Title

Analysis of Gauntlet Test Performance and Injury Risk in Intercollegiate Division I Female Soccer (Football) Players: A Retrospective Study.

Journal Title

J Sport Rehabil

Publication Date

11-1-2017

Abstract

CONTEXT: Injury risk factors and relevant assessments have been identified in women's soccer athletes. Other tests assess fitness (eg, the Gauntlet Test [GT]). However, little empirical support exists for the utility of the GT to predict time loss injury.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the GT as a predictor of injury in intercollegiate Division I female soccer athletes.

DESIGN: Retrospective, nonexperimental descriptive cohort study.

SETTING: College athletic facilities.

PARTICIPANTS: 71 female Division I soccer athletes (age 19.6 ± 1.24 y, BMI 23.0 ± 2.19).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: GT, demographic, and injury data were collected over 3 consecutive seasons. GT trials were administered by coaching staff each preseason. Participation in team-based activities (practices, matches) was restricted until a successful GT trial. Soccer-related injuries that resulted in time loss from participation were recorded.

RESULTS: 71 subjects met the inclusion criteria, with 12 lower body time loss injuries sustained. Logistic regression models indicated that with each unsuccessful GT attempt, the odds of sustaining an injury increased by a factor of 3.5 (P < .02). The Youden index was 2 GT trials for success, at which sensitivity = .92 and specificity = .46. For successive GT trials before success (1, 2, or 3), the predicted probabilities for injury were .063, .194, and .463, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: The GT appears to be a convenient and predictive screen for potential lowerbody injuries among female soccer athletes in this cohort. Further investigation into the appropriate application of the GT for injury prediction is warranted given the scope of this study.

Keywords

Adolescent, Athletic Injuries, Athletic Performance, Exercise Test, Female, Humans, Predictive Value of Tests, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Soccer, Young Adult

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Physical Therapy | Physiotherapy

Volume

26

Issue

6

First Page

536

Last Page

543

PubMed ID

27992281

ISSN

1543-3072

MeSH Headings (Medical Subject Headings)

Adolescent; Athletic Injuries; Athletic Performance; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Soccer; Young Adult

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2016-0097

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