Injury characteristics in Norwegian male professional football: A comparison between a regular season and a season in the pandemic

• Main Authors: Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen (Author), Thor Einar Andersen (Author), Christian Thorbjørnsen (Author), Michael Brown (Author), David Tovi (Author), Anders Braastad (Author), Tom Gerald Lindinger (Author), Christian Williams (Author), Eirik Moen (Author), Benjamin Clarsen (Author), John Bjørneboe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic forced the Norwegian male premier league football season to reschedule, reducing the fixture calendar substantially. Previous research has shown that a congested match schedule can affect injury rates in professional football. Therefore, we aimed to inv...