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Running, jumping and throwing are the fundamental sport skills for athletics or track and field. That kind of sport is known since ancient times and it performs ever after. Athletes partaking in track and field as in any other sport may suffer from injuries.
According to François Fourchet, “40% of injuries that occur in track and field affect the foot, ankle, and lower leg” (Fourchet, Horobeanu, Loepelt, Taiar, & Millet, 2011). Thus, such a large rate of leg maims indicates the significance of the issue. It should be mentioned that “Maturation status has been reported to influence injury rate in several sports” (Fourchet, Horobeanu, Loepelt, Taiar, & Millet, 2011), and track and field is not an exception. So, the main idea of the article is to determine whether the maturation influences the injury occurrence rate. It has been emphasized that the biological maturity rate actually impacts the trauma incidents. In addition, late maturity is a risk factor for young track and field athletes (Zemper, 2005). In this case, all above mentioned points are useful for both athletes and coaches.
At the same time it could be argued that the article focuses only on the foot, ankle, and lower leg injuries. Remaining 60% of injuries stay unexplored. Still, the results of this study will be undoubtedly beneficial in the coaching practice. While most of the injuries may take place during training, the chance of injury is much higher during competitions (Zemper, 2005). The responsibility of a coach is to monitor and regulate the actions of the sportsperson.
In summary, track and field is a sport that is also at a risk of a physical damage. It is important for the coach to develop an injury prevention strategy in order to exclude traumas. An attentive concern of the problem can lead to greater results in the sport.
References
Fourchet, Francois, Horobeanu, Cosmin, Loepelt, Heiko, Taiar, Redha, & Millet Grégoire P. (2011). Foot, Ankle, and Lower Leg Injuries in Young Male Track and Field Athletes. Retrieved 7 February 2016, from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.library.ohiou.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=af6c8c4c-b51d-4ae6-ac9b-4470fd846113%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4103
Zemper, Eric D. (2005). Track and Field Injuries. Retrieved 7 February 2016, from https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/84287
