We are fresh into 2023, but we already have this new manuscript to share with you. One of the last of the Ph.D. work by Maarten Barendrecht. In this study, we set out to understand the high injury risk in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) students. Insights into specific injury locations per sex, setting, sports, and curriculum year are needed to develop preventive measures. This study set out to compare injury distributions by body locations in PETE students and how these distributions differ by sex, type, onset, curriculum year, settings, or sports.

Considering the magnitude and burden of athletic injuries (track and field) across all levels of participation, it appears logical that injury prevention measures should be implemented. However, it is unclear whether injury prevention is perceived as a necessity by stakeholders in athletics. In this study, we explored how athletic stakeholders perceived the relevance of injury prevention, determined their communication preferences, and described their expectations regarding injury prevention.

When evaluating preventive measures, we tend to focus on injury rates - more specifically, a reduction in injury rates - as the main outcome of interest. However, other outcomes may be needed to highlight, for instance, the benefit of an intervention at a policy level. Therefore, this systematic review analysed economic evaluations of sports injury prevention programmes.