Determining a preventive strategy for ankle sprain injury through a questionnaire survey of coaches of junior high school basketball teams.
Kosuke Ono, Kiyokazu Akasaka, Takahiro Otsudo and 5 others
PMID 35035075WHAT IT FOUND
Most junior high basketball coaches in Japan do not use the official injury prevention program, even if they know about it.
None reported collaborating with medical staff. Coaches cite lack of time and tactical priorities as barriers to implementing simple ankle sprain prevention training.
Key findings
01Only 17.8% of coaches knew the content of the Japan Basketball Association injury prevention program, and none of those who knew it had implemented it in their team practices.
0266.7% of coaches reported working on ankle sprain prevention, but only 8.9% used training alone, while 40.0% relied solely on stretching, and 17.8% used both.
03No coach surveyed reported collaborating with medical staff to consult about injury prevention.
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What it does not show
The sample size was small (n=45) and limited to one region in Japan (western Saitama Prefecture), which may not reflect practices elsewhere. The response rate was 41.7%, which introduces potential selection bias, as coaches more interested in injury prevention may have been more likely to respond. The study was non-comparative and cross-sectional, so it cannot determine if the lack of implementation is due to the specific barriers cited or other unmeasured factors. Self-reported data may not accurately reflect actual practice behaviors.
Declared interests
The authors declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the 66.7% of coaches who claimed to work on injury prevention as evidence that effective neuromuscular training is widespread. The data shows that the majority relied on stretching alone, and none of the coaches who knew about the specific JBA prevention program had actually implemented it.