TY - DATA T1 - Training loads, player wellness and injury risk in elite junior Australian football players PY - 2017/08/09 AU - TIM LATHLEAN UR - https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Training_loads_player_wellness_and_injury_risk_in_elite_junior_Australian_football_players/5285284 DO - 10.4225/03/598b9016617d0 KW - Sports injury KW - Training loads KW - Player wellness KW - Epidemiology KW - Australian football KW - Elite junior KW - Mediation and moderation KW - Predictive modeling KW - Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified KW - Sports Medicine N2 - The research of this Thesis highlighted the importance of monitoring both load and player wellness in the optimal management of elite junior Australian football players. This research identified a U-curve relationship between load and injury as well as associations between load and wellness and wellness and injury. Players require the right amount of training to develop their physical resilience for the demands of competition but not too much as this can increase the risk of adverse outcomes such as injury. Further, player wellness should be monitored and closely managed. This improved player management will assist in the prevention of injury, long-term performance and career success. ER -