Abstract
Objectives
To establish agreement in National team contexts when players transition from club
to National team about (i) what medical and physical information to collect, (ii)
how to use information (iii) identifying challenges to collection and (iv) collection
methods.
Design
Delphi survey.
Methods
A series of sequential online questionnaires were sent to heads of medical and performance
of the 32 National teams following the FIFA 2018 World Cup. Two separate Delphi's;
‘Medical’ and ‘Physical’ were administered. The ‘Medical’ respondent was the person
responsible for player health. ‘Physical’ referred to the person responsible for physical
performance. Content analyses were performed, with subsequent rounds designed according
to responses of the previous. Agreement was considered at ≥70%.
Results
Twenty-three Medical (72%) and 14 (44%) Physical heads participated in Round 1 (3
rounds total). Seventeen Medical and 12 Physical respondents completed all rounds.
Medical information agreed upon injury epidemiology, screening and injury treatment
strategies. Physical information included training/match-loads, fatigue, wellness
and current exercise programmes. Both Medical and Physical agreed information should
be used to plan and individualise player programmes. Additionally medical information
should guide coaches' national team selection. Communication, willingness to share
and quality/completeness of information were agreed as main challenges. Medical and
Physical respondents agreed a standardised reporting form and electronic shared database
as best option to collect information.
Conclusions
Our findings highlight the importance of health and performance information exchange
between national and club teams. Further, this exchange should be cooperative, symbiotic
and a two-way process to assist with improving player health.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 23, 2022
Accepted:
March 20,
2022
Received in revised form:
February 2,
2022
Received:
June 6,
2021
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