risk of intrinsic injuries in young people. The conclusion drawn from the study is that there is a need to conduct further research to find empirical evidence of the positive effects of applying the 4BR programme to different sports.

Keywords: recovery programme; sports injury; sports psychology; sports nutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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