“Yeah, I Mean, You’re Going to Handball, so You Want to Use Balls as Much as Possible at Training”: End-Users’ Perspectives of Injury Prevention Training for Youth Handball Players

Karin Moesch, Sofia Bunke, Jennie Linnéll, Eva M. Brodin, Alex Donaldson and Eva Ageberg
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Karin Moesch: Department of Psychology, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Sofia Bunke: Department of Psychology, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Jennie Linnéll: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Eva M. Brodin: Department of Educational Sciences, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Alex Donaldson: Centre for Sport and Social Impact (CSSI), La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
Eva Ageberg: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Young handball players experience high injury rates. Specific injury prevention programs reduce injury rates but are not well implemented into youth players’ training. The ‘Implementing injury Prevention training ROutines in TEams and Clubs in youth Team handball (I-PROTECT)’ project addresses this challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate how youth handball coaches and players experienced the recently developed I-PROTECT GO pilot program, by focusing on barriers and facilitators. Three focus group interviews were conducted with coaches and players, and their answers were analyzed using a general inductive approach. The participants appreciated the program and found it useful for their context. The participants’ statements about facilitators and barriers centered around the categories of resources, exercises, program design, and learning. Facilitators that emerged were motivating exercises (e.g., handball-specific), a helpful set-up (e.g., variation), having a clear purpose of exercises, the possibility to fulfil basic psychological needs while training, receiving instructions and feedback, and having role models. Barriers that emerged were limited space and material, difficulties with exercises, an unhelpful set-up (e.g., too repetitive), and undisciplined training. It is important to address perceived barriers and facilitators among coaches and players when developing injury prevention training programs to enhance the uptake of such training.

Keywords: injury prevention program; adolescents; handball; end-user involvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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