Epidemiology of injuries in the iQFOiL olympic windsurfing class: risk factors and injury trends in elite sailors at the 2021 iQFOiL European championships.

Objective: To investigate the epidemiology of injuries in the iQFOiL Olympic windsurfing class, focusing on risk factors such as gender, training volume, injury prevention measures, and equipment during the 2021 iQFOiL European Championships.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 165 competitors (59 women, 106 men) at the 2021 iQFOiL European Championships. Participants were interviewed using a researcher-assisted electronic injury questionnaire developed by the Polish Yachting Association and the Medical Commission of World Sailing.

Characteristics of goalkeeping injuries: a retrospective, self-reported study in adolescent soccer players.

Background: Characteristic types of actions and training/matches loads of soccer goalkeepers show that goalkeeper's performance differs from other soccer's formations. Such situation may predispose to the occurrence of other kinds of injuries in this position. The aim of this study was to analyze epidemiology of injuries in young soccer goalkeepers.