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2. Influence of selected cognitive performances on musculoskeletal injury occurrence in adult male professional Slovenian PrvaLiga football players in a prospective cohort studyF. Giesche, Manca Peskar, Luka Šlosar, Boštjan Šimunič, Rado Pišot, Uroš Marušič, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: Evidence suggests athletes with lower baseline cognitive performance are at higher risk of musculoskeletal injuries. This prospective cohort study investigates basic and executive cognitive functions in predicting injuries in 78 professional male football (soccer) players from four Slovenian f irst league teams. Data were collected during the 2018/2019 winter break, and injuries recorded in the second half of that and the 2019/2020 season. Cognitive functions assessed by computerized tests (PsyToolkit) included psychomotor vigilance (simple, choice reaction time) and visuospatial memory (Corsi-block-tapping-test), while pen-and-paper tests assessed motor speed, visual scanning, and executive functions (TMT; Delis-Kaplan-Executive-Function-System). Forty-two players sustained at least one musculoskeletal injury (9 contact injuries), 36 remained injury-free. Logistic regression analyses indicated that none of the cognitive measures significantly influenced injury occurrence (p > 0.05). However, non-significant trends were observed for the TMT ratio score (p = 0.065, OR = 1.64), reflecting cognitive flexibility, and for TMT-A (p = 0.05, OR = 0.60), reflecting visual scanning. Specifically, players with lower cognitive flexibility showed a 64% increase in the odds of sustaining an injury, while better visual scanning performance was associated with a 40% reduction in injury odds. No significant association was found between basic or executive cognitive functions and musculoskeletal injuries in professional male football players. However, a non-significant trend suggested that lower cognitive flexibility may be associated with increased injury risk. These findings underscore the need for larger studies to better clarify the role of executive functions in assessing injury risk in football.
Keywords: neurocognitive testing, cognitive-motor tests, sports injury, risk screening
Published in DiRROS: 08.09.2025; Views: 344; Downloads: 167
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3. 6th International Scientific Conference “Exercise and Quality of Life - EQOL 2024” “The global impact of sport science" : Novi Sad, Serbia, 11–13 April 2024Saša Pišot, 2024, other component parts Keywords: sports, kinesiology, sport science, research, conferences, reports
Published in DiRROS: 13.03.2025; Views: 587; Downloads: 328
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5. Frequency of physical activity-related injuries among adolescents : an umbrella reviewKerrtu Toivo, Peter Bakalár, Mari Leppänen, Jari Parkkari, Ensar Abazović, Boštjan Šimunič, Kaja Teraž, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, Jaroslava Kopčáková, Aurel Zelko, Agnieszka Michalska, Dagmar Sigmundova, Rado Pišot, Armin Paravlić, 2025, review article Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this umbrella review was to investigate the frequency of physical activity-related injuries (PARI) among adolescents. Our secondary objective was to describe the available reviews of injuries in three settings: organized sports, leisure time physical activity (PA), and school physical education (PE). Methods: We conducted an overview of reviews consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines on the frequency of physical activity related injuries in adolescents. Results: We identified 19 systematic reviews with at least moderate quality to include in the review. We were not able to pool data from reviews and conduct meta-analysis due to heterogeneity of injury definitions, exposure times, and sample demographics. All reviews included studies of injuries sustained in organized sports, and injury incidence was higher during matches than training. No systematic reviews were found focusing on leisure time or school-based PA injuries. Conclusion: High-quality research is essential to understand the frequency of various types of physical activity related injuries among adolescents in organized sports, PE, and leisure time activities to develop more effective prevention strategies.
Keywords: physical activity-related injuries, sports injuries, adolescence, frequency, prevalence, incidence
Published in DiRROS: 22.01.2025; Views: 786; Downloads: 406
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7. 12th International scientific and professional conference “A child in motion.” : Portorož, Slovenia, 2–4 October 2023Kaja Teraž, Saša Pišot, 2023, other component parts Keywords: sports, kinesiology, children, teenagers, research, conferences, reports
Published in DiRROS: 17.04.2024; Views: 1123; Downloads: 740
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8. Conference report – the 28th Annual congress of the European College of sport science : Paris, France, 4–7 July 2023Katarina Puš, 2023, other component parts Keywords: sports, kinesiology, sport science, research, conferences, reports
Published in DiRROS: 17.04.2024; Views: 1250; Downloads: 783
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9. 19th conference of the european association for sociology of sport“Transitioning sport – transitioning european societies”, Budapest, Hungary 29 May–2 June 2023 : report on conferenceSaša Pišot, 2023, other component parts Keywords: sports, sociology of sports, doping, social media, conferences, reports
Published in DiRROS: 16.04.2024; Views: 1004; Downloads: 597
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