INJURY PREVENTION IN FOOTBALL

Cilj je ovog rada približiti i pojasniti fiziološko opterećenje nogometa da bi se mogle razumjeti okolnosti u kojima nastaju ozljede. Nogomet je kontaktni sport izrazito visokog ritma igre te su igrači često podložni umoru. U radu je objašnjeno koje vrste ozljeda se najčešće pojavljuju tijekom treninga i utakmice te koja je učestalost ozljeda u nogometu danas u odnosu na profesionalni nogomet prije 30 i više godina. Nakon toga se objašnjava koji dijelovi tijela su najpodložniji ozljedama kod profesionalnih nogometaša, čije karakteristike i načini prevencije su također opisani. Kroz etiologiju i prevenciju opisani su načini koji su rizični čimbenici i koji su načini pojave ozljeda, dok su u preventivnom smislu nabrojane i objašnjene osnovne mjere prevencije u koje spadaju dijagnostičke, trenažne, ergonomske, edukativne i kontrolne mjere te mjere oporavka te nabrojane dodatne mjere. Naglasak se stavlja na redovne kontrolne i dijagnostičke preglede, preventivne trenažne mjere u okviru cjelokupnog treninga svih igrača, pravilno zagrijavanje i smirivanje organizma prije i poslije aktivnosti, informacije vezane uz podlogu i opremu te edukativne mjere igračima.Main goal of this thesis was to was to bring closer and explain physiologic load in football to understand circumastances in which injuries are appeared. Football is high rhytm contact sport and players are liable to fatigue. There is explained in thesis which sort of injuries are most common nowadays during training and competition and what is the frequency in appearing injuries regarding to 30 years ago. After that is explained which body parts are most liable to injuries in professional football players. Characteristics and prevention modes are also described. Through etiology and prevention there are described which are risk factors and which are ways of appearing injury, while in preventive sense there are listed and described basic prevention measures which appertains to diagnostic, training, ergonomic, educative and control measures and also recuperation measures with all additional measures. Accent has being put on regular control and diagnostic measures, preventive training measures within complete group training, regularly warming up and calming down before and after activity, informations related to base on which is played and equipment as well as educative measures for players