Bowling loads and injury risk in male first class county cricket: Is ‘differential load’ an alternative to the acute-to-chronic workload ratio?

Alexander Tysoe; Isabel S. Moore; Craig Ranson; Steve McCaig; Sean Williams

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.01.004

doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.01.004

Bowling loads and injury risk in male first class county cricket: Is ‘differential load’ an alternative to the acute-to-chronic workload ratio?

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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport4.00

Volume: 23, Issue: 6, Pages: 569 - 573

Published: Jun 1, 2020

Abstract

Methodological concerns relating to acute-to-chronic workload ratios (ACWR) have been raised. This study aimed to assess the relationship between an alternative predictor variable named 'differential load', representing the smoothed week-to-week rate change in load, and injury risk in first class county cricket (FCCC) fast bowlers.Prospective cohort study.Bowling loads and injuries were recorded for 49 professional male fast bowlers from six...