Injury Risk & Prevention in Soccer Players

Poster Number

66

Lead Author Affiliation

Business Analytics

Lead Author Status

Masters Student

Faculty Mentor Name

mkhazaeli@PACIFIC.EDU

Research or Creativity Area

Business

Abstract

  • Problem: Lower-extremity injuries (ACL tears, ankle sprains) bench soccer athletes for extended periods, affecting performance and career prospects.
  • Background: Standard screening tools lack specificity for soccer’s rapid cutting, sprinting, and landing demands.
  • Methods: We instrumented 25 collegiate players with thigh- and shank-mounted inertial sensors (100 Hz) during cutting, jump-landing, and deceleration drills. Key metrics—knee valgus angle, asymmetry indices—were extracted and visualized in a Tableau dashboard co-developed with coaching staff.
  • Status/Preliminary Outcomes: Dashboard prototype and drill protocols are finalized; initial feedback from athletic trainers indicates the system’s promise for real-time movement correction. A formal intervention study is in planning.
  • Implications: Wearable-sensor feedback integrated into warm-up routines may offer a scalable approach to reducing non-contact injury rates in soccer programs.

Location

University of the Pacific, DeRosa University Center

Start Date

26-4-2025 10:00 AM

End Date

26-4-2025 1:00 PM

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Injury Risk & Prevention in Soccer Players

University of the Pacific, DeRosa University Center

  • Problem: Lower-extremity injuries (ACL tears, ankle sprains) bench soccer athletes for extended periods, affecting performance and career prospects.
  • Background: Standard screening tools lack specificity for soccer’s rapid cutting, sprinting, and landing demands.
  • Methods: We instrumented 25 collegiate players with thigh- and shank-mounted inertial sensors (100 Hz) during cutting, jump-landing, and deceleration drills. Key metrics—knee valgus angle, asymmetry indices—were extracted and visualized in a Tableau dashboard co-developed with coaching staff.
  • Status/Preliminary Outcomes: Dashboard prototype and drill protocols are finalized; initial feedback from athletic trainers indicates the system’s promise for real-time movement correction. A formal intervention study is in planning.
  • Implications: Wearable-sensor feedback integrated into warm-up routines may offer a scalable approach to reducing non-contact injury rates in soccer programs.