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Physical preparation for netball – part 1: needs analysis and injury epidemiology

31/08/2011

By Paul Gamble

As a sport played exclusively by females at elite level, netball carries a level of intrinsic injury risk. Rapid deceleration, stopping, and landing movements are often specifically implicated in injury mechanisms.

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