Conditioning in team sports games

Physical demands to which professional athletes are exposed to are extremely high and a complete avoiding injury is impossible. Injuries can generally be classified as acute and chronic, but there are more classifications regarding injured tissue, mechanic of injury etc. Injuries effect clubs both on sports plan and economically. Sports-medical system, in each club, should be established and consisted of: head coach, strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists and doctors. Injury reduction strategies include: proper warm up, load monitoring, strength training, proprioceptive training and individual corrective training. Warm-up should be in accordance with the content of the main part of the training and goals in term of development motor and functional abilities. Load monitoring provides a valuable tool for detecting players at risk of injury and/or illness. Strength and power impacts positive changes whether on the bones, ligaments and tendons or on the muscles. Proprioception develops the ability of the nervous system to respond more quickly to changes in the articular surfaces, which helps an athlete respond optimally in situations that might cause an injury. Corrective training should be standard part of any training process in team sports games and created sport-specifically