Injuries in male elite youth athletes: Growth and maturation as potential risk factors.
Speaker: Mr. Eirik Halvorsen Wik, PhD candidate/Sports Scientist - Aspetar
On completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1- Explain how youth athletes differ from adult athletes in terms of injury risk.
2- Appraise the current body of literature on growth, maturation and injury risk and recognize some of the knowledge gaps and limitations associated with research in this area.
